I'm still having trouble finding the logic. Sure, unprotected picks (usually) have more value than protected ones, that's obvious.
But why would any FO analyse the value of the Minny & Cavs picks based on them being in the lottery? Sure, that's possible. But right now it seems very unlikely. Whereas there's a lot of teams are bottom-10 and will probably stay as such.
If you want everyone to value a probable late first as something else and will keep them all otherwise... well, then the Jazz are not trading a single pick and soon won't have a player on the roster that's over 23.
Are you willing to bet at even odds that either the Cavs or Wolves are in the lottery in 27?
And there sure isn't anyone in the league that's available for a single Jazz's own 1st that would catapult the team to top3 in the conference. Sure, if the Jazz are paying out 4 firsts, then that's another thing.