The NBA Offseason has been quiet for the past few weeks, with most of the attention being on Team USA and their pursuit of another gold medal. Most of the major
trade pieces have been moved, but there were two names that people around the league were waiting to see if they would get moved. Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen was a name that has been mentioned for much of the past month, but according to Shams Charania at"Markkanen and the Utah Jazz are expected to agree to a massive, long-term contract extension, planned to be signed Wednesday or later, making him ineligible to be traded for the entire 2024-25 season.
With Utah taking Markkanen off the board, what are they going to be doing? Markkanen helps them win and they might not be able to tank to the bottom of the league with him. Could they look to add talent and hope they can later parlay their cache of draft picks for a third star?It should be noted that this is just a speculative and fun exercise to see what kind of moves can be made, not what I think the Hawks should do or will do. That is all.
Why the Jazz don't do this trade: Ingram is due a new contract and Utah might not want to be paying him and Markkanen huge money. While Ingram is good, he also does not make them a contender and ensures that they are not going to be in position for a high draft pick in a loaded 2025 draft class, unless they get some lottery luck.
I would be surprised if Utah made this move, but with them not trading Markkanen, it has to be considered. It does not seem like Ingram really fits on New Orleans current roster, but it does not seem like there are a lot of teams interested in trading for him. What happens with Ingram is going to be one of the things to watch as the season gets closer and the Hawks could loom as a third team in trades like these.
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