The Phoenix Suns are trading their 2031 unprotected first to the Utah Jazz for three first-round picks, sources tell ESPN. The Suns are acquiring the least favorable firsts in 2025 of Cleveland/Minnesota, 2027 of Cleveland/Minnesota/Utah and 2029 of Cleveland/Minnesota/Utah.

  • VodkaSolution M
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    13 hours ago

    How can they swap 3 firsts for 1, 6 years from now, albeit potentially different on the final board? It seems like half a deal to me… And Utah is definitely not believing in anything it has, I hope Markkannen at least will find his way out of there

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      6 hours ago

      Pretty much 95% of the Finnish basketball fans want Markkanen out of Utah. It’s nightmare to watch Jazz games in this rebuild mode.

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    15 hours ago

    Looks like they wanted some flexibility with picks and the Jazz probably figure the 2031 pick is going to be a high pick.

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        2 minutes ago

        100%, I’m guessing either the Heat or some other team wanted picks a little sooner than 2031 even if they’re lower.