I really hesitated to post this thought due to the fact I’m definitely gonna get flamed. Then I remembered that I don’t give a ****. So I’ll go ahead and ask the question without even knowing the answer myself: In the wake of losing the Victor sweepstakes, would trading for Ja Morant be a feasible, smart thing to do? Obviously, everybody’s answer is gonna initially be “NO”, but when you really consider all of the factors, it seems like it could be a creative way for the Jazz to secure a franchise cornerstone without the benefit of a top 3 draft pick or a superstar free agent choosing Utah. Come with me down the rabbit hole:
- We’ll get to the boneheaded stuff in a minute. When looking at Ja Morant’s ability as a basketball player, the dude is damn near transcendent. In a normal situation, the Jazz wouldn’t even be able to have the conversation about acquiring Ja. I think there’s even the possibility that Utah is able to throw out a bevy of draft picks that allows Ja the chance to play alongside Laurie and Kessler. The thought of that is just downright nasty.
- Ja is definitely falling further and further down the career abyss, but is he already a lost cause? Personally, I don’t think he’s too far gone to save but it’s going to take the right team with the right locker room and the right coach along with a metric **** ton of personal therapy.
- Memphis is in a pickle and could very well be looking for somebody to throw them a life preserver. When you include the fact that Morant’s latest transgression is most likely gonna cost him a very hefty suspension, Memphis would have to take pennies on the dollar in any Morant move at this point.
- Utah could very well serve as the kind of community that helps him salvage his career. I just don’t see Morant being able to make wholesale changes while playing in the bigger cities across the league.
- Utah certainly has the ammo, Memphis probably has motivation to move on while still being able to salvage the situation by acquiring some unprotected #1’s, and SLC serves as the PERFECT backdrop for the “How I saved my career before I lost everything” documentary on Ja.
I get that it’s a little more complicated than this, but I feel very strongly about the fact that to succeed in this rebuild and become a legit annual finals contender, the Jazz are gonna have to pull off 1 or 2 moves outta left field that catches all of us unaware.
I’d love to see them at least kick the tires on this one.
- We’ll get to the boneheaded stuff in a minute. When looking at Ja Morant’s ability as a basketball player, the dude is damn near transcendent. In a normal situation, the Jazz wouldn’t even be able to have the conversation about acquiring Ja. I think there’s even the possibility that Utah is able to throw out a bevy of draft picks that allows Ja the chance to play alongside Laurie and Kessler. The thought of that is just downright nasty.
- Ja is definitely falling further and further down the career abyss, but is he already a lost cause? Personally, I don’t think he’s too far gone to save but it’s going to take the right team with the right locker room and the right coach along with a metric **** ton of personal therapy.
- Memphis is in a pickle and could very well be looking for somebody to throw them a life preserver. When you include the fact that Morant’s latest transgression is most likely gonna cost him a very hefty suspension, Memphis would have to take pennies on the dollar in any Morant move at this point.
- Utah could very well serve as the kind of community that helps him salvage his career. I just don’t see Morant being able to make wholesale changes while playing in the bigger cities across the league.
- Utah certainly has the ammo, Memphis probably has motivation to move on while still being able to salvage the situation by acquiring some unprotected #1’s, and SLC serves as the PERFECT backdrop for the “How I saved my career before I lost everything” documentary on Ja.
I get that it’s a little more complicated than this, but I feel very strongly about the fact that to succeed in this rebuild and become a legit annual finals contender, the Jazz are gonna have to pull off 1 or 2 moves outta left field that catches all of us unaware.
I’d love to see them at least kick the tires on this one.
