Utah Jazz acquire forward Danuel House
We didn’t see any reason to leave Houston to finish this article. They project as potentially one of the most active teams on this year’s NBA trade market, and they have two wings that could available to the Jazz at a low cost.
House doesn’t necessarily fit the description of defensive minded, but he’s not a sieve either. He’s posting a -1.2 DBPM this season, but his career mark of -0.3 suggests that he can leverage his length and athleticism into passable defensive value.
Meanwhile, unlike his teammate Nwaba, House should fit right into the Jazz’s three-point dominant attack. While he’s struggling a touch from deep this season, shooting 29.4%, that likely speaks to the poor spacing in the Rockets’ attack through much of the year. He’s a career 36.1% marksman who shot 41.6% from deep in 2018-19. It’s likely that this season’s inaccuracy is an outlier.
Like Nwaba, House shouldn’t cost an arm or even a leg for the Jazzmen. A second round pick and a young player should be fair market value for his services.
There are at least three potential avenues for the Utah Jazz to take on the trade market this season: stand pat, sink a first-round pick into a big time contributor, or pay a small price for a lesser player (likely, a Houston Rocket). At 19-7, it feels like the team should be primed for contention no matter which one they choose.