NBA Trade Rumors: The Utah Jazz is seeking first-round picks in exchange for Bojan Bogdanovic, Malik Beasley, and Jordan Clarkson.
In what should come as a surprise to no one, as the Utah Jazz scours the trade market in an attempt to part ways with some of the other veteran players on their roster, they’re seeking first-round picks for each of them.
According to a recent report, the Jazz believes that each of Bojan Bogdanovic, Malik Beasley, and Jordan Clarkson are worth a first-round pick to any team interested in acquiring them.
The Utah Jazz’s asking price should not surprise anyone
The recent reporting should not be a surprise to anyone. The Jazz entered this offseason intending to acquire as many future draft picks as possible for Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell. Now that they have officially accomplished that, it would make little sense for them to move off that mindset when it comes to moving the rest of their more veteran players on the roster.
Utah is likely headed for tough sledding this season and the presence of Bogdanovic, Beasley, and Clarkson on their roster would hold little value to them. It’s the smart play for them to try to move them but could find some resistance if they’re looking for a first-round pick for each of them.
And I believe they know that. But they do need to set the market somewhere and it would make little sense for them to not put it high.
I have a hard time believing that the Jazz is going to find a team or teams that will be willing to give up a first-round pick for each of these players, and it would probably be easier for the Jazz to trade two or all three of these players in the same package.
Though, there’s no team going to offer two or three first-round picks for them. That’s just not the way it works, especially when it comes to in-season trades.
Nevertheless, the Jazz is going to seek the best deal for each of these players. Just as they did when they moved Mitchell and Gobert. And it’ll be interesting to see what the final outcome is, either before or at the NBA Trade Deadline.