Utah Jazz: Breaking down the risks/rewards of potential trade targets
By Ryan Aston
Nikola Mirotic
Best Case: The Jazz bring Mirotic in and he continues to stretch the floor and score the ball at a high-level (he’s currently putting up over 17 points per game and shooting 45 percent from 3-point range). He and Rudy Gobert quickly become one of the league’s best inside-out frontcourt combinations.
Mirotic is the new Mehmet Okur.
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As his current, cap-friendly deal reaches its end, he signs a long-term extension with the Jazz and saves them some money in the process.
Worst Case: His added output offensively proves to be outlier that some fear it is. Mirotic goes back to scoring 10 points per game, doesn’t hit the three quite as much as we think he should and is a negative on defense.
In the end, the Jazz aren’t interested in keeping him beyond 2019 despite having parted with assets to acquire him.