The Utah Jazz have been one of the teams in the NBA with the most trade rumors and actual operations in the last 2 seasons. Ever since they traded away Donovan Mitchell and Gobert, they've been in a rebuilding phase.
Markkanen, who was traded for Donovan Mitchell, finally became an All-Star, and the Jazz also wanted to trade him away to continue their rebuilding path. Recently, in the past two seasons, a number of teams have made offers to the Jazz, but the chips did not meet the Jazz's pursuits and were all rejected.
In the 2024 offseason, teams such as the Golden State Warriors and Rockets are the favorites for Markkanen. However, according to NBA insider Tim McMahon, it was recently revealed that the Utah Jazz are not planning to trade Markkanen, and they chose to renew the contract to keep each other.
"My speculation is well-founded that Markkanen will not be traded this summer and that he will be signing a new contract on August 6th. He won't sign a contract extension on Aug. 6 or until Feb. 6, and he's living with constant trade rumors. ”
"As a married father with a young family and having a great time in Utah, Laurie has made it clear that he loves being there and wants to be a part of the future there. The Jazz's Will Hardy has also made it clear that they like Laurie Markkanen. ”
Based on McMahon's comments, we have come to the conclusion that the Jazz do not intend to trade Markkanen in the 2024 offseason. Instead, Markkanen will re-sign him in August. However, prior to his contract extension, Markkanen had been the most talked-about player on the trade market.
This approach of Sir Utah is a bit of a beacon theater of princes. Relying on the top forwards that many teams want, he frantically sold them in the free agent market, but in the end he chose not to sell them.
However, there is no way to do it, the Jazz have already announced the asking price, and other teams are not willing to pay the chips that the Utah Jazz want. As the saying goes, if you can't bear the child, you can't trap the wolf.
Other teams will have to give the Jazz the trade chips they want if they want to take Markkanen and improve their competitiveness. However, Markkanen certainly doesn't want to leave the Utah Jazz, after all, he is the team boss in the Jazz.
Moreover, he is also married and has children, and he doesn't want to live that kind of wandering life, he just wants to work quietly in a team until he retires. At present, the potential next homes announced by the American media are the Lakers, Warriors, Rockets, Spurs and Thunder.
However, with a large number of draft picks and young players, in exchange for it, only the Spurs, Thunder, Rockets and Warriors are available. However, at the moment, only the Golden State Warriors have made a substantial offer, which can be rejected by the Jazz.