The Utah Jazz have publicly stated that they plan to keep Lauri Markkanen, and this has not stopped the rampant trade rumors that have come about since. The noise will likely grow louder and louder as we inch closer and closer to February, but here's the one twist about a Markkanen trade: finding a trade partner would be tough.
The Salt Lake Tribune's Andy Larsen brought up this notion a few days back, where he listed potential Markkanen destinations, but also added the problems with those trade partners.
First, he brought up the one team that's been floated perhaps the most as a Markkanen destination: the Detroit Pistons, where he explained some of the contingencies of a potential deal.