Before Paul George agreed to a monster contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, the Utah Jazz tried to kick the tires on a potential trade with the Atlanta Hawks involving both Trae Young and Dejounte Murray. The logic behind this was that the Jazz wanted to add at least a star to the roster to increase their chances of getting Paul’s nod to join the team.
Via Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports:
The Jazz, as previously reported at Yahoo Sports, were looking into trading for Bridges, held conversations with Atlanta about both Dejounte Murray and Trae Young, sources said, and were working to assemble a group around Markkanen that could have possibly drawn George’s eye.
Will the Jazz revisit their rumored trade plans involving Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young?
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Of course, no trade between the Jazz and the Hawks took place, with Murray getting sent by Atlanta to the New Orleans Pelicans and George ending up with the 76ers. As for Young, he is still with the Hawks, who signed him to a $215.16 million rookie maximum contract extension back in 2021. That contract has a player option worth $48.96 million for the 2026-27 NBA season.
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The Jazz can still pick up the phone and call the Hawks to spark new discussions about a potential Trae Young trade. A Young-Lauri Marrkanen combo sounds enticing but it’s uncertain whether that’s the kind of direction the Jazz want to take now that George is off the board.
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