The Utah Jazz face a challenging set of circumstances ahead of the NBA trade deadline. There was already a need to add more on-ball defenders into the group, but Joe Ingles has since suffered a torn ACL.
Given the circumstances, the Jazz will be unable to be too picky when it comes to making a trade to replace Ingles’ production. Utah can use his expiring contract to match salary in a potential deal, but regardless, his value is non-existent given he will be a free agent this summer.
The team acquiring Ingles would be using such a move as a salary dump opportunity with the greatest benefit being to reduce future salary cap spending obligations. There’s value in that, but the Jazz now have just an expiring deal and a trade exception for their top mechanisms for a deal.
The Jazz are limited in what they have at their disposal in terms of sending out first-round picks due to the Stepien Rule and beyond Jared Butler, there is a lack of intriguing young players to put in a trade package.
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Recent NBA trade rumors have linked the Jazz to a variety of wing players after Ingles’ injury. Now, it’ll be up to them to get a deal done given the limitations of what they have at their disposal.
With a real need to make a move at the NBA trade deadline to replace Joe Ingles, let’s dive into some potential options for the Utah Jazz to give consideration.