Why The Utah Jazz Do The Deal
On the other hand, the Jazz don’t have to tank. This team has options.
Those options start with the draft. The Jazz have one of the most impressive collections of draft capital in the NBA following a summer that saw them trade Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell.
With that in mind, they could simply remain competitive until they swing a big trade for a win-now superstar. Sure. On the other hand, this direction would have to be appealing to them as well.
It’s got them landing a player with star potential in Williams. It’s also got them netting two unprotected first-round picks.
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If the Jazz can tank hard next year, they could draft their franchise player, and have a tremendous collection of assets with which to acquire a second star.
Should the Grizzlies put them in that position?
