Why Jazz do it? There's been enough smoke since before the trade deadline that the Jazz were open to offers for Markkanen. It's been said that Markkanen isn't on the timeline of a rebuilding team at 27 yrs old. Kuminga is 21 and seems primed for a breakout year. On Utah, he'd have plenty of space to thrive and become one of their main building blocks for the future. I'm not even sure of the rules around CP's contract but I don't think he's a reason Utah does the trade. If he stays, great, he can be a mentor and organize the offense. If he doesn't, fine, salary off the books. Ainge gets two more 1sts to add to his draft capital.

Why the Warriors do it? Markkanen checks so many boxes for the Warriors, size and shooting primarily. He'll need to be extended and the Warriors have been vocal about getting out of the tax but Markkanen is one of the few players that would bring them close to contention again. He'd be worth going into the tax for.

Kuminga has already publicly threatened to request a trade if he didn't get playing time. He got it in the 2nd half of the season but I don't think he'll truly be given the space to thrive in the Warriors offense style. Kuminga also overlaps with Wiggins, who I know has played terribly since the championship season but the Warriors need for him to go back to his best.