The NBA world noticed a commerce happen simply weeks earlier than the commerce deadline between the Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz.
The Suns shipped their 2031 NBA Draft decide for 3 Utah Jazz picks, getting the least favorable of the Jazz 2025, 2027 and 2029 picks.
It is a transfer that Sam Presti and firm have pulled off a number of instances throughout the rebuilding of the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder and a logical choice to make. The Jazz have three first-round picks in lessons during which they ship a decide to Phoenix, making it simpler to slim down their roster within the occasion of a numerical crunch. The benefit? The chance for the Suns to go below by 2031 and ship a prime decide to Utah.
Given the Presti-like nature of this transfer, it was straightforward to guess that Oklahoma Metropolis was within the deal. ESPN reported that this was true, because the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder have been within the Suns’ decide earlier than this transfer.
“The rebuilding Jazz, which already has college-age gamers filling half the roster, is giving up some amount for a lottery-grade transfer. OKC made comparable offers when rebuilding the Thunder and was additionally inquisitive about the Suns’ 2031 choice, in line with sources,” ESPN’s Tim MacMahon reported.
It appears doubtless – simply speculating on the roster numbers and variety of draft picks the Thunder have within the 2025 NBA Draft – that Oklahoma Metropolis might make such a transfer once more in some unspecified time in the future this season.
The rebuilding Jazz, who have already got college-age gamers filling half the roster, are giving up some amount for a lottery-quality swing. OKC made comparable offers throughout the Thunder’s rebuild and was additionally within the Suns’ 2031 decide, in line with sources. https://t.co/ASWqkPl4z5
–Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) January 22, 2025
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