With a full-out fire sale seemingly transpiring in Utah, it makes sense that the Jazz will be listening to offers for the rest of its veterans. The Jazz have thus far traded All-Stars Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell, wing Royce O’Neale, and point guard Patrick Beverley, all in separate deals, for younger players and future draft equity.
John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 FM reports that the Suns inquired about the availability of forward Bojan Bogdanovic in the wake of today’s deal that will send Mitchell to the Cavaliers. To match the 33-year-old veteran’s expiring $19.3MM salary, Phoenix would need to include multiple players in a trade, as well as future draft equity, Gambadoro speculates.
Last season, the 6’7″ veteran averaged 18.1 PPG on 45.5% shooting from the floor, along with 4.3 RPG and 1.7 APG across 69 games for the Jazz while starting as the team’s power forward. Bogdanovic could help spread the floor for the Suns, and is an efficient shooter at the charity stripe. He connected on 38.7% of his 6.8 triples per game for Utah, as well as 85.8% of his free throws.
Though the Suns had a league-best 64 wins, they flamed out in the playoffs, falling in a seven-game Western Conference semifinal matchup against the Mavericks. The Suns have made few moves this offseason thus far. When the Pacers tendered a four-year, maximum offer to restricted free agent starting Phoenix center Deandre Ayton, the Suns opted to match, making the big man ineligible to be traded until January.
Wow he is a nice piece
That’s what she said
Has or is?
Jae/Saric and Shamet and a 1st?
Probably Saric, Shamet and a decently protected first
It has to be unprotected First
I’d demand 2 lottery protected Firsts
Shamet still has $43 million contract
Double overpaid
Jazz would turn around and immediately try to flip one or both of Saric/Shamet. Ainge wants picks and he’ll make as many moves necessary to ensure he gets them
How is Utah having a fire sale? They improved their rotation and have a better squad for matching up in the playoffs while simultaneously acquiring quality draft capital. Sure tier behind Golden State, Phoenix, the Clippers, Denver and Memphis but so is everyone else in the West. They are still equally talented as any of the other teams competing 6-8. If I was Utah fan I would be excited.
@trickpony you’ve gotta be clowning
As a Utah fan I am very excited, but for ping pong balls not the playoffs. None of the players they’ve acquired move the needle. My team is terrible but that’s not a bad thing.
Give it 16 years
Nearly as long as it will take for the Knicks to be relevant again
Exactly. I really want them to draft at least 2 top level talents in the draft. Not easy to trade up on draft day. Tanking does seem to be the most consistent way to get that opportunity. Lol
@alex Bogdonavich connected on that percentage of his triples for Utah, not Phoenix.
Trade Bojan for Bogdan, just for the heck of it.
Get them on the same team, make a trade with one of them, and make a whole trade veto because one team thought it would be the other Bojan/Bogdan.
Phoenix been sitting on their hands for to long.
Should’ve done a sign and trade DeAndre Ayton for Myles Turner and a first.
Should now do Crowder, Johnson and Craig for Randle.
That would’ve left them going into the season with CP3 Booker Bridges Randle and Turner as the starting 5
CP3 the creator and facilitator, Booker the go to scorer, Bridges the wing defender who can knock down shots from time to time, Randle some secondary playmaking and ball handling, healthy rebounding, another go to scoring option and then Turner at the 5, elite defence and rim protection plus a good floor spacer.
Open paint, open lanes, attacking from every angle, good mix of leadership and experience, and it would’ve lead to continued success.
Still question marks on Ayton after what happened in the playoffs. CP3 was getting exposed at times on defence, looks like age has finally caught up to him atleast a little. Haven’t addressed adding a power forward up to now and Bojan is the guy they are looking at, he’s 34. Questionable depth at best.
Went from league beat 64 wins last season and I think they peaked and now it’s going to be a decline cause they were to afraid to pull the trigger and take risks
Bojan won’t be 34 until April. He was the Jazz’s most consistent scorer other than Donovan, better than Clarkson. He has a real passion for winning and has hit many game winners for the Jazz already.
If the Jazz weren’t in a rebuild then I’d love to keep him. He’s been really great for the Jazz. Don’t undervalue what he’d bring to your team.
P.S. He loves playing against Jokic. The Jazz beat the Nuggets without Donovan in 2021 because of Bojan scoring 48 points!
No I don’t disagree. Bojan is still a really good player.
But my point more so was that he’s old now and on an expiring contract. That CP3 has also gotten older and shown major signs of regression recently and that if you want to build this team to maintain winning games they should’ve been doing better. The whole Ayton situation and the fall out during the playoffs then having to max him. Now the obvious need is PF and instead of going for Randle who I think would be a solid fit and who is still young and in his prime, they’ve set there sights on someone old who will get worse. Love Bojan think he’s still quality, should be a fall back option for the Lakers but he shouldn’t be who the Suns are targeting
Like I said I think they’ve peaked
Getting rid of Crowder and Johnson for Randle would be a big mistake.
I think they look into ruby gay, it guy still can score and play sg/sf,and pf. It will be great six man I would also look into Eric Gordon and whiteside. It way they will qualify back up on guard foward and center. Eric Gordon can play either position pg/sg/and sf(in small all line up)
These 3 guys could be great to have it if somehow sun can get it while still maintenance theirs starter’s
Anyone else tired of hearing the phrase ‘spread the floor’? I’ve been watching basketball for over 40 years and the damned floor hasn’t spread an inch. The dimensions are still the same near as I can tell. I swear to God these article writers latch onto a catch phrase and they are lost without it.
The shooting area has spread out over the existing floor. But I get your point.
“You can’t hope to stop him. We just gotta contain him.” Well no shiz that you hope one thing and expect another. Everyone does.
And no shiz you can’t stop a player.
If stopping mean 0 points.
What does contain mean. 30 points?
If you stop a player at 30 points,
Is 30 containing him… or stopping him.
If its containing, then of course you can’t stop him at 0.
Bend don’t break.
What is bend.
What is break.
Limit big plays? Well that makes sense.
But also sounds like prevent defense that everyone hates.
And Why would you chose to bend?
At the end of the day, it is what it is.
Why at the end? And what else would IT be? Besides Itself?
Alot of talk explaining little.