So, in the spirit of this not being based on any actual reporting, not being fit for aggregation, merely the product of a beat writer in the offseason who loves to play with the trade machine, let’s make some deals. The only criteria: Deals have to adhere to actual salary cap rules, and must be quasi-realistic enough that a general manager or president of basketball ops might not laugh and hang up immediately. Some are mega-moves involving those foundational pieces others are smaller transactions built around the likes of Mike Conley, Bojan Bogdanovic or Jordan Clarkson. But why stop there? Why limit ourselves to Donovan Mitchell to the Knicks or Rudy Gobert to the Raptors? Yes, some of those deals could make sense, but let’s get creative – and craft a Utah Jazz trade proposal for every team in the NBA. The best way to accomplish that? Trade (s).īy now, you’ve heard several popular ones making the rounds.
Many observers have opined that substantive change is needed to the team’s roster construction in order for them to break through their glass ceiling. Between failing to advance past the second round of the playoffs in any of the past six seasons, and the cloud of turmoil lingering above and around them, the Utah Jazz’s future remains very much unsettled.
