Jazz Insider Floats Idea of Fixing Point Guard Woes via Trade
The Utah Jazz have a problem on their hands. Currently, the roster is composed of six guards who are more than capable of making the rotation of an NBA roster.
However, the players' skill sets are similar, and upon further review, Utah's roster lacks balance offensively, which could create some chemistry issues to start the season.
Collin Sexton is currently at the top of the point guard depth chart but has underwhelmed this preseason. Salt Lake Tribune Jazz beat writer Andy Larsen addressed the problem when he joined ESPN’s 700 The Bill Riley Show.
“The Jazz had hoped that he would be the starting point guard, and he has disappointed so hugely,” Larsen said, referring to Collin Sexton’s start to the preseason. “It’s two preseason games, and you don’t want to read too much into it, but these are the same flaws that Collin has had throughout his career where he’s not a natural point guard.”
The point guard position appears to be Utah’s Achilles' heel as we inch closer to the season opener on October 25. If the rumors were true about Utah making a play on Jrue Holiday services when he became available via trade, the Jazz front office would be aware of the problem.
That said, it may not be long before the Jazz attempt to fix the problem via trade. Larsen floated the idea in his conversation with Riley.
“Frankly, I think the other way this plays out is where the Jazz trade for an adult-in-the-room point guard, and certainly they tried to with the Jrue Holliday situation and could look at Malcolm Brogdon or some of the other options on the market," Larsen said.
Brogdon still has two years left on his contract, in which he’s owed $45 million over that time. That’s a lot of money for a player who will be 31 this season and has had injury problems for most of his career.
The other long-term solution would be for Utah to hand the job over to rookie Keyonte George and deal with the growing pains of a 19-year-old leading the team.
George has shown flashes of being an elite facilitator in his first two games, but Utah may want to ease the No. 13 overall pick into being the full-time point guard of the future. Either way, if Utah is looking to make a playoff push, getting closure on the dilemma should come sooner rather than later.
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