HUTZPAH: Should the Utah Jazz RISK Everything to Land Giannis Antetokounmpo? TRADE Debate Heats Up

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🗓️ 29 January 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Utah Jazz face a franchise-altering decision: should they risk it all to trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo or play it safe by targeting OG Anunoby? With Giannis holding just one guaranteed year on his deal, David Locke explores the possibility of trading four first-round picks and young assets to bring the MVP to Salt Lake City—testing whether the Jazz can convince Giannis to stay long-term and shift the team’s small-market image. Would you gamble the future for a shot at superstardom, knowing LA and New York are always looming?

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0:00.0	You want Janice?
0:04.5	Would you do it?
0:06.2	Can the jazz actually get involved?
0:08.9	It's next.
0:10.0	Unlocked on jazz.
0:12.2	But um,
0:12.4	bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, pow.
0:17.4	You are locked on jazz. your daily podcast on the Utah Jazz.
0:26.2	Part of the Locked on podcast network, your team every day.
0:32.6	How are you?
0:33.4	I am David Locke, Radio Voice with Utah Jazz.
0:35.8	Jazz MBA Insider, and this is Locked on Jazz.
0:39.7	It's your daily podcast on the Utah Jazz, giving you insight, expertise, geeky numbers,
0:45.8	and hopefully making it way better to be a jazz fan each and every day.
0:50.6	Thank you so much for making Locked on Jazz your first listen.
0:55.0	Thank you for making Lockdown the number one sports podcast network. We're there now. Thank you very much. You've been a
1:00.9	major part of it. On today's show, points gained. We'll wrap up because it's a Thursday. A. Spaley
1:07.8	is clearly on the Jason Tatum plan. We'll explain where he is on that. We open with whether or not the jazz should get involved in Janus. Either do you want Janus or should the jazz just get involved in Janus on today's show. All right, let's start with it. Here's the question on Janus.
1:28.1	Janus has one year left on his deal.
1:32.2	Ryan Smith and the Jazz have been working feverishly to change their image, who they are, be a destination.
1:41.0	We're not a small market. It's an appealing place to be. We want to be here.
1:46.0	You want to be here. This is, Janus has 58 million on the books for 26, 27. He has a player
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