The Utah Jazz have interest in pursuing Paul George this offseason, sources tell Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports. The Jazz have enough cap space and surplus draft capital to attempt to entice George to pick them by simultaneously acquiring one or two more pieces along with him and Lauri Markkanen. The Clippers similarly landed in George and Kawhi Leonard in 2019 when they traded for the former from the Oklahoma City Thunder and then signed the latter in free agency.
The Jazz attempted a similar path last week when they made a trade offer to the Brooklyn Nets for Mikal Bridges.
Utah owns multiple future first round picks from the Minnesota Timberwolves and Cleveland Cavaliers from the Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell trades.
Fischer writes that the scenario “is quite fascinating, although incredibly unlikely George makes it a reality.”
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June 30, 2024 | 2:30 pm
