Utah Jazz holding onto Lauri Markkanen something Chris Mannix ‘can’t fathom’ | NBA on NBC
Chris Mannix, Kurt Helin and Grant Liffmann do a deep dive into Lauri Markkanen’s future with the Jazz and the approach Utah may take ahead of NBA trade season. #NBCSports #NBAonNBC #UtahJazz #LauriMarkkanen
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Utah Jazz holding onto Lauri Markkanen something Chris Mannix ‘can’t fathom’ | NBA on NBC
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Lauri disappears in the playoffs
Draft capital is not enough. You have to get a good young piece for a player like Lauri. Ivey could have been that but at this point it's too risky.
This is classic talking head myopic worldview. None of these clowns can fathom for even a moment that Utah might ever be good, and so the only reason for the Jazz to exist and to have good players is to develop them and trade them to “real” teams so those teams can benefit from the talent. How many years does Utah need to be rebuilding? Do they draft ten guys? 15 guys? “I can’t see Markkanen being a part of the Jazzes future,” as if that future is ten years down the road. Lauri has 5-6 more years as a star and maybe another 5-6 as a David Robinson style veteran team leader. They start off by acknowledging that Lauri makes any team better. Then say Utah should trade him for Jaden Ivy and some draft picks and that his salary is too high.
They finally get to the point that is driving the entire conversation – “I just want to see him play for a competitive team!” What they mean is “that guy is too good to play in Utah.”
No one wants to deal with Danny Ainge. Being ABNORMALLY TALL, the Spurs should plan on Wemby being in and out of lineups for the rest of his career. So maybe they trade Vassell and Keldon Johnson and FRP for Lauri Markk? Or Spurs could deal with the Bucks and trade for Giannis. A roster of Wemby-Giannis-Bryant-Castle-Fox with Harper-Kornet-Champagnie-Olynyk is a title contender for years to come.