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Can the Jazz tank for a top 5 pick and keep Lauri Markkanen at the same time? (alien.top)
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The Utah Jazz are sitting at 5-11 and 12th in the western conference along with 23rd overall in the league. Markkanen however has been having a great year. 23.7 ppg on 48.4 field goal shooting.

Instead of trading him for young talent and picks, would it be smart for the Jazz to draft a top player in the draft and keep Markkanen all at the same time?

If they trade him, then they basically have to start all over but they could always just keep him and go for a top 5 pick regardless if the Jazz wanted to. The playoffs seem out of reach for Utah this year.

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[–] LeBremsstrahlung@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (21 children)

My hottest take last year is they should’ve flipped Lauri when his value was the highest.

[–] jslee0034@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (11 children)

Unrelated but i think if Lauri goes to okc… okc might be contenders tbh. Just riding on the hype train though but i think it would be fun

[–] Blowback_@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (4 children)

OKC is a contender now, with lauri they are legit, j dub, lauri, and Chet...sending giddey to Utah would be hilarious

[–] draymond-@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

lmao, OKC is so not a contender.

They're a talented core who'll definitely be a contender very soon.

But as of this season they can challenge any team but they're woefully outmatched by the real contenders like Nuggets, Bucks, Celtics. And even the tier 2 contenders (like Lakers Heat maybe Warriors) will kill them in a 7 game series.

[–] Sokkawater10@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Chet is too small to hold up against everyone you’d face in a playoff series. AD, Jokic. If they can dodge them then maybe they have a shot

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