Utah Jazz trade Tony Bradley to the Detroit Pistons

After picking Udoka Azubuike, Utah moved quickly and traded Tony Bradley to the Detroit Pistons.

Azubuike looks like an immediate upgrade over Bradley and should fill a big hole for Utah with an immediate defensive upgrade at backup center.

Here’s the thing, I don’t even know what future considerations are but this definitely feels like a roster move to get some cash and move Tony Bradley to keep the roster to re-sign Jordan Clarkson.

The Jazz have honestly put a lot of trust in Azubuike to be an immediate impact player. If he’s not, they will have passed on some good players in the draft and will have seen a three-year project go out the door for not much. But Utah has done well with their scouting before so this all may work out very well.

I would also like to say that Tony Bradley has always been a really good member of the Jazz in terms of attitude and work ethic. It’s too bad it didn’t work out, but I’ll always root for a guy who has given everything he had to try to improve.