With Cooper Flagg coming into the NBA in the 2025 draft, a lot of teams will want to add the potentially generational wing to their team. Since the arrival of Danny Ainge, the Utah Jazz are making moves, and quotes, that make it appear they’ll be one of those teams. In anticipation, I’m coining the term now, Capture the Flagg.
Now, many people will say that the Jazz are way too good even to be able to draft the potential #1 overall pick. That may seem like the case based on the Jazz record, but every move the Jazz have made, and comments both public and private, have shown a long-term plan with a focus on building a roster with young talent around Lauri Markkanen.