SLC Dunk: for Utah Jazz fans SB Nation

The Utah Jazz are coming into the 2022 season having experienced a ton of changes. They've traded Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert, and most recently, Bojan Bogdanovic. We go over the Bojan Bogdanovic trade and then disect the new team. How will Will Hardy be as a coach? What will be the starting lineup for the Jazz? Will they actually be good? So many questions around this Jazz team coming into training camp and preseason.
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The Utah Jazz have a lot of players playing remarkably well in Euro Basket, including the play of Lauri Markkanen who has looked like nothing less than a star. Simone Fontecchio has some serious potential, and we haven't even gotten to the possibilities of Collin Sexton and the new Jazz rookies, Ochai Agbaji and Walker Kessler. On this SLC Dunk Podcast, we discuss all the different possibilities for this roster, who will get traded, and more.
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To start the podcast, Rafael and I talked about the two rookies the Jazz received in the Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell trades, Walker Kessler and Ochai Agbaji.
We then talked about three potential picks for the Jazz that could change the franchise forever.
Victor Wembanyama
What’s a 2023 draft podcast without talking about Wemby? Barlowe had some awesome insights into who Victor is as a player, how long it will take him to come along, his injury possibilities, and what is his IQ and mentality like.
Scoot Henderson
Henderson is one of the most exciting prospects and a player that looks like a sure thing. The only downside is his jumper needs improvement. We talked about his development, what his upcoming season will be like, and just how big is he?
The Thompson Twins
This was probably my favorite topic. The Thompson twins are athletic marvels and they come with size and athleticism that is truly remarkable. We talked about the difference between Amen and Ausar, what is the Overtime Elite? And my favorite discussion, the possibility of Danny Ainge making a move that brings both twins to the Utah Jazz.
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On this episode of the SLC Dunk Podcast we were joined by Anthony Irwin of Silver Screen and Roll who covers the Los Angeles Lakers.
With the rumors of a possible trade involving Russell Westbrook to the Utah Jazz, I wanted to bring Anthony on to discuss what that trade might look like from a Lakers point of view. We discussed the LeBron James recent contract extension and how that affects the Lakers’ urgency to make a trade and how the Jazz might be able to go after the Lakers’ picks in a trade. How willing are the Lakers to make a trade that includes their future picks when LeBron James is likely retired?
We discussed the different players that the Lakers might be interested in on the Jazz roster that would be a good fit for the Lakers.
What was most interesting to me after talking with Anthony was how much more it feels like a 3-team trade between the Jazz, Lakers and Knicks might be possible. Because the Jazz can’t make any trades with their new players from the Minnesota Timberwolves, (that were attained in the Rudy Gobert trade), maybe all these teams are waiting for that to happen?
We also discussed the Knicks and what players the Lakers might be interested in from them in a 3-team trade. There’s a lot of moving parts but after discussing everything, it’s clear the Lakers are motivated to get involved so they can take advantage of the last few years of LeBron James career in LA.
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The Utah Jazz have been the center of NBA Free Agency with all the news of a possible Donovan Mitchell trade to the New York Knicks. The purported trade would include Obi Toppin and Quentin Grimes plus 5 picks. Is that the trade we think will happen?
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The Utah Jazz made a massive trade with Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves and hired Will Hardy. We'll see what happens next as the Jazz have decisions to make with Donovan Mitchell. There have been tons of rumors with Mitchell but it's not clear what will be happening with him. Could the Jazz make another big NBA free agency trade?
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