NBA Trades: 2 Rudy Gobert trades to reshape the Jazz

NBA Trades: 2 Rudy Gobert trades to reshape the Jazz – Charlotte Hornets

Hornets receive: Rudy Gobert, Joe Ingles

Jazz receive: Gordon Hayward, Kelly Oubre Jr., PJ Washington, Mason Plumlee, 2023 First-Round Pick

Another team that is awful on the defensive side of the floor, the Charlotte Hornets would begin to fix that with this trade by adding the center they desperately need.

Meanwhile, the Utah Jazz would once again get some solid depth to put around Donovan Mitchell as they continue to remain competitive in the West.

Adding Rudy Gobert to the Hornets would almost certainly help them on the defensive end. Putting a guy of his caliber would, in theory, be enough to transform any team into a top-15 defense in the league.

The only downside to this deal for the Hornets is that Gobert doesn’t exactly fit their timeline. So if they don’t think they can win right now, then there’s no point.

On the flip side, the Jazz would bring back a familiar face in Gordon Hayward. He would give them some versatility at the forward position as both a shooter and solid defender.

Kelly Oubre Jr. would fit well in Utah, too. He could assume a nice role of the bench as a sparkplug scorer alongside Jordan Clarkson, forming a nasty scoring punch off the bench.

Meanwhile, Mason Plumlee would be their short-term replacement at the center position, and PJ Washington would be a nice long-term big man project. Not a terrible deal if the Jazz wanted to move on from Gobert (which they almost certainly do not).