| 2023 Trade Deadline Movement | ||||||
| A look at the incoming and outgoing assets for every team | ||||||
| Team | Conference | Games Behind | Incoming Assets | Outgoing Assets | Rest of Season | Final Seed Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | EAST | #1 Seed: 0.0 Playoffs: 0.0 Play-in: 0.0 |
Muscala | Jackson, 2nd-2 | BETTER | 1 |
| DEN | WEST | #1 Seed: 0.0 Playoffs: 0.0 Play-in: 0.0 |
Bryant, 2nd-2 | Hyland, 2nd-3 | NEUTRAL | 1 |
| MIL | EAST | #1 Seed: 1.5 Playoffs: 0.0 Play-in: 0.0 |
Crowder | Nwora, Hill, Ibaka, 2nd-5 | BETTER | 2 |
| MEM | WEST | #1 Seed: 4.0 Playoffs: 0.0 Play-in: 0.0 |
Kennard | Green | BETTER | 2 |
| PHI | EAST | #1 Seed: 4.0 Playoffs: 0.0 Play-in: 0.0 |
McDaniels | Thybulle, 2nd-# | BETTER | 3 |
| PHX | WEST | #1 Seed: 8.5 Playoffs: 0.0 Play-in: 0.0 |
Durant, Warren, Bazley | Bridges, Johnson, Crowder, Saric, 1st-4, Swap-1 | BETTER | 3 |
| CLE | EAST | #1 Seed: 5.0 Playoffs: 0.0 Play-in: 0.0 |
NEUTRAL | 4 | ||
| DAL | WEST | #1 Seed: 8.0 Playoffs: 0.0 Play-in: 0.0 |
Irving, Morris | Finney-Smith, Dinwiddie, 1st-1 | BETTER | 4 |
| SAC | WEST | #1 Seed: 6.0 Playoffs: 0.0 Play-in: 0.0 |
Edwards, cash | NEUTRAL | 5 | |
| MIA | EAST | #1 Seed: 9.0 Playoffs: 0.0 Play-in: 0.0 |
Dedmon, 2nd-1 | NEUTRAL | 5 | |
| LAC | WEST | #1 Seed: 8.0 Playoffs: 0.0 Play-in: 0.0 |
Hyland, Gordon, Plumlee | Jackson, Kennard, 2nd-5 | BETTER | 6 |
| NYK | EAST | #1 Seed: 9.5 Playoffs: 0.5 Play-in: 0.0 |
Hart | Reddish, 1st-1 | NEUTRAL | 6 |
| BKN | EAST | #1 Seed: 6.0 Playoffs: 0.0 Play-in: 0.0 |
Bridges, Johnson, Finney-Smith, Dinwiddie, 1st-5, Swap-1, 2nd-3 | Durant, Irving, Morris, Edwards, Warren, cash | WORSE | 7 |
| NOP | WEST | #1 Seed: 9.0 Playoffs: 0.5 Play-in: 0.0 |
Richardson | Graham, 2nd-4 | BETTER | 7 |
| GSW | WEST | #1 Seed: 9.5 Playoffs: 1.0 Play-in: 0.0 |
Payton II, 2nd-5 | 2nd-5, Wiseman | BETTER | 8 |
| ATL | EAST | #1 Seed: 11.5 Playoffs: 2.5 Play-in: 0.0 |
Bey, Matthews, Fernando | Holiday, Kaminsky | BETTER | 8 |
| LAL | WEST | #1 Seed: 12.5 Playoffs: 4.0 Play-in: 2.0 |
Hashimura, Russell, Beasley, Vanderbilt, Bamba, Reed, 2nd-3 | Westbrook, Toscano-Anderson, Jones, Nunn, Beverley, Bryant, 1st-1, 2nd-2 | BETTER | 9 |
| TOR | EAST | #1 Seed: 13.5 Playoffs: 4.5 Play-in: 0.0 |
Poeltl | Birch, 1st-1, 2nd-2 | BETTER | 9 |
| OKC | WEST | #1 Seed: 11.0 Playoffs: 2.5 Play-in: 0.5 |
Jackson, Saric, 2nd-1 | Bazley, Muscala | NEUTRAL | 10 |
| CHI | EAST | #1 Seed: 13.0 Playoffs: 4.0 Play-in: 0.0 |
NEUTRAL | 10 | ||
| MIN | WEST | #1 Seed: 9.0 Playoffs: 0.5 Play-in: 0.0 |
Conley, Alexander-Walker, 2nd-3 | Russell | NEUTRAL | 11 |
| WAS | EAST | #1 Seed: 13.5 Playoffs: 4.5 Play-in: 0.0 |
Nunn, 2nd-3x | Hashimura | NEUTRAL | 11 |
| POR | WEST | #1 Seed: 10.5 Playoffs: 2.0 Play-in: 0.0 |
Thybulle, Reddish, Knox, 1st-1, 2nd-5 | Payton II, Mykhailuk, Hart | NEUTRAL | 12 |
| IND | EAST | #1 Seed: 14.5 Playoffs: 5.5 Play-in: 1.0 |
Nwora, Hill, Ibaka, 2nd-3, cash | NEUTRAL | 12 | |
| UTA | WEST | #1 Seed: 11.0 Playoffs: 2.5 Play-in: 0.5 |
