Utah Jazz trade draft rights of lesser known player to the Thunder

According to Brandon Rahbar, the Utah Jazz have traded the draft rights to Balsa Koprivica for cash considerations.

File this one under players that I didn’t realize the Jazz had. Koprivica was drafted in the second round by the Detroit Pistons in 2021. The Jazz acquired those rights in 2024 from the Los Angeles Clippers. Now, those rights are sent to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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The biggest question for Jazz fans is: how much are these cash considerations?

Personally, I think the reason for this is pretty clear: to offset upcoming fines for the Jazz tanking. Utah can now do what they need to end the season, and they now have a slush fund for any sort of fine that might come their way. It’s a perfect opportunity to have the tank cost them nothing.

Or maybe they’ll use it to upgrade the arena, or buy some uniforms, or maybe they’ll get some swig with it, I don’t know.