Utah Jazz Receive: F Davis Bertans, G/F Reggie Bullock, 2025 First-Round Pick (DAL)
Dallas Mavericks Receive: G Mike Conley
With that said, not every player has positive trade value. Some have a negative value.
Typically, we’re talking about players on bad contracts. At some point, a team decided to pay them following a career year.
If they don’t justify that contract for a few seasons in a row, a team suddenly has a problematic deal on its ledger.
Often, a declining shooting percentage is to blame. Shooters get paid in the NBA. If they don’t keep shooting, guess what? They become overpaid.
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It’s probably fair to say that, by now, Davis Bertans is overpaid. He remains a good shooter. Unfortunately, his severe defensive limitations mean that he can’t produce at the level his price tag suggests he should.
Should the Jazz really take him on?