Utah Jazz GM explains the team’s quiet trade deadline: ‘We want to make a bet on this group’
GM Justin Zanik said the front office looked at many options, including dealing future first-round picks for established veterans, but settled on the deal they did because other returns weren’t worth the cost.
(Utah Jazz) The Utah Jazz acquired Nickeil Alexander-Walker from Portland as part of a trade that sent Joe Ingles to the Blazers this week.
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