3 Reasons the Utah Jazz Should Trade Lauri Markkanen

Why Danny Ainge needs to get a Lauri Markkanen deal done.

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Cooper Flagg Exists

If you don't know who Cooper Flagg is, you need to be familiar, because he will be the number 1 overall pick next season. The attached video was from Team USA's Olympic boot camp in Las Vegas, and he styled on America's best, and he hasn't even started his freshman year of college.

The Jazz own three draft picks next year, as long as the lottery keeps them in the top 10. While the Timberwolves' and Cavaliers' picks will likely not yield lottery picks, the Jazz have their own protected 1st rounder and will likely be trying to lose as many games as possible this season to earn that first overall pick. Having Markkanen will win the Jazz games this season they would have lost without him.

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