The trade in Georges Niang was a movement that should make the Utah -Jazz happy, but the only problem is that they now have too many players in the Roster at 16 hours. Although many will point to the obvious movement of the abandonment of Kevin Love, the Jazz can enter the season with 14 players, who can make their way for another player to get the ax: KJ Martin.
Martin has a considerably team -friendly deal. Although he owes only $ 8 million for the 2025-26 season, his contract is also completely non-godaded and his guarantee date is only in January. The sad part is that Martin is a pretty solid player with what he brings to the table.
He is a bordered big man who tried hard, plays solid defense and is a lob threat that the jazz has received for virtually nothing. That is a pretty good skills for someone whose contract is only $ 8 million. There is so much attraction in Martin that it is possible that Utah doesn’t even have to cut him because there should be a trade market for players like him.
It is not as if Utah has to save money, but it feels like, although the team of love is a matter of when, not if, it doesn’t feel like Martin has much of a place in the team.
Martin probably didn’t get time
Although Martin has a number of good qualities in his game, it is difficult to foresee that he will receive jazz at any time in the front section of jazz, even if the plan was him. Take a look at the foragers of Utah as it looks now.
Lauri Markkanen and Walker Kessler will be in front of their front court this next season, but immediately playing behind them are people like Ace Bailey, Kyle Filipowski and Taylor Hendricks. It is difficult to see how playing Martin will be a priority for jazz when they have young players with more potential than he does.
Plus, don’t be surprised if Will Hardy propagates a number of unorthodox line-ups, which could mean that Martin gets some time there, but it also means that Niang, Brice Sensabaugh and Kyle Anderson can have some time to play the Small-Ball Four. Because of the same thinking process, Martin could also play Small-Ball Five, but he would probably not be Hardy’s first choice.
More than whatever, it is unfair for Martin to be buried, simply because of the situation in which he finds himself. He should absolutely play, but it’s hard to see how he will do that in a team like Jazz. It not only feels like Martin’s gone, but it also feels like the best move for all sides involved.
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