The Jazz believe Bojan Bogdanovic, Jordan Clarkson and Malik Beasley are each worth first-round picks in a potential trade, ESPN’s Zach Lowe said on his podcast, The Lowe Post (hat tip to HoopsHype). Utah acquired Beasley as part of this offseason’s Rudy Gobert trade, while Bogdanovic and Clarkson have spent multiple seasons with the team.
While all three players have value, it’s unclear if Utah will be able to net first-round picks for each. It also remains to be seen whether the Jazz will make another trade before the season starts, but since the team has moved Gobert and Donovan Mitchell, other veterans may eventually be dealt. Utah also has Mike Conley and Rudy Gay under contract.
Here are some other notes from Utah today:
- Speaking of a potential Jazz fire sale, Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report examines which players may be traded next. As mentioned, Utah has a group of veterans that could be acquired for a slightly cheaper price now that the team is rebuilding, though it’s unknown who may be dealt and when.
- Sarah Todd of the Deseret News explores why fans should be excited about Collin Sexton. The 23-year-old agreed to a four-year, $71MM deal as part of a sign-and-trade with the Jazz, who added him to a young nucleus of players and draft picks.
- In a separate article for the Deseret News, Sarah Todd takes a look at whether the team could move forward with Conley remaining on the roster. Conley will turn 35 years old next month and appeared in 72 games last season, averaging 13.7 points and 5.3 assists per outing.
Beasley has negative trade value
2 year $32 million
Sexton and Agbari are worth first round pick each
Beasley has a team option. Could easily be flipped to a team that needs shooting and is looking to get out of another contract.
Unclear if the Jazz will make another trade?? Ray Charles could see what the Jazz are aiming to do.
Jazz are going to clean house. They are all in on 2023 draft. Agbaji is only one who is staying imo. Next yrs draft is not just about the next great Center. Top 10 has serious talent. Top three is definitely a star of the future. It’s the right move for Jazz now.
None of those mentioned are worth a 1st straight up. Especially with the deals they are on.
Think outside of box
They are all worth a first round pick if Jazz trade for Westbrook
Anyone is worth a first round pick in the nba
The worst player from Spurs and Pacers is worth a first round pick each if trading for Westbrook
Unprotected firsts: no way, I agree. But they might be worth like a top 20 protected 1st that turns into two seconds if it doesn’t convey in 3 years, or something like that?
Especially to a contender. Personally, if I could get both Lakers 27 and 29 unprotected I’d probably give up all three.
Jazz should roll with their current roster, I think they can make a run at the playoffs, be an exciting team to follow this season.
If they trade any other pieces away, the Jazz clearly will have set out to intentionally tank ’22/’23 season and that’s going to come back to bite them in the ass.
If the Jazz stick with the current roster Ainge should be fired on the spot. They are already pot committed to the tank.
And you’re highly overrating the potential of this roster. Maybe they could make the play-in but beyond that’s about it.
One could argue that when you trade your two best players for young players and future picks then you’ve already set out to intentionally tank the season.
This season is going to be an evaluation of the players they have now, while building for the future.
Conley, Bogdanovich, Beasley, Clarkson and Gay will all probably be dealt away.
I fully expect the Jazz to make a deal for Westbrook.
Whether he plays or not is another question.
Utah just wants you to send them your trash and a 1st. Not a bad request.
Ainge needs all the picks that he can stockpile ……. as team executive, he has far more misses than makes in the rookie draft.
For every Tatum he drafts, there are the Yabusele’s, Fab Melo’s, Sullinger’s, Langford’s and other busts.
Compare that to every other GM. That’s why stars are so valued because they’re so hard to find by everyone, not just Ainge.
Keep in mind, Zanik is the GM. Ainge is head of basketball operations. They also brought in Fizdale as assistant GM. The Jazz make draft decisions as a group. The times they didn’t they goof, like Doke over Bane was an overrule by Lindsay. Partly why he “stepped down”.
I like what this current front office has done so far. I look at the free agents they’ve signed as a sign of what they’re looking for. I imagine they’ll draft similarly. Looks good to me!
Utah has a unique problem: this roster is actually still kind of competent. We don’t know what’s been offered but I still think the cleanest way to ensure you get maximum lottery balls is to do the 3:1 LAL/RWB deal.
Get some potentially valuable LAL future picks and officially make the roster tank-worthy. Then whoever is left between Beasly, Conley, Bojan, and Clarkson you can take your time and try to extract max value for before the deadline.
I guess the question is would LA give the 27/29 unprotected? Would Ainge accept like top 1-3 protection on one of them?