NUMBERICA

The Jazz will not have a 1st to trade until the 1st owed to Memphis conveys. That is not likely to occur until 2022, although it is protected in varying degrees through 2024. And because the Stepien Rule prevents teams from trading picks in consecutive years, they can’t even trade the pick if it does not convey except draft-night scenarios where they don’t technically trade the pick. So for the purposes of a mid-season trade, we are back to the beginning for the millionth time: the Jazz essentially don’t have a 1st to trade.