NBA Trade Rumors: 3 players the Utah Jazz are targeting ahead of the trade deadline
The NBA trade window will close next week ahead of the annual NBA All-Star Event in North Carolina.
The trade deadline will come into effect on Thursday at 3 pm (Eastern Time), and this leaves teams around the league with just four days to make major changes to their rosters ahead of the business end of the 18/19 NBA season.
The moves that will be made by NBA teams over the next few days have the potential to shape the remainder of the season, and trades will be especially critical to teams in the Western Conference.
The West is currently home to an intense battle between a number of teams who are bidding to secure the final few playoff spots, and the Utah Jazz are among those jostling for a postseason berth.
The Jazz have enjoyed a solid start to 2019, although there is a general belief that the team will add one or two players before the deadline, and here we will look at the players that the team is currently targeting.
#3 Aaron Gordon
Aaron Gordon is currently in his fifth year with the Orlando Magic, and during the 18/19 season, the 23-year-old is averaging 15.9 points and 7.7 rebounds per contest. Due to Gordon's impressive form, Desert News is reporting that the Jazz may consider making a move ahead of the deadline:
A player who the Jazz were rumored to like at the draft a few years ago is Aaron Gordon. The Magic have a glut of big men, so they don’t need Favors, but a point guard is a huge need. Would the Jazz give up Rubio to secure Gordon? If not, then getting a third team would be necessary.
Despite the Jazz's apparent interest in Gordon, the Magic have pinned their future prospects on the development of the young forward, and the team will be reluctant to trade Gordon away.
Nevertheless, if the Magic suddenly chooses to dump salary in the final days of the window, then the Jazz may have a longshot to acquiring Gordon.
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