Yesterday the Jazz traded away Tibor Pleiss and 2nd round draft picks for Kendall Marshall cap space. Kevin Pelton from ESPN gave this grade to the Utah Jazz for the trade.
The timing of this rare summer trade was motivated by Marshall's $2.05 million salary for this season becoming guaranteed Sept. 2. The Jazz waived him immediately after acquiring him, leaving this as a straight salary dump from their standpoint.
Pleiss was a rare misstep in Utah's scouting. The Jazz got his rights in the Enes Kanter deal, then signed Pleiss to a three-year, $9 million deal last summer with the first two seasons guaranteed.