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Utah Jazz: Possible trade options from every other NBA team

By Ryan Aston

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - JULY 08: Dennis Lindsey General Manager of the Utah Jazz speaks to the press about signing George Hill and Joe Johnson to the Utah Jazz at Zions Bank Basketball Center on July 08, 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - JULY 08: Dennis Lindsey General Manager of the Utah Jazz speaks to the press about signing George Hill and Joe Johnson to the Utah Jazz at Zions Bank Basketball Center on July 08, 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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E'Twaun Moore New Orleans Pelicans
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 14: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) E’Twaun Moore #55 of the New Orleans Pelicans in action against Courtney Lee #5 of the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on January 14, 2018 in New York City. The Pelicans defeated the Knicks 123-118 in overtime. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

E’Twaun Moore, New Orleans Pelicans

One thing was immediately clear in the wake of DeMarcus Cousins’ devastating Achilles injury — the New Orleans Pelicans have moves to make if they want to hold serve in the playoff race. A move to acquire D-Faves and, perhaps, another complimentary piece from the Jazz could help keep them in the thick of things.

The problem is that they don’t have much in the way of tradeable assets to make something happen. Jrue Holiday is a player the Jazz would have liked a few years ago, but his contract is bonkers and NOLA probably isn’t looking to move him. For me, that leaves E’Twaun Moore.

Moore is having a career season (13 PPG) and has emerged as one of the Association’s better 3-point shooters at 43 percent. He’s starting for the Pels, but you can envision him being a really nice bench piece for the Jazz.

I would probably have an easier time paying him just over $8.5 mil a year through 2020 than I do paying $11.5 mil for Burks next season. Still, it’s hard to see a deal I really like here.

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