3 potential blockbuster pre-deadline trades for the Utah Jazz

The past few weeks have been difficult for the Utah Jazz. They have won just 3 games in the new year, and have gone 3-11 in their last 14 games.  In that time they have been forced to play without Donovan Mitchell as well as Rudy Gobert for long stretches of games. If it wasn’t bad enough, the Jazz announced Monday that Joe Ingles will miss the rest of the season after tearing his ACL in a game on Sunday.

They now find themselves 4th in a very talented Western Conference. Before the recent struggles, it looked as if the Jazz would coast to another year of regular-season excellence. However, as that reality appears to be fading, it is becoming more and more likely that Utah will make a splash in the trade market.

As the February 10th deadline looms, it is easy to speculate that the Jazz may attempt to improve their roster with a trade. It is hard to gauge however which teams are buying versus selling at this point in time. Still, at the right price, it appears that there are difference-makers available for trade.

The biggest issue, however, is that Utah lacks many attractive trade assets. Any package that the Jazz send out would most likely revolve around draft picks. Depending on how aggressive the front office is, however, don’t be shocked if some familiar faces are gone from the jazz in the next week.

The Jazz are not considered a major free agent destination, so securing another talented player via trade may be the best way to upgrade the team in the short term. Jazz fans are hungry for a deep playoff run, so let’s take a look at a few trades that could get them there.

I’ve included three potential deals that I think could realistically get done before the February 10th deadline. It is hard to truly gauge the current thoughts of the front office, so my mock trades start small and progressively get more ambitious.

Let’s take a look.