Jazz get Henderson, but he won't be around long
Thursday, February 22, 2007
The Jazz were one of three teams to actually make a trade today, but the move was mostly to move up in the second round of this year's draft.
The Sixers sent Alan Henderson and their sec
ond round pick to the Jazz for Utah's second round pick and some cash. The Deseret Morning News says the Jazz will waive Henderson, which shows the only reason the Jazz made the deal was to get another pick in the 2nd round. Given Utah's history of developing second-rounders, this should work out well for the Jazz. Throw in that the Sixers are going to be a lottery team, this should turn out to be a high 2nd-round pick and thus, a player that might help the Jazz next year.
Additionally, the Jazz might parlay the 2nd-round pick and a player like Gordan Giricek into a shooting guard that better fits the Jazz's system. We'll see how it goes ...