Westbrook, Jones, Toscano-Anderson, 1st-1 | Conley, Beasley, Vanderbilt, 2nd-2 | WORSE | 13 |
| ORL | EAST | #1 Seed: 16.5 Playoffs: 7.5 Play-in: 3.0 |
Beverley, 2nd-2 | Bamba | NEUTRAL | 13 |
| SAS | WEST | #1 Seed: 23.5 Playoffs: 15.0 Play-in: 13.0 |
Graham, Birch, Dedmon, 1st-1, 2nd-7 | Poeltl, Richardson | NEUTRAL | 14 |
| CHA | EAST | #1 Seed: 24.5 Playoffs: 15.5 Play-in: 11.0 |
Jackson, Mykhailuk, 2nd-# | Plumlee | NEUTRAL | 14 |
| HOU | WEST | #1 Seed: 24.5 Playoffs: 16.0 Play-in: 14.0 |
Green, Wall, Kaminsky, Holiday | Gordon | NEUTRAL | 15 |
| DET | EAST | #1 Seed: 25.5 Playoffs: 16.5 Play-in: 12.0 |
Wiseman, 2nd-3x | Bey | NEUTRAL | 15 |
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A Wild Deadline in Review
Jazz Trade
- Jazz made a trade…plenty of times we were mad they didn’t
- UTA, LAL, MIN
- Russell Westbrook + top-4 protected 1st -> UTA
- Mike Conley + Nickeil Alexander-Walker -> MIN
- D’Angelo Russell + Malik Beasley + Jarred Vanderbilt -> LAL
- The good
- Excellent pick on the horizon
- Lots of guys get to really compete
- The guys weren’t going to help in 2025-26
- Two 2nds weren’t likely to help in 2025-26
- Even two heavily protected picks weren’t likely to help in 2025-26
- But there’s real upside for the LAL pick to help that team and their competitive seasons beyond
- Jazz improve their draft position
- Lakers should improve
- Wolves worse long term
- Cap space this summer
- Playing time for Agbaji, Sexton, Fontecchio
- The bad
- Disappointing no true unprotected pick
- Wanted a pick each
- Real market was multiple 2nds
- Beasley could’ve fetched a heavily protected 1st
- Given all the picks we had, Jazz chose quantity over quality
- Andy Larsen broke down some of the pick value
- What the Jazz did was take some knowns for real upside down the road
- Best case scenario Wolves stay neutral
- Conley gives them the unique benefits they need
- Turns into a second if it doesn’t convey
- I don’t think the Jazz ever make the selection
- Disappointing no true unprotected pick
Who got better? Who got worse?
Playoff Race
- PHX and DAL join MEM and DEN in an elite 4 rivaling the 4 in the East
- BKN and LAL slide to the play-in
Draft Outlook
- TOR and POR do enough to fall to the back of the lottery
- UTA slides to the front of the 2nd tier (after HOU, SAS, CHA, ORL, DET)
- IND is biggest competition here
Future of the Utah Jazz
- 2023
- Draft
- 538 projects UTA at 11th, MIN at 16th, PHI at 25th
- Free agency
- Jazz clear max + cap space for various avenues
- Draft
- Beyond
- 2024: first of the years our pick conveys to OKC; probably keep it
- 2025: 2 unprotected, last year Jazz are okay to convey to OKC
- Jazz will have decision on Markkanen
- Jazz hoping to begin their championship window
- 2026: big swap year with CLE, MIN
- RFA on Kessler (likely extended prior) and Agbaji
- 2027: 3 unprotected, 1 top-4 protected from LAL
- RFAs on the rookies in this draft
- 2028: CLE swap
- 2029: 2 unprotected, 1 top-5 protected from MIN
- A lot of hope and potential
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