Why San Antonio does this:

San Antonio has been looking to acquire a star to help out Wemby so they can try to make a playoff run. Their team like this would at least make the play-in, which would be a big step-up for San Antonio.

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Why Utah does this:

If they’re gonna trade Lauri, they would want a big haul which would include a good young player, and ton of picks. Golden State can’t offer that many picks and they don’t wanna trade Podz. San Antonio easily outbids them and Utah starts their rebuild.

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Spurs starting lineup:

PG: Chris Paul

SG: Stephon Castle

SF: Devin Vassell

PF: Lauri Markkanen

C: Victor Wembanyama

Spurs bench:

PG: Tre Jones

SG: Malaki Branham

SF: Harrison Barnes

PF: Jeremy Sochan

C: Charles Bassey

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Jazz starting lineup:

PG: Collin Sexton

SG: Keyonte George

SF: Keldon Johnson

PF: John Collins

C: Walker Kessler

Jazz bench:

PG: Isaiah Collier

SG: Jordan Clarkson

SF: Cody Williams

PF: Taylor Hendricks

C: Zach Collins