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Evaluating the “tradability” of each Utah Jazz player

By Jared Woodcox

MIAMI, FL - JANUARY 7: Derrick Favors #15 of the Utah Jazz makes his entrance before the game against the Miami Heat on January 7, 2017 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Oscar Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL - JANUARY 7: Derrick Favors #15 of the Utah Jazz makes his entrance before the game against the Miami Heat on January 7, 2017 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Oscar Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Utah Jazz Raul Neto
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – NOVEMBER 25: Raul Neto #25 of the Utah Jazz gestures on court against the Milwaukee Bucks during their game at Vivint Smart Home Arena on November 25, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images) /

Raul Neto

As my J-Notes colleague Ryan Aston just reported, the Utah Jazz recently guaranteed the remainder of Raul Neto’s contract for the 2017-18 season. He’s unfortunately missed a signifcant amount of time this year due to injury, but when he’s been on the court, he’s been steady for the Jazz.

With that being the case, it’s pretty clear that the Jazz are fond of him and probably aren’t overeager to part ways with him. However, the fact that he’s proven to be a capable point guard could earn him some favor in the eyes of certain teams that are looking for just that sort of player. Therefore, Neto could very well be a nice add-in if the Jazz want to sweeten a deal to net a certain prize that they might be after.

Nevertheless, I’d say it’s a stretch that Neto is likely to be traded. He’s a restricted free agent at the end of this year that the Jazz will likely be able to keep at a relatively affordable rate and he likely won’t be all that highly demanded on the trade market. Utah could certainly get away with trading Neto on their end, but that doesn’t mean he’ll be involved in any sort of transaction.

Verdict: Tradable, relatively valuable, but unlikely to be moved