Why The Utah Jazz Do The Deal

On the other hand, Salt Lake City isn’t exactly New York. Give the Jazz credit – they’ve done a good job of consistently building competitive squads in spite of that disadvantage.

That’s exactly why they ought to take this gamble on themselves. If the Jazz are going to rebuild, they might as well do so from the ground up. This trade gives them that opportunity.

The Jazz will be relying on their own draft picks first and foremost. In all likelihood, they’ll bottom out following this deal. It should put them in the running to draft Victor Wembenyama, and if the lottery balls don’t bounce their way, they’ll still land a blue chip prospect.

Owning the Knicks’ draft into the future is simply a bonus. They may use these picks to draft solid, complementary role players around the centerpieces they land with their own choices. They may land a draft-day steal. For that matter, who knows?

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If all goes well, they may trade 2-3 in a package for another team’s star down the road.