As we move closer to the NBA's February 10 trade deadline, Utah Jazz fans’ appetite for the team to make a lineup-shaking trade is reaching voracious levels.

However, Utah’s cupboard of future draft picks—the primary assets a championship-contending outfit like the Jazz typically use to pry good players from other, worse teams—is fairly empty. It’s not “moldy ketchup sandwich” bare, but the Jazz are going to need to get creative in order to bring something to the trade deadline potluck. Let’s take a look at what they have, and a little background on how they got there.

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Comps to gauge the value of Utah's far-off draft assets in trades

Mark Russell Pereira

Mark Russell Pereira (@Mark_R_Pereira) is a Denver-based attorney who only respects NBA coaches with JD degrees. Hailing from rural Western New York, the first basketball game Mark ever saw was Game 3 of the '97 Finals, upon which he thought the Utah Jazz won the entire championship (and wasn't corrected for an entire year). Mark's son Donovan may or may not be named after Donovan Mitchell. Mark is most active at Bluesky, but still posts occasionally on X as well.

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