Utah Jazz Receive: G/F Evan Fournier, G Devonte’ Graham, F Obi Toppin, G Garrett Temple, G Immanuel Quickley, F Naji Marshall, 2023 First-Round Pick (NYK), 2024 First-Round Pick (LAL via NOP), 2025 First-Round Pick (NYK), 2027 First-Round Pick (NYK), 2028 First-Round Pick (Swap – NYK)
New Orleans Pelicans Receive: G Mike Conley
New York Knicks Receive: G Donovan Mitchell
One of these returns is not like the other.
That tends to be the case in the modern NBA. It used to be that if you were trading a star player, you could assume you were receiving one. Today, you can leave that assumption at the door.
Draft picks are the currency of the league in 2022. Teams trading a star will often opt to receive as much draft capital as possible in exchange for them.
This summer, the Utah Jazz already demonstrated that principle, receiving four first-round picks in exchange for Rudy Gobert. It was a tremendous haul. In fact, it was so substantial that some suggest it’s had a widespread impact on the trade market.
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After all, nobody wants to get shorted. If the Jazz received so much for Gobert, how could anybody accept less for their own star? With that context in mind, are the Jazz getting enough back here based on the precedent they set?
