Collin Sexton traded to Charlotte Hornets for Jusuf Nurkic

[JazzFever]

When you look at Nurks stats as of late, he hasn't been outside his time in Phoenix. Maybe PHX just made him suck.

missing a word or two?

 

[Elizah Huge]

Conspiracy theory time: Jazz agreed to a Sexton/Nurkic swap in exchange for the Hornets not trading down from 4 which allowed the Jazz to draft Ace Bailey.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

There were times, probably loads of them, when Sexton could've brought back something useful.

Or... not.

The Jazz have been shopping Sexton for a long time. I guess it's possible there were some lowball offers last season, but Ainge shut them down because he didn't want to take the L.

Not likely, though, since there haven't even been any rumors.

 

[Coach Ellis]

Conspiracy theory time: Jazz agreed to a Sexton/Nurkic swap in exchange for the Hornets not trading down from 4 which allowed the Jazz to draft Ace Bailey.

Nah. Jazz just actually played their cards right and made it so nobody knew exactly what they would do at 5. Too much drama otherwise.

 

[FalseFlagg K]

Nurkic ded

 

[underdog]

Sexton had to be traded, and no one outside of the Hornets wanted to take him. It is what it is. As long as our ship is moving toward the 2026 draft, which is expected to be one of the best ever, I'm OK with it.

 

[fishonjazz]

I can see where people think it’s a dumb trade. What I don’t understand, is why anybody thinks it’s a big deal. At the end of the day, this deal doesn’t matter at all.

I don't think anyone thinks it's a big deal (other than maybe Cy)

 

[fishonjazz]

If it cost a second to convince someone to take Sexton then I don't think Clarkson is moveable

Of course he is. Just have to give up a few firsts.

 

[framer]

I think the thing most people are missing is that getting Nurkic is probably a good indication that they have a plan to move Collins.

 

[RandyForRubio]

Because we’re focusing on things that are stupid. There’s no angle of prioritizing next season in this deal. There’s no angle of prioritizing the future with this deal. Oh, for all we know we could be tanking in 2031 and that could be the “late first rounder.”

Last sentence said in jest but may have a higher likelihood than we’d like.

No angle of prioritizing next season? This is all about getting the young guys more minutes. That’s a huge priority for next season!

 

[RandyForRubio]

I don't think anyone thinks it's a big deal (other than maybe Cy)

Idk. 10 or so pages in less than an hour and people racing to be the biggest downer indicates they think it’s a big deal. If people didn’t care, it would just be “meh. Not great, but whatever.”

 

[Max Porter]

I think this is part of a larger play that’s the only way this makes sense.