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Utah Jazz general manager Justin Zanik spoke Saturday following the NBA trade deadline, which saw the Jazz make trades with the Detroit Pistons and Toronto Raptors.
With their deals at the deadline, the Jazz determined they needed to get a look at the young players on their roster in "games that matter."
The Italian wing had just helped the Jazz close out the Thunder Tuesday (in what would be his final game in a Jazz jersey, no less) but he didn't have too much time to celebrate.
How does Markkanen get past a deadline that, once again, weakened his team? Go right back to work.
Newly acquired players Kelly Olynyk and Ochai Agbaji already had connections to the Toronto Raptors and now they're ready to call Toronto home.