The Utah Jazz are entering the 2025 NBA Draft in desperate need of cornerstone talent to build around. After a disappointing lottery result, Jazz fans have been left hoping for something that can still land them a cornerstone talent. The question for Utah is, do they think they can get that cornerstone talent at the #5 pick? At Fanduel, they have different odds for who the Jazz might pick at #5, and it’s an interesting list with odds for each. Or do they have to trade up to get that player?
If the Jazz had an opportunity to use their substantial current assets to move up in the draft and get a cornerstone talent, what would Jazz fans want to do? Well, we now have an answer if they would use Lauri Markkanen in that type of trade.
The question is, will there be a team that wants Markkanen in that type of trade? The Jazz gave Markkanen a huge contract, making it much harder to match salaries in any trade they might do. Would either San Antonio or Philadelphia want to get a win-now guy for their current pick? We’ll find out. What’s clear now is that a majority of Jazz fans are now in on this type of move.
