Around the NBA: 2026 Postseason Edition

[TOO]

Can we work something for Ace Bailey? He doesn't seem long for Utah.

[Shabazz]

A lot of smoke about Utah taking Booker. If they do are they really going to keep JJJ, Lauri and Kessler? Can we get in on Lauri?

I suspect they’d just try and flip Kessler.

[Ring_Wanted]

I think Kessler is gone regardless. Keep in mind that last year Kessler allegedly rejected 5/140M (which was a gross overpay already). Now the Jazz have much more frontcourt talent and they can add to it with a player with ties to Utah. But yeah, if I were the Jazz and could not trade up for Dybantsa, I'd just draft Boozer and try to make the best out of Kessler RFA status via sign and trade. Under the current CBA, losing a guy for nothing beats adding a 30M+ bad contract to the books.