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NBA Power Rankings: All 30 Teams’ Needs at Trade Deadline

By Maxwell Ogden

Feb 6, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Goran Dragic (1) dribbles against the Utah Jazz at US Airways Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 6, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Goran Dragic (1) dribbles against the Utah Jazz at US Airways Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 9, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; Utah Jazz center Enes Kanter (0) celebrates with forward Gordon Hayward (20) and guard Dante Exum (11) during the fourth quarter of a game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center. The Jazz defeated the Pelicans 100-96. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 9, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; Utah Jazz center Enes Kanter (0) celebrates with forward Gordon Hayward (20) and guard Dante Exum (11) during the fourth quarter of a game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center. The Jazz defeated the Pelicans 100-96. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

21. Utah Jazz

Previous: No. 20

Record: 19-34

Last Week: 0-1

Biggest Need: Lockdown Perimeter Defender

The Utah Jazz have one of the most promising young rosters in the NBA. There are players with immense potential at almost every position, thus creating legitimate championship upside.

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, the Jazz could net a significant return for big man Enes Kanter.

The question is, what should Utah be pursuing?

The Jazz have stars in the making at every frontcourt position in Rudy Gobert, Gordon Hayward and Derrick Favors. They also have an intriguing 19-year-old point guard in Dante Exum and reasonable depth along the perimeter.

What Utah lacks is a go-to scorer or a lockdown defender at the guard spots. That could be attainable in a trade centered around Kanter, who Wojnarowski reports is generating interest.

Utah doesn’t need to make a trade, but it’d be wise to pursue scorers, perimeter defenders and draft picks if Kanter is indeed available.

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