Utah Jazz: 5 players who could still be traded before the season starts

Utah Jazz forward Rudy Gay (Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports)
Utah Jazz forward Rudy Gay (Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
3 of 5
Next
Utah Jazz
Utah Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic (Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports) /

#3: Bojan Bogdanovic

After Gobert and Mitchell left, every team wants Bojan Bogdanovic. He is one of the best pure shooters in the league and is an elite starting wing. He is also on the wrong side of 30 but is still playing some excellent basketball. A contender like the Nets or Lakers would offer a huge haul to take him, but I think the Lakers make the most sense, given that Utah could acquire even more picks if they were to take Russell Westbrook.

The Lakers are desperately trying to get rid of Russell Westbrook, but since the Jazz signed Collin Sexton to a four-year, $70 million deal, it’s hard for them to take on Westbrook’s massive contract. So the Jazz would need to part ways with more players to make the money work.

We are yet to see Simone Fontecchio and Malik Beasly play in Utah, but for two firsts and four seconds (which could be flipped for another first), I think it would be worth it. This is a full-tank trade since the Jazz would be utterly unable to compete with a Sexton/Westbrook backcourt. At least it would only last a year. Personally, I think this haul is a bit low, as Fontecchio has a lot of potential, but the Jazz are unable to take a lot of money back.