5 big names we'd love to see come to the Utah Jazz at the deadline

If the Utah Jazz got wild, one of these five players would be landing in Salt Lake City.
May 19, 2022; Miami, Florida, USA; Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart (36) brings the ball up court
May 19, 2022; Miami, Florida, USA; Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart (36) brings the ball up court / Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports
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PF - Jaren Jackson Jr. (Memphis Grizzlies)

Jaren Jackson Jr. is the least likely of all the players on this list to be traded but considering how much of a mess the Memphis Grizzlies are, they may look to make a huge shakeup to help Ja Morant when he returns from his current injury. Jackson is a great piece for the Memphis Grizzlies, but he doesn't seem to be the second star the team is hoping him to be.

His three-point shooting isn't as good as advertised and his rebounding is downright atrocious. There may not be an upgrade to be had, but there could be a better fit to play alongside Morant and Desmond Bane, and that may be John Collins, the likely player to be included in any trade for a guy like Jackson.

You may not want to hear this, but Jackson isn't the guy the NBA media makes him out to be. He's a below-average scorer who gets a lot of touches, and if you're the Grizzlies, you need more out of a guy who gets 17 shots per game. Jackson wouldn't need to do the same things with the Jazz. In Utah, he'd be fifth or so on the roster in shots, which is where the Jazz become the best fit for him. They need his defense, and nothing else from him. They don't need his awful rebounding or his subpar spacing, they just need him to wreck fools next to Walker Kessler and he can absolutely do that.