Utah Jazz General Manager Justin Zanik Talks About Trade Deadline Deals

Utah Jazz General Manager Justin Zanik Talks About Trade Deadline Deals

You know it might not have looked like the Jazz did all that much at the trade deadline on Thursday but if you talk to General Manager Justin xanic he’ll tell you that the Jazz were actually one of the few winners this week the Jazz the

Only team in the league to get a first round draft pick without having to take any money on the Jazz traded Kelly o lenck and oay baji to the Toronto Raptors for that 2024 first round pick as well as veteran forward Auto Porter Jr and guard Cara Lewis the Jazz now

Have 13 first round draft picks over the next six seasons as well as three pick swaps they also picked up an early second round pick in the Simone fonio trade to the Pistons but that left many Jazz fans asking why more draft picks why not add a star

Player when you look at all the other various trades there wasn’t an impact player available that moves the needle in our timeline um and our timeline is one where we want to build around the core that we were able to keep intact this the strength of our team this year has

Been I think we have a lot a lot of depth and some of its young depth and needs to be developed and this being part of the plan is you accumulate some assets that were those teams paid a premium price relative to what else ever

Else was in the market uh to acquire our players zanic and a want players that can move the needle that can help this franchise make a run deep into the playoffs they want to add to the T that lar marinan already brings to the team but the player isn’t out there at least

Not yet when that player or players become available the Jazz they’ll be in a position to pounce you want to get the best players you can you want to get the best players in the world that’s all I mean and then you figure it out cuz chances are if you’ve got two or

Three top 30 players I don’t really care what position or role I think you can make it the more the better so we’re looking for talent that’s better than what we got

Utah Jazz general manager Justin Zanik spoke about the team’s roster after making significant moves at the trade deadline.

The Jazz shipped Kelly Olynyk and Ochai Agbaji to the Toronto Raptors for Otto Porter, Kira Lewis, and a 2024 first-round draft pick.

They also sent forward Simone Fontecchio to the Detroit Pistons for Kevin Knox, who they later waived, and an early second-round pick.