Ranking the 7 best assets Jazz can receive from Golden State in Lauri Markkanen trade
While a trade for Lauri Markkanen does not appear imminent between Golden State and Utah, the Warriors have various appealing assets that the Jazz could pick from.
By Matt John
1. The Warriors draft picks
Okay, this is cheating, but this will likely determine who and what the Jazz can get back for Markkanen. With Curry and Draymond Green on the wrong side of 30, getting as many draft picks as possible would serve the Jazz well.
The conundrum would be getting that many picks could come at the cost of getting Podziemski and/or Kuminga. However, the Jazz can afford to play the long game especially if their plan is to trade Markkanen.
Danny Ainge has controlled a team's future before when he basically robbed Brooklyn blind as the Celtics President of Basketball Operations in 2013. If he does the same, Utah's future is all but guaranteed to be glorious. Don't believe that? Look where the Celtics are now.