5 realistic trade targets for the Utah Jazz some point this season

Terry Rozier

The Utah Jazz don’t need another ball-handler and scorer at point guard; they need a distributor and a defender. So someone like Terry Rozier doesn’t make a ton of sense, at least at first glance. Rozier doesn’t fit the current makeup of the Utah Jazz as it is currently designed. But what happens if the team makes any major trades?

The players most likely to be dealt are all guards; Kris Dunn, Collin Sexton, and Talen Horton-Tucker. If the Jazz trade one, or all three, then there’s going to be a need for someone like Rozier to come in and take some of the shot creation off the shoulders of Jordan Clarkson and Lauri Markkanen.

Now, if the aforementioned Jazz players are traded, and the team isn’t doing well (hence the trades), then there’s no reason to go after Rozier. But if any combination of them were traded for an upgrade elsewhere, then the Jazz should consider someone like Rozier. He can provide an instant punch of offense, but he only makes sense if you deal with someone like Sexton or even Clarkson.

But to be clear, this shouldn’t be a back-breaking trade. There should be no first-round picks involved (save for swaps, swapping picks is okay), and the only players going over are on expiring deals. No long-term options like Keyonte George.