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Dark horse suitor for Dame (a thought experiment)

The Jazz want to contend, need a PG, and employ Danny Ainge as their general manager. If Dame requests a trade (and I hope he doesn't!), the Jazz offer would likely include Taylor Hendricks -- the best prospect likely to be available for Dame, and a great fit with Scoot/Shaedon -- and multiple first round picks. The Jazz have a lot of them:

2024 - 1-10 Own; 11-30 to OKC

2025 - 1-10 Own; 11-30 to OKC if not already settled; CLE; MIN

2026 - Most favorable of UTH 1-8, MIN and CLE; less favorable of UTH 1-8 and MIN to MIN; less favorable of (i) CLE and (ii) more favorable of UTH 1-8 and MIN to CLE; UTH 9-30 to OKC if not already settled; or Most favorable of UTH, MIN and CLE; less favorable of UTH and MIN to MIN; less favorable of (i) CLE and (ii) more favorable of UTH and MIN to CLE if UTH has conveyed 1st round pick to OKC by 2025 (via UTH swap for MIN; via UTH swap of UTH or MIN for CLE)

2027 - Own; CLE; LAL 5-30; MIN

2028 - Own or swap for CLE

2029 - Own; CLE; MIN 6-30

相关的问题包括是否wan爵士ts to play in Utah, whether he thinks he could contend there, and whether the org would trade Dame to a division rival if Utah made what could be the best offer by a significant margin. There's no way to know how these questions will be answered by the respective parties, but if I were a betting man, Utah would be my dark horse.