Utah Jazz Receive: F Pascal Siakam
Toronto Raptors Receive: C Rudy Gobert
This deal would be one of the biggest realistic blockbusters we could see this summer.
It would certainly reshape the landscape of the league. Western Conference rivals hoping to see the Jazz blow up their core will be sorely disappointed. A duo of Donovan Mitchell and Pascal Siakam will keep them competitive.
This move would actually be very much on-brand for the Utah Jazz. As a small-market club, they’ve generally resisted long-term rebuilds throughout their organizational history.
Bringing in Siakam keeps butts in the seat, and the team in the playoff race.
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Meanwhile, the Toronto Raptors should improve too. More on that later. All told, this is a rare example of a star-for-star swap that ought to benefit both teams in the short term.
In the business, that’s what we call a perfect compromise.