This is the gist of the article if you don’t want to read all of it.
> Multiple league sources who were granted anonymity so they could speak freely tell The Athletic that the Jazz have had at least one trade call with every team in the league. And with many of those teams, there have been multiple trade calls. According to these sources, the Jazz have multiple offers on the table for more than one of their veterans, with a robust market for forward Jarred Vanderbilt, shooting guard Malik Beasley and point guard Mike Conley. There has been general interest in shooting guard Jordan Clarkson, although teams are wary of his impending unrestricted free agency. Kelly Olynyk has garnered interest on the market as well.
> It’s a pertinent question. Heading into Monday night’s matchup against the Dallas Mavericks, the Jazz are 27-27 on the season. As reported repeatedly in The Athletic, the Jazz never had any intentions of tanking the season, although popular opinion thought they should. They are in the 10th spot in the Western Conference, which would qualify them for the Play-In Tournament. But they are only a few games out of the fifth spot.
> Of the players currently on the Jazz, Vanderbilt seems the most likely to be moved between now and Thursday, sources say. The Jazz value him. But, in Utah’s system, Vanderbilt is a center, and rookie Walker Kessler has emerged and made it impossible for the franchise to keep the rookie off the floor. That means Vanderbilt becomes a bit redundant for Utah. And his talent, his age, and his team friendly contract have made him popular on the trade market. The Jazz have multiple offers for him. The only question at this point is whether they feel comfortable or not with accepting one of them.
> Conley is another interesting case for the Jazz, because he may ultimately be more valuable to Utah than what the Jazz could get from trading him. At least one Western Conference team offered a significant expiring contract for Conley earlier in the season, sources say. But the Jazz weren’t interested. Conley has been a rock to lean on for a young locker room. He’s happy in Utah, and the Jazz are happy with him. According to sources, if he is moved, he would like to be moved to a contending team. If not, he wants to stay with the Jazz, as he and his family are happy and established in the community, and Conley is happy with his current basketball situation.
> Teams have asked the Jazz on the availability of All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen, Kessler and Agbaji. They have been told those three are not available in trade talks.
argonplatypus
Let’s just toss Rudy Gay into whatever deal comes with that.
d_realist
Shut up with the rumor and do it, fans need to see some walk the walk. All talk non stop.
FERFreak731
First round picks please
Sl1dewayzzz
‘At least one Western Conference team offered a significant expiring contract for Conley earlier in the season’
Tell me Westbrook without telling me it Westbrook
treysLance
I’m willing to bet that Vando and Beasley are traded, followed by Olynyk. After that I think Conley stays and some other small contracts might get added to deals as filler.
Fir3yfly
I think Vanderbilt is a prime suspect to fetch a much bigger return than a player of his ability is actually worth.
RegularHumanoid
I wish they didn’t trade Vando. I like him.
DongBLAST
Why tho? He’s been really good every time I’ve sailed in.
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This is the gist of the article if you don’t want to read all of it.
> Multiple league sources who were granted anonymity so they could speak freely tell The Athletic that the Jazz have had at least one trade call with every team in the league. And with many of those teams, there have been multiple trade calls. According to these sources, the Jazz have multiple offers on the table for more than one of their veterans, with a robust market for forward Jarred Vanderbilt, shooting guard Malik Beasley and point guard Mike Conley. There has been general interest in shooting guard Jordan Clarkson, although teams are wary of his impending unrestricted free agency. Kelly Olynyk has garnered interest on the market as well.
> It’s a pertinent question. Heading into Monday night’s matchup against the Dallas Mavericks, the Jazz are 27-27 on the season. As reported repeatedly in The Athletic, the Jazz never had any intentions of tanking the season, although popular opinion thought they should. They are in the 10th spot in the Western Conference, which would qualify them for the Play-In Tournament. But they are only a few games out of the fifth spot.
> Of the players currently on the Jazz, Vanderbilt seems the most likely to be moved between now and Thursday, sources say. The Jazz value him. But, in Utah’s system, Vanderbilt is a center, and rookie Walker Kessler has emerged and made it impossible for the franchise to keep the rookie off the floor. That means Vanderbilt becomes a bit redundant for Utah. And his talent, his age, and his team friendly contract have made him popular on the trade market. The Jazz have multiple offers for him. The only question at this point is whether they feel comfortable or not with accepting one of them.
> Conley is another interesting case for the Jazz, because he may ultimately be more valuable to Utah than what the Jazz could get from trading him. At least one Western Conference team offered a significant expiring contract for Conley earlier in the season, sources say. But the Jazz weren’t interested. Conley has been a rock to lean on for a young locker room. He’s happy in Utah, and the Jazz are happy with him. According to sources, if he is moved, he would like to be moved to a contending team. If not, he wants to stay with the Jazz, as he and his family are happy and established in the community, and Conley is happy with his current basketball situation.
> Teams have asked the Jazz on the availability of All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen, Kessler and Agbaji. They have been told those three are not available in trade talks.
Let’s just toss Rudy Gay into whatever deal comes with that.
Shut up with the rumor and do it, fans need to see some walk the walk. All talk non stop.
First round picks please
‘At least one Western Conference team offered a significant expiring contract for Conley earlier in the season’
Tell me Westbrook without telling me it Westbrook
I’m willing to bet that Vando and Beasley are traded, followed by Olynyk. After that I think Conley stays and some other small contracts might get added to deals as filler.
I think Vanderbilt is a prime suspect to fetch a much bigger return than a player of his ability is actually worth.
I wish they didn’t trade Vando. I like him.
Why tho? He’s been really good every time I’ve sailed in.