Anyone that doesn’t think the Jazz are in the Maggette sweepstakes are dead wrong. The Jazz can offer cap relief, draft picks and a shooter. Most importantly, it has been almost a year since Maggette was traded to Indiana, only to have the trade cancelled due to a failed physical. He has requested a trade, everyone knows it and from what I understand, there has not been a ton of interest. All of this means his trade value is diminished and someone will pick him up for 75 cents on the dollar.

Chris Sheridan of ESPN.com wrote today that Maggette is the most likely person in the NBA to be traded. He listed Utah among the teams in contention to get him along with the Heat, Kings and Rockets. He followed that up with this Q&A action on his online chat:

If this has any truth, the Jazz had better make it happen. I am of the opinion that the New York pick in 2010 has far more perceived value than actual worth. New York has a nice core of young players and with a couple years of development, plus the dumping of nearly $100 million in salary, I can’t imagine the Knicks as a lotery team in that season.

If that is what it takes, do it. End of conversation.