All I can say is wow. Just wow. Utah is really going for it. If you haven’t read the details of the trade, go here first. Finished reading it and listening to the podcast? Good. Let’s begin with breaking down this trade and seeing why Utah should be considered an early favorite for the Western Conference representative in the NBA Finals.
The Utah Jazz have a big three and an even more important quality for a title run: DEPTH
While the Lakers mortgage their future—and their present—by killing themselves to bring another star to play with LeBron James while jettisoning what remaining players they have to get enough cap space to have a third star to pair with AD and LeBron James, the Utah Jazz brought a third star to Utah that gave up minimal depth.