Why? The Jazz dont need another mystery ball. They need a legit defensive prospect who isnt a coward on offense.
Game Thread Dec 30, 2025 07:00PM MT: Boston Celtics @ Utah Jazz
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Multiple people have said this. But one is the most extreme and insufferable for sure.
No shot on either of them.
Not sure how easy it will be for them to duck the tax otherwise. But maybe it's not that big of a concern.
And at least Nurk had a great game vs Boston as a potential showcase to get them interested.
Teams in a money crunch aren’t trading their cheapest salary guys.
That’s why I was thinking Simons + draft compensation.
This would be the route they go to shave salary.
They are trading Simons....
And losing their cheapest salary guys while doing it. Established low salary players are like gold for competitive teams. Hugo and Walsh aren’t just important for this year but going forward as well.
Trading draft picks to get off of Simons is much more realistic than Hugo/Walsh. Zero chance we’re getting those two in this type of deal.
Yeah they aren't getting those two, they are getting one of those two.
I'm sure you're right they will explore ways not to, but the repeater tax is bad and they will want to avoid it and might not have a choice and getting Nurk at least improves them this season
I totally understand the Simins-Nurkic and why it benefits Boston. You’re just not going to get Walsh or Hugo as the incentive. They’d move draft picks, not Walsh or Hugo.
And if they can't get the deal for pick(s) they just take the tax hit?