Jazz news: Jazz hit the jackpot in first-round pick swap with the Suns

The Utah Jazz have made a trade! And this one, by all accounts, was a home run. ESPN's Shams Charania reported that the Jazz have agreed to a trade with the Phoenix Suns in which Utah traded multiple first-round picks for the Suns' lone pick in their arsenal.

However, the Jazz aren't simply adding another first-round pick here. Instead, they're sacrificing quantity for quality.

Why this is a fantastic trade for Utah

Now, this is the kind of deal that the Jazz were right to accept from the get-go. Phoenix has been flailing all season long and is trying like crazy to get Jimmy Butler over from South Beach. This grants them that (this is a great deal for both teams, given their intentions), but it also gives the Jazz a potentially golden asset.

By 2031, Butler (if he goes to Phoenix) and Kevin Durant will either be too old or will have retired. Devin Booker will also be in his mid-30s. The Suns will also have no future prospects since they will likely be fresh out of assets when those two hang it up. It's not a foregone conclusion, but that's a chance any team in the Jazz's shoes would take.

It's fair to believe that Minnesota and Cleveland will be in the playoff conversation during that time. Even if things haven't gone smoothly for the Timberwolves this season, Anthony Edwards will still be right in his prime throughout the 2020s. It's a safer bet that Phoenix will likely be worse than both of them in 2031.

Besides, the deal is constructed so that the Jazz will give up the lesser pick each year it is conveyed, meaning they will keep the more valuable ones regardless. While both the Cavaliers and Timberwolves may stink in the same year at the same time, the Jazz will still keep the better asset regardless.

They also hit two birds with one stone in this trade. With the amount of draft capital that they've accumulated over the last two and a half years, they could run into a conundrum if they had too many draft picks and not enough roster spots.

Exchanging three picks for one solves that problem, especially if those picks become late first-rounders. And who's to say they are done dealing with the Suns? Marc Stein had this to say about what other trades may manifest because of this swap.

There's speculation that the next Butler trade will involve multiple teams. If that's what it requires, the Jazz have reason to get involved. If they play their cards right, they could get another golden asset like they just did with Phoenix, but maybe that's a little optimistic.

With all the rumors surrounding the Jazz, this actually does come out of right field a little bit since many believed they would be selling players, not first-rounders. Even if it's not what the people expected, this is a deal the Jazz knocked out of the park.