In his post-season press conference, Utah Jazz CEO Danny Ainge didn’t mince words.
Making the claim that Utah will be “Big Game Hunting” this offseason was a bold statement.
Although adding just one player won’t make them a title contender, it was a shot in the arm to a fan base that has had the rug pulled out from under them at the trade deadline for consecutive years.
However, is it realistic to think that Utah can land an All-Star caliber player via trade or free agency this summer?
If you ask NBA Senior Writer Howard Beck of The Ringer, it might not be as simple as it seems on the surface.
Beck shared his thoughts on what the market may look like if a game-changer does become available when he joined The Drive with Spence Checketts on ESPN 700.
There’s going to be a stampede, and that could be led by the [Brooklyn] Nets, who have a stockpile of picks, mostly from the [Phoenix] Suns,” Beck said.
“The [New York] Knicks who have all of their own picks and I think still an extra one or two laying around.
The [Oklahoma City] Thunder have the biggest stockpile picks in the history of sports, and even if they’re the top seed in the West, they could combine picks and players to go get somebody.
There’s going to be a lot of competition for whoever becomes available.”
