Jazz Veteran Is Expected To Generate A Strong Trade Market

With 21 games in the books for the Utah Jazz during this 2024-25 NBA regular season, Lauri Markkanen and company are sporting an ugly record of 4-17, with little chance of this team turning things around in order to make a push for a playoff spot in the Western Conference.

The Jazz don’t have much incentive to win games for the rest of the 2024-25 campaign, as Utah is in the running to land the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, where Cooper Flagg of Duke University is the top prize to be had, with many believing he could be the next young star on the professional level.

That said, the Jazz will be highly motivated to move some of their star players ahead of the NBA trade deadline on February 6, meaning that notable players like Walker Kessler, Jordan Clarkson, John Collins and Colin Sexton could be on the move.

According to Evan Sidery of Forbes, Sexton will get a lot of trade interest around the league in the coming months, as he’s playing at a high level on a very tradeable and attractive contract.

Collin Sexton will generate a very strong market from contending teams as a starter or score-first sixth man.

Sexton is averaging 16.9 points while shooting 42.7% on threes for the Jazz.

Sexton is on a value contract making $18.4 million this year and $19.2 million in 2025-26. pic.twitter.com/HzLgP0FnLe

— Evan Sidery (@esidery) December 5, 2024

It’ll be interesting to see if the Jazz end up becoming one of the biggest sellers in the NBA ahead of February’s trade deadline and what players on the roster may be headed elsewhere.

With so many teams in the league needing help in the frontcourt and backcourt, Utah will likely be working the phones over the next few weeks, and plenty of intriguing opportunities will be presented to them.

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