I want to make one thing clear – I am not at all sure that the Jazz should trade Andrei Kirilenko. I think he is an incredible talent and the Jazz and Jazz fans have been lucky to have him around for the last six seasons. Watching him swat shots for another team would be a real pity. But sometimes the truth hurts and it looks like the Jazz and AK are each best served with a trade.

So, in that light, I wonder what the best possible trade scenario would be. I believe there are several great possibilities out there for the Jazz to make a real splash, but the trading partners are limited. I do not believe that the Jazz can get Garnett, or Kobe for that matter, with a combination of AK and Memo. They just don’t have the star appeal necessary to make the new teams forget their stars. I believe that at least two if not all of the following are required to generate interest in the Russian Rifle:
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Well, the season went better than many expected, I believe. While few predicted that the Jazz would advance to the Conference finals, I think that fans and experts alike were down on the Jazz after their poor finish heading into the first round against the Houston Rockets. Nevertheless, here are my season grades for each player. Feel free to leave your own feedback.
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