Why The Utah Jazz Do The Deal 

Conversely, the Jazz have no need for talent. On a related note, they don’t care about Duncan Robinson’s defensive shortcomings, either. 

They don’t even care about his contract. To be sure, $16.9 million a year is a lot to pay a player you can’t trust in the postseason. Still, by the time the Jazz need cap space for win-now contributors again, Robinson’s deal will either have expired, or be expiring. 

Realistically, the Jazz are merely absorbing it to land a first-round pick. 

We’ve seen already this summer that the Jazz are very interested in acquiring those. Between Mitchell and Gobert, they acquired 7 unprotected first-round picks and two swaps.

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Of course, it may not matter much if this team doesn’t maximize their lottery odds in 2022-23. The Jazz need to bottom out for at least a season to land a blue-chip prospect. 

With that in mind, maybe they ought to assign Robinson to the other team’s best player on a nightly basis.