Why The Utah Jazz Do The Deal
For a while, it didn’t look like the Jazz would entertain this type of deal this season.
They started the year off hot. Suddenly, all the talk of them tanking started to evaporate. The Jazz looked like a playoff team.
Recently, they’ve come down to earth. The result is a mediocre team in the middle of the standings. That’s the last place the Jazz want to be.
With that in mind, they ought to tank the rest of the season. This deal helps them do so – it has them parting with three of their strongest rotation players.
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Meanwhile, it has them acquiring an extremely valuable first-round pick and a nice swap in the process.
That ought to get them trending in the right direction.