This trade would shove the Thunder into contention this year. With the emergence of Jay dub and Giddys personal issues. This trade makes sense for both sides especially since you don’t have to pay Lauri for another 2 years. Note the 3 firsts is steep but the Thunder would still have multiple first in every draft they lost a pick in.

The Jazz simply move on from Lauri because he doesn’t fit their timeline. He’s making them too good to tank and not good enough to contend. They also get Josh Giddy who is a really good young player.