One of the biggest surprises of the season will use the market to confirm itself despite having lost steam in recent weeks. The Utah Jazz currently occupy the tenth position in the Western Conference with a record of 15-14 after having led the standings in specific sections of the first two months of the course.
Although many analysts anticipated a season of tanking and others announced, after the fact, important changes before the trade deadline to opt for a better pick of the draft, the truth is that in Salt Lake City they have decided to break with all forecasts imposed from abroad. So much so that, according to the journalist from Bleacher ReportFor Eric Pincus, the Jazz will try to make moves that settle them on a regular basis in the upper West. That is, operations that allow them to increase their competitive ceiling immediately instead of looking for more. picks and young people to develop.
Last November, the CEO of the Jazz, Danny Ainge, shared his surprise at the team’s good direction and the quick and efficient fit of all the pieces, the vast majority of them new. Already then he dropped that the possible operations to be carried out would not only respond to positioning the team in the medium and long term, but also in the short term.
At the same time, players like Malik Beasley, Kelly Olynyk or Mike Conley emerged as potential candidates to leave the team. A possibility that has not been ruled out but that, according to this new report, would respond to the desire to compete from now on instead of seeking a deeper reconstruction.
It should be noted that the Jazz have already accumulated enough picks and youth through the transfers of Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert, in addition to cleaning up the accounts and releasing many millions in contracts. Now the question Jazz fans are asking is, what are Danny Ainge and Justin Zanik up to?
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