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[QUOTE="jncuse, post: 4517639, member: 1969"]
I'm not Otto, but from an outsider, I think there are certain players they need to move by the deadline.   They are not competing for a title this year.

The primary one to me is Jordan Clarkson, a 30 year old who has a player option, I think should be moved.  You are going to get at least a non-lotto first for him I would think.   His value may never be higher and he is not in your future core.

Beyond that they have a number of players with various options / partial guarantees they would probably take whatever they can get (if anything) - Beasley, Gay, THT, Conley.  No need to rush into trading Vanderbilt unless you get a really good value offer - he has a cheap contract next year as well.  Olynyk may also have more value as an expiring after this season.

I think the real interesting player is Lauri Markannen.   He is on a great value contract, and is playing insanely well offensively.     Typically when a player has big jump in usage (shots/36) there will be a decline in efficiency.    Yet his efficiency has increased from 57%TS before this year to 67% this year.

With a $18 million contract for the next 2 years his value may be as high as it will ever be.    If Ainge was willing to move on from Mitchell/Gobert I can see him maxxing the value of this asset as well.   But I think that might be a summer move.   But he is also no rush on this one, and we know Ainge typically works slow (last summer being an exception)

I think tanking for a top 5 pick will be tough for Utah due to their good start.
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