Any deal that gets you off Exum's contract and doesn't lose you assets is a win. The love of him and how he earned his contract are unlike anything I have ever seen. The only thing that makes sense to me is that the FO and so many of you here refuse to see facts because of blind hope and an adherence to the sunk-cost fallacy.
I'm not saying there's nothing there with Exum, but his contract is obviously the worst on the team. That is because he just isn't very good, can't stay healthy, and also because his deal moved the Jazz out of having a max slot.
It may be wishful thinking to go into free agency hoping to sign a deserving max player, but it's no more wishful than truly believing a guy that has played ~1/3 of games, shoots ~30% from three, has never had a positive +/- for a season or positive VORP, and plays like he has a backpack on at all times is going to become even a starter, let alone a star.
Yeah, there's some reason to have hope for his potential. You sell that to teams that have the cap space, no conceivable free agent draw, and a timeline to accommodate. The Jazz aren't that team. We need real players now.