Utah Jazz Trade Deadline: Bold Moves Ahead?

Today I discuss the Jazz's win over the OKC thunder as well as the upcoming NBA trade deadline and how it will affect the Utah Jazz!
Was this Jordan Clarkson's last game as a jazzman? Is Lauri Markkanen going anywhere? It should be a very busy Thursday for the Jazz...
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[@magicofshootingstar]

Thunder game wasn't back-to-back for Thunder, so no they don't get that excuse 😃 Also the last game was at home against Raptors for them so they are not on long road trip either. This was just good win from Jazz! 😊

[@TimoRahikkala]

FanJazztic win again 🎉😊. Hope the coming trades does not weaken Jazz. I think they deserve and need a Play Off experience for coming years.

[@austinpoll]

I love the Lakers sad storyline as well. Maybe its my LA vendetta ive had For ever 😂😂

[@Pentton]

Didn't JC and Olynyk have a lot of heat last trade deadline too? Last year Ainge didn't want to sell them for 2nd round picks and I doubt they get 1st round picks for them this deadline either. JC's value for Jazz has been diminished because of the growth of Sexton and Keyonte playing the same role but I don't see another big with the offensive skillset of Olynyk in the roster and I think moving him out could be a bad omen for the rest of the regular season.

[@finnishview2933]

Cant agree more, Kelly is very important for jazz. Second unit plays so much better with him. And last year Kelly with Lauri and Kessler did work very well too. Im so disappointed if Kelly leave, i hope they trade Collins instead if must trade big away. He is useless in defence anyway and jazz dont really need him that much in offence either. They can play very well without Collins but not without Kelly.

[@Pentton]

@@finnishview2933 Yeah we're on the same page. Olynyk seems like a great culture guy too! You want more "kellys" in your locker room.

[@finnishview2933]

Too bad Lauri played too well today. OKC saw what they lack of and its player like Lauri. They really may put offer what Ainge may accept. If i would decision maker in OKC, i would give whatever it takes. However, its impossible guess what kind of trades there will be. Or there may be no trades in jazz at all. They dont must do any trade if there is not right offer. I would like see THT get new team, he deserve play in nba. Jazz is just not right team for him.

[@LamarGriffith-x5w]

@finnishview2933, that's my worst fear. I hope we keep him

[@crush_4103]

You’re right, Lauri would be the perfect fit in OKC. When the playoffs come and it become more of a half court game OKC will need a 3rd consistent scorer, someone that can space the floor, defend & rebound, Lauri check all the boxes

[@finnishview2933]

Thats why im worry, i hope Lauri stays in utah but nba is bussiness and anything can happen. @@crush_4103

[@kylemurray8100]

No damn way OKC will pony up what Danny would demand for Lauri. I'll eat a cup of dirt if they get him for anything other than SGA.

[@finnishview2933]

One day and we know how bad it is for rest of the season. Simone is gone and he wont be only one who get traded.@@kylemurray8100

[@thamor4746]

I didn't see Agbaji at all in this game and didn't read was he injured or why he wasn't with the team. So my first guess now is Agbaji is gone. I think Sexton isn't closing games, because he is looking again too much on his own scoring. Even JC has been looking more to pass the ball first before making his own shots, which I think Jazz fully needs to get rid of players who have too much "Me me me" scoring complex as this team only works when it has players willing to move the ball.

[@magicofshootingstar]

@thamor4746 He was reported to have illness. So it could literally be anything 🤷‍♀️

[@thamor4746]

@@magicofshootingstar You are correct, I just read trade rumors were Agbaji was a likely piece. So if you hear we got Dejounte Murray most likely Agbaji could have been one cost to get him.

[@christopherjenkins5836]

Clarkson is the one player who doesn't fit in.

[@PlutoGuyy]

poor guy

[@finnishview2933]

Jazz have only 2 players who can drive and force defence rotate, those are Sexton and JC. If JC get traded, they lose that. He is kinda important in this group, altou he shoot badly this season but his value comes from drives what force defence rotations. So imo JC do fit in very well and are important piece for this team. If he get traded, they need get someone who can drive. One player is not enough. Sexton cant play 48 minutes.

[@wolfph3911]

I agree with this ,, the only biggest problem of jc is too many turnovers but aside from that all stats are good and decent,, biggest strength of jc is like you said ,he drive on the paint and force enemy defenders to react, and one or two of his teammates will be open and if they did not react jc will surely score on the paint like sexton drive,, because of jc and sexton forcing defenders to react laury markinen feel not much pressure from enemy defenders​@@finnishview2933

[@resurreccionalarcon2184]

If JC was traded, Im sorry the Jazz will be tanking

[@marssang]

Did you notice something that Keyonte did at the end? He gave the ball the Lauri for the last 2 key possessions. And it wasnt some designed play, he just gave the ball to our best player in isolation and let him cook. JC only passes to Lauri if Lauri is wide open or if they run a play. Otherwise he goes to his own bag which 80% of the time means either he takes a 3 pointer off the dribble or goes to his midrange floater.

[@finnishview2933]

Same is if they tarde Kelly O away. Its tanking move too.