According to Shams Charania, the Utah Jazz signed Josh Okogie to a 2-year $12M deal.

Okogie shot 38.5% from three last season in Houston, as Charania mentions, and fills a need for the Jazz, who are looking for defensive help on the perimeter.

It’s a clear sign that Utah is in the business now of building its roster to compete next season for a playoff spot. After the Walker Kessler trade, the starting lineup will likely be Keyonte George, Darryn Peterson, Lauri Markkanen, Jaren Jackson Jr., and Jusuf Nurkic. But Utah needs depth and defense. With Okogie on the roster, the team gains a veteran presence and a defense-first player who can also shoot. It’s likely to be a trend for Utah going forward that they bring on players with size who defend but are also capable shooters and scorers on offense. At this point, Utah is not in the business of taking on project players but is looking to fill needs on its roster. Okogie does just that.

At this point, the most likely potential signings, or trade, could be more center depth after the Kessler trade, and possibly another ball-handling guard. It’s not clear if Utah is done with the roster but this signing will add nice depth.

The Utah Jazz are in the market to add a new center to their roster following their decision to ship out Walker Kessler to the Los Angeles Lakers.

They’ve already made a few moves to bolster their five spot in the first few days of free agency. Utah signed former Lakers big man Jaxson Hayes to a two-year deal, and re-signed a veteran of their own in Jusuf Nurkic that gives them at least some depth to lean on. But their work still might not be done trying to replace their defensive anchor in the middle.

Perhaps they could bring in another name off of free agency––or just maybe, they could look towards the trade market to address their hole at center, where there also might be a few intriguing veterans to target and fill their biggest need at the moment.

With that in mind, let’s look into three potential trade scenarios that the Jazz could consider to do just that:

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BEAVER, Utah — While firefighters have been hard at work fighting what’s been called the state’s “most destructive fire in history”, what will be left after the final embers have been put out?

For Tucker High Adventure Tours co-owner Lane Tucker, it’s been a quiet day to catch up on some repairs.

Along with his father and brother, they offer backcountry skiing, rock climbing, backpacking trips and more.

Or they normally would before things came to a sudden halt after losing five of the nine condos they own to the Cottonwood Fire.

Several trip offerings have been cancelled as well, along with the popular local races like the “Crusher in the Tushar”. He estimates they’ll lose between $ 30,000 and $ 50,000 in revenue.

Despite the overwhelming uncertainty, Tucker is hopeful they can breathe new life into exploring these mountains once again.

“Some of those really thick tree stands and stuff…if the soil holds and if the snow comes in and holds well – there’s going to be some really sweet skiing,” he said. “If we just forget about it and it’s, ‘oh, that place got burned. It’s not going to be anything,’ – you’re going to be missing out.”

Businesses he’s worked with throughout the years have also been feeling the impact, Eagle Point in particular.