The NBA world is still reeling after the events of last weekend.

The Los Angeles Lakers’ acquisition of Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks is a trade that previous Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle called a “historic event” on Monday night, and most are still trying to wrap their heads around what the move means for the rest of the league.

Meanwhile, the NBA’s trade deadline looms and there are still more deals to be done.

Leading up to Thursday’s 1 p.m. MST deadline, the Utah Jazz have already been a part of three different deals. First, they consolidated three unfavorable first-round picks for an unprotected 2031 first-rounder from the Phoenix Suns. Then, the Jazz traded Drew Eubanks and Patty Mills to the L.A. Clippers for P.J. Tucker, Mo Bamba, a future second round pick and cash.

The Jazz then played a small part in the Doncic deal, receiving Jalen Hood-Schifino from the Lakers and two future second-round picks (one via the Clippers and one from the Mavericks).

In order to make room for Hood-Schifino, the Jazz waived Bamba. They are also expected to waive Tucker. The future for Hood-Schifino with the Jazz depends on how the next couple days play out.

The Jazz are still fielding calls and there are still teams that have shown interest in players on the roster such as John Collins and Collin Sexton.

The Lakers had been sniffing around and asking about Walker Kessler, but now that they’re down to a single tradeable first-round pick (2031), there’s little chance they would be able to put together a package that would even get the Jazz listening.

The Sacramento Kings had been asking about Collins, but then on Sunday they traded De’Aaron Fox to the Spurs as part of a three-team deal with the Chicago Bulls.

Now, that doesn’t mean that the Kings are done dealing, but they traded Kevin Huerter as part of the Fox deal, and Huerter was reportedly going to be a major piece of a potential deal for Collins.

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According to league sources, interest in Collins and Sexton includes a number of teams in both the East and the West, and conversations are expected to continue up to Thursday afternoon’s deadline.

Ultimately the Jazz don’t have to make any more moves if the right offer doesn’t materialize. They’ve proven that they are completely capable of tanking with the roster as currently constructed, and they still have a full cupboard of draft assets as they move forward in their rebuild.

At this point, they’d most likely be looking for deals that will bring back expiring contracts, young prospects and still more draft capital. Don’t expect the Jazz to make any huge moves that would move the needle in terms of top-tier talent coming to Utah.

Those are the moves that will only potentially start to happen after this June’s draft.

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