Utah Jazz: 5 players who could still be traded before the season starts
Utah Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic (Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports)
#3: Bojan Bogdanovic
After Gobert and Mitchell left, every team wants Bojan Bogdanovic. He is one of the best pure shooters in the league and is an elite starting wing. He is also on the wrong side of 30 but is still playing some excellent basketball. A contender like the Nets or Lakers would offer a huge haul to take him, but I think the Lakers make the most sense, given that Utah could acquire even more picks if they were to take Russell Westbrook.
Jazz Get
Russell Westbrook
2027, '29 FRP
2023, '25, '27, '29 SRP
Lakers Get
Bojan Bogdanovic
Malik Beasley
Simone Fontecchio
The Lakers are desperately trying to get rid of Russell Westbrook, but since the Jazz signed Collin Sexton to a four-year, $70 million deal, it’s hard for them to take on Westbrook’s massive contract. So the Jazz would need to part ways with more players to make the money work.
We are yet to see Simone Fontecchio and Malik Beasly play in Utah, but for two firsts and four seconds (which could be flipped for another first), I think it would be worth it. This is a full-tank trade since the Jazz would be utterly unable to compete with a Sexton/Westbrook backcourt. At least it would only last a year. Personally, I think this haul is a bit low, as Fontecchio has a lot of potential, but the Jazz are unable to take a lot of money back.
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Bojan Bogdanovic</a>. He is one of the best pure shooters in the league and is an elite starting wing. He is also on the wrong side of 30 but is still playing some excellent basketball. A contender like the Nets or Lakers would offer a huge haul to take him, but I think the Lakers make the most sense, given that Utah could acquire even more picks if they were to take Russell Westbrook.</p>
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> <div class="playertrade remove-native-227"> <div class="trade"> <div class="team a"> <div class="logo"><img src=https://thejnotes.com/2022/09/05/utah-jazz-five-players-still-traded/3/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Fjazz.png"/>!["Utah](https://thejnotes.com/2022/09/05/utah-jazz-five-players-still-traded/3/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/c_fill,g_auto,f_auto,h_2133,w_3200/https%3A%2F%2Fthejnotes.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fimagn-images%2F2017%2F07%2F16903443.jpeg")
Ochai Agbaji</a>, Collin Sexton, and Stanley Johnson, <a href=https://thejnotes.com/2022/09/05/utah-jazz-five-players-still-traded/3/"https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4395695/jared-butler">Jared Butler</a> might be the odd man out in the backcourt. After a rookie campaign in which he only saw the court in half the games and got a single start, it’s safe to say any team trading for him is gambling. They would be going after him based on his college career, although let’s be honest, he had an amazing time at Baylor.</p>
<p>I imagine he would come off the bench as a defensive guard, and Milwaukee had a terrible bench last year, despite their regular season success. The Bucks do not have a lot of cap room, but taking on a rookie contract is no chore.</p>
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Jordan Clarkson</a> is the most well-known Jazzman now. He is enjoying quite the international career and is heralded as one of the best sixth men in the league. He can claim that he doesn’t want to be traded, but for a ringless elite talent, maybe joining a better team would be for the best.</p><div class="widget fs_ads"> <div class="fs_ad_widget-ad" style="margin:0 auto; width: 300px;"> <div class="fs-ll-ad" data-ad-type="minutemedia_slideshow_inline_300x250__desktop__tablet" data-vendor="minutemedia">
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">where im suppose too be 🖤</p>
<p>— Jordan Clarkson (@JordanClarksons) <a href=https://thejnotes.com/2022/09/05/utah-jazz-five-players-still-traded/3/"https://twitter.com/JordanClarksons/status/1565753605142896640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>September 2, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The Raptors bench averaged a league-worse 25.7 points per game. That is absolutely dreadful, and for a team with title aspirations and two All-Stars, adding the best bench player in the league would not hurt in the slightest. The only question is, what will it cost?</p>
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> <div class="playertrade remove-native-227"> <div class="trade"> <div class="team a"> <div class="logo"><img src=https://thejnotes.com/2022/09/05/utah-jazz-five-players-still-traded/3/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Fjazz.png"/> <div class="details"> <div class="team-name">Jazz Get</div> <div class="info">Precious Achiuwa</div> <div class="info">Lucas Nogueira</div> <div class="info">2023, '25 FRP</div> </div> </div> <div class="separator"></div> <div class="team b"> <div class="logo"><img src=https://thejnotes.com/2022/09/05/utah-jazz-five-players-still-traded/3/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_75,h_75,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.fansided.com%2Flogos%2Fnba%2Fraptors.png"/> <div class="details"> <div class="team-name">Raptors Get</div> <div class="info">Jordan Clarkson</div> </div> </div> </div> </div>
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<p>This deal would mean that the Raptors lose two backup centers. Anchiwura played meaningful minutes for the Raptors and would be a nice young player for the Jazz to work on, but Lucas Nogueira is barely an NBA-caliber player, with only ten career starts in four years, averaging single-digits in every meaningful category.</p>
<p>The Raptors make the most sense for Clarkson. His elite bench scoring could push them up in a top-heavy Eastern Conference, and if Scottie Barnes develops fast then they could compete as soon as next year.</p>
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<p>The Jazz get a solid young piece and two picks that will probably fall in the late first round. The best part about these five trades? The Jazz could feasibly do all of them if they wanted to.</p><!—pageview_candidate—></p>">
