The ripple effect of the Rudy Gobert trade

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It’s been four weeks since the Utah Jazz made the deal that would send Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the ramifications of that trade still reverberate across the NBA.

It was that move that signaled the Jazz’s intentions to move in an entirely different direction, likely a rebuild, giving way to the move in the Western Conference and leading to trade talks involving Donovan Mitchell. But it’s not just the Jazz that have changed or been affected by the Gobert deal.

The loot the Jazz got for Gobert (Patrick Beverley, Malik Beasley, Jarred Vanderbilt, Leandro Bolmaro, this year’s 22nd overall pick, Walker Kessler, four future first-round picks in 2023, 2025 and 2027, one of the top five protected pick in 2029 and a pick trade with Minnesota in 2026) has stalled trade discussions across the league.

The Jazz front office deserves a lot of credit for the generosity the Wolves presented to them. But because of the size of Gobert’s return, the market has settled and now the Jazz are looking for a return of similar quality for Mitchell. So the teams hoping to engage in those trade discussions have to be willing to compromise a lot.

Once again, though, this isn’t just about Jazz. It’s also been more than four weeks since Kevin Durant requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets and while that has nothing to do with the Jazz, Durant’s market value is obviously supposed to exceed Gobert’s, so he has found a team with a suitable loot of difficult assets.

These things eventually work themselves out and teams will find ways to make things work if they want one player badly enough, whether that means giving up the future to bet on a star player now, or involving multiple teams to put together a package. acceptable.

But, Mitchell and Durant are high-end players who switch teams and movement in the NBA this summer has been quiet as the rest of the league waits to find out where these top names will end up. Until those moves are made, the league is in a holding pattern.

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This Week in Jazz History

On July 30, 2020, Utah Jazz Center Rudy Goberto made two free throws with 6.9 seconds remaining to cap a 14-point, 12-rebound, three-block performance that gave the Jazz a 106-104 win over the New Orleans Pelicans in the first game of the 2019-20 restart NBA in the orlando bubble

How to pass the time in the off-season

Now that the Jazz season has come to an end, it means I have some time to catch up on the things I love but don’t have enough time for during the NBA season. Here I will suggest my last way to pass the time in the off-season and I will also take your suggestions into account.

Puzzles are not just a fun activity that I learned during the COVID-19 isolation. I have been putting puzzles together since before I can remember. My mom and I started doing puzzles together when I was a kid, and when I visit her in California, we always plan some time for us to sit around a puzzle together.

However, it’s not just about the activity. Some of my best conversations with my mom are when we’re sorting out the puzzle pieces. Sometimes we listen to an audiobook while doing puzzles, sometimes we listen to a podcast, and sometimes we put on one of our favorite movies to play in the background. I also really like doing puzzles when I’m alone. I find the sorting and resolution cathartic and relaxing.

I have all sorts of opinions about the right way to put puzzles together and how things should be ordered and which types of puzzles are better than others (I prefer random cut over ribbon cut, Springbok and Cobble Hill are my favorite brands), but really the correct form of puzzle is the one that makes you happy.

I love puzzles and I think you should try it, be it with your children, with your friends, with your siblings, with your parents or even alone. And, if you really like it, search Facebook or other social media platforms for riddle sharing groups in your area, because then the riddle can be endless.

Extra points

• Who are the top prospects in the 2023 draft not named Victor Wembanyama? (Deseret News)
• What jazz fans should know about Simone Fontecchio (the athletic)
• What would a Russell Westbrook trade to the Jazz look like? (salt lake grandstand)

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