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Jazz select Udoka Azubuike with pick 27 & trade Tony Bradley + pick 38 to the Pistons

This is a serious question. I noticed in the transactions page that an Australian team signed Jock Landale former St Mary's center to a one year deal. Why didn't the Jazz trade their first round pick for a future first round pick and not worry about buying the 2nd round pick that resulted in drafting Elijah Hughes. It seems to me DL went car shopping and paid 75% over sticker price. Maybe our first round pick becomes the 2nd coming of Akeem but Landale could have been procured for nothing. He averaged 11 points and 4 boards per game in Europe last season. Or the front office could have brought back Willie Reed and George King for the same price. I'm mystified why the front office chose the path they did.
 
This is a serious question. I noticed in the transactions page that an Australian team signed Jock Landale former St Mary's center to a one year deal. Why didn't the Jazz trade their first round pick for a future first round pick and not worry about buying the 2nd round pick that resulted in drafting Elijah Hughes. It seems to me DL went car shopping and paid 75% over sticker price. Maybe our first round pick becomes the 2nd coming of Akeem but Landale could have been procured for nothing. He averaged 11 points and 4 boards per game in Europe last season. Or the front office could have brought back Willie Reed and George King for the same price. I'm mystified why the front office chose the path they did.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say....because the Jazz like the upside of Azubuike?
 
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