The Utah Jazz, as currently constructed, resemble a business that’s going out of business. Everything must go ahead of the 2022-23 NBA season.
Of course, that’s not entirely true yet. We may be jumping the gun. If the Jazz decide to keep Donovan Mitchell and retool around him, they may not want to part with any of their veterans.
That just doesn’t feel likely. A glance at the return the Jazz got by dealing Rudy Gobert reinforces those feelings. Sure, they received some useful players for the Stifle Tower, but none of them will nearly make up his production.
On the other hand, they also received four first-round picks in return for the 3x Defensive Player of the Year.
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All told, it wasn’t the type of package one expects a team that’s focused on winning now to receive. If the Jazz are rebuilding, they might as well move all their key players.
Here are the three best destinations around the league for each of them.