Jazz's blowout loss vs. Grizzlies brings 1 starter into question

Losing to the Memphis Grizzlies, one of the best teams in the Western Conference, was a given for the Utah Jazz. It was a blowout loss, too. In fact, by the end of the third quarter, the game was over, and those kinds of losses are not fun to watch, but they're tolerable.

In losses like those, the most notable things are when extracurricular activities occur during the game. In this case, Drew Eubanks got kicked out not too long after the game started.

It's kind of hard to decipher what he was trying to accomplish here, but that was interesting, perhaps? That may or may not eliminate the Grizzlies as a potential Eubanks suitor, but who knows if that was ever in the cards.

Anyway, let's move on to the game's final result. There isn't much new to talk about here because the Grizzlies are among the few teams that many would anticipate would not take this game lightly, knowing how bad the Jazz are and that the Grizzlies will vie for the highest seeding they can get.

A blowout was inevitable, but The Salt Lake Tribune's Andy Larsen brought up something during the game that is definitely worth considering. Specifically, he questioned why one Jazzman got the start.

Mykahiliuk arguably had the best statline out of all the Jazz players. He scored 16 points (only Collin Sexton had more) and shot six-for-11 from the field, including four threes. He and Walker Kessler were the only Jazz starters who did exactly what the team wanted.

And yet, Larsen's got a point here. With the season pretty much lost already, it won't hurt to see what the Jazz exactly have in Kyle Filipowski and Brice Sensabaugh. Putting it bluntly, Mykhailiuk gets in the way of that.

However, that has nothing to do with Svi because he has been pretty good for the Jazz this season. Although he hasn't gotten consistent minutes, he's proven good enough to play with the other starters when they've been undermanned.

There is a simple explanation for this.

The Jazz are trying to raise Mykhailiuk's trade value

Mykhailiuk is getting this amount of playtime because the Jazz want to see what they could fetch back for him when they sell their players on the market. Svi will not have much of a market by himself, but he might be a good sweetener for some players they may try to sell off, like Collin Sexton.

The Greek swingman is an NBA champion putting up solid numbers as a floor spacer on a team that likely won't keep him past this season. He won't get them another first-round pick, but he might be enough to convince a team to give up one if combined with a Sexton or Jordan Clarkson.

When the Jazz are done selling off their guys before the deadline passes, expect their younger players to get bigger role post-trade deadline onward.