Proposed No. 1 Jazz trade target is intriguing but redundant at the same time

The Utah Jazz are in a position where they acquire whoever they want. They have cap flexibility, assets, and they've even got a foundation of a promising product. So much so that no one knows their long-term direction, but who they trade for could determine that.

Though they appear to embrace a rebuild, the Jazz might not go in that direction if they think getting guys ready to win immediately is better for them. If they opt for that, Bleacher Report's Grant Hughes detailed the Jazz's top three trade targets. At No. 1 was Chicago Bulls guard Coby White, who is coming off a breakout season that led to him finishing second in the Most Improved Player race.

Hughes explained why White would fit in Utah no matter where the Jazz go from here.

"While this isn't necessarily a positive in a macro sense, the Utah Jazz's lack of clarity in their direction allows them to onboard a player like White, who fits neatly into a rebuild or more of a go-for-it approach.

"Coming off a breakthrough campaign in which he averaged career highs in points (19.1), rebounds (4.5), and assists (5.1), White could either be a caretaker for or a complement to second-year guard Keyonte George. It should go without saying the Jazz have the picks to go after whoever they want."

White is only 24 years old and it's more likely than not that his best days are ahead of him, but trading for him doesn't make that much sense in Utah's case.

The Jazz already have 3 players who do much of what White does

White took a leap as an all-around player last season, and more specifically, as a scorer and a playmaker. Having a player who can do what he does already at his age is a luxury, but for Utah, he would create a logjam since they have three players who are all around his size and do what he does.

The Jazz already have Collin Sexton, who can score at the same rate that White does more or less, and Jordan Clarkson, who isn't exactly like White but plays his position and is one of the NBA's best bench sparkplugs. Putting White together with those two, knowing they do a lot of the same things he does, may get in the way more than it will help.

Finally, there's Keyonte George, whom the Jazz are grooming into one of their future cornerstones. Not to put any pressure on him, but it's also clear that they hope he'll become a player of a similar archetype at Sexton or Clarkson, only at a better level.

Adding White into the mix wouldn't really make sense because he'd have to share time with them. Having players with the same archetype isn't always the best idea. It's not like they all play the exact same way, but they play in such a similar fashion that it could hurt the Jazz's long-term plans.

Now if acquiring him came after trading away some of the players that do what he does, that could certainly make him worth inquiring about, but until that happens, White would be superfluous as a Jazzman.