The truth for players at the NBA trade deadline: ‘Does it weigh on you? Of course.’
While most players claim that they just tune out the prospect of being dealt to another team, several Utah Jazz players acknowledged the havoc that the uncertainty can wreak on the psyche.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Jazz guard Joe Ingles (2) as the Utah Jazz host the New Orleans Pelicans, NBA basketball in Salt Lake City on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021.
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