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The Jazz have been disappointing to start the year, and you know what that means; it is time to completely alter the foundation of the team, purely for the sake of it. Will Trade A or Trade B actually make the team better? No one can say, but nevertheless, they must be completed – SOMETHING must be done, anything!
There are the obvious, small-potatoes that Jazz fans are proposing. Kris Dunn would be nice; he would immediately be our only positive defender who can also dribble and pass. Tre Jones, maybe? He can run a clean offense off of the bench. Maybe we give Nikola Topic a shot! I wonder if there’s a reason our minds are all immediately going to back-up point guard options.
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However, one report (potentially not based in reality) out of Sacramento really got people thinking:
Now we’re talking.
(EDITORS NOTE: Since writing, this report has gained a bit more credibility, via Tim McMahon)
Before I elucidate the 5 reasons I think a trade for Domantas Sabonis makes basketball-sense, let me give the lay of the land:
The trade that I am defending is a one-for-one Lauri Markkanen and Domantas Sabonis swap, which works financially.
I do not know who has more value. Markkanen’s contract is longer, but seemingly more desired across the league. Thus, due to my confusion, I am assuming no picks are exchanged.
Maybe this is a three-team trade, with Markkanen sent elsewhere. That doesn’t impact my thinking in this article. I do not care where Markkanen lands, and am operating under the assumption that this deal nets us Sabonis and costs us Markkanen.
With that in mind, please indulge me as I arrogantly, ignorantly, and prematurely attempt to fix the Utah Jazz.
Reason #1: Domantas Sabonis allows Will Hardy to run his preferred offense
Will Hardy loves his top-of-the-key, dribble-handoff offenses. He gave Kelly Olynyk his last strong full season showing, he got lots of run out of Kyle Anderson, and he built an entire offense around Jusuf Nurkic after premature claims that Father Time had conquered the Bosnian Beast. A big man at the top of the key and 4 swarming, cutting teammates is Hardy’s idea of a good time. I mean,…
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