According to Marc Stein on his latest substack, the Utah Jazz were looking to sign Kristaps Porzingis before he was traded.
NBA free agency (and more trades) en route soon ... which means we gotta run the Sunday notes on a Saturday.
This Week In Basketball: https://t.co/rMw1ucHcgk— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 24, 2023From Marc Stein’s latest:
Wednesday’s Kristaps Porziu0146u0123is trade saga ultimately required the Celtics to manufacture two separate deals to acquire the former Wizard. Along the way I heard from multiple rival teams that were convinced Porziu0146u0123is, had he not landed with the Celtics, was poised to receive strong free agent interest from Utah had he elected to decline his $36 million player option for next season before Wednesday’s midnight deadline.