If they need to worsen the team I'd do it by gutting the depth rather than take offers for Lauri and Walker we saw last night, unless the offers yell overpay. In Wemby era you need a LOT of size. Walker to guard the rim, and scorers like Lauri that can be helpful with mobility in help defense. They both also are improving their playmaking right before our eyes unless the pre season games and the season opener are complete flukes. I'd watch first twenty games how things start to unfold and then make conclusions. If against all the odds Jazz starts super hot and go like 13-7, 14-6 or sometng, I'd just let them go for it, bc it means there's at least two of the roster playing in all star tier level. At this point of the season you won't see overpay offer, or they are unlikely. It's a pickle and Jazz can only blame themselves. They should have either hard tank in 22-23 or try get rid of the OKC debt and Jazz might either have their all NBA star already, or at least be out of this damn OKC handcuffs.
But if you trade someone, trade Lauri bc of his age. Trading both him and Walker might set back Jazz rebuild another 3-4 season. Kess will be a perennial all defensive guy with untapped offensive potential, and Lauri someone that can help the team bc he fits in almost any lineup like a sock, if there's just decent playmaking available.
