Unfortunately for Ainge, the Jazz may be a little too good to secure the best lottery odds. Walker Kessler is a big part of that. He's averaging 10.7 points and 11.2 rebounds per game this season, and is one of the best players on Utah. Sure, the 23-year-old would look great against a guy like Flagg, but only if the Jazz can tank effectively.

That's where the Celtics come in. Boston could use Jaden Springer's $4.0 million contract attached to draft capital to try to convince Ainge to commit further to losing and ultimately trade Walker to the Hub.

The Jazz can't control how good the picks they would get from Boston end up being. Likely, they would be late first round picks. The Jazz can control how many games they lose this season by loading up the injury report. They've already been doing this for the last few weeks and will likely continue. That can, and should, include putting Kessler on the injury report. So why would they trade Kessler for poor picks when they can assure losing by simply having him not play?