4 low-value players the Jazz can sneakily acquire with their cap flexibility
By Matt John
Lonzo Ball - $21,395,348
After the Bulls acquired Josh Giddey, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski explained that Giddey might be Ball's replacement in Chicago, which would make sense seeing how Lonzo hasn't played in the NBA since early 2022.
The Bulls have been determined to find a playmaker to replace Lonzo Ball, and Giddey , 21, comes with an All-Star potential that would unlikely be realized with the Thunder because of the playmaking starpower who surrounded him. The Bulls will offer him an opportunity to have the…
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 20, 2024
Ball's contract is expiring, and the Jazz have enough cap room to absorb his expiring contract outright. He could either serve as a reclamation project after everything that has tragically gone wrong for him, or the Jazz could waive him easy.
The Jazz have saved NBA careers before, like Kris Dunn, so it's not the worst idea to see if they could do the same for Ball. Even if he's damaged goods, and the damage might be bad enough that he'll never play at a high level again, he is a low-risk acquisition despite his eight-figure contract.