With the NBA trade deadline set for next Thursday, the Utah Jazz have already made two trades, including one on Saturday that sent out two players to the Los Angeles Clippers. The nuts and bolts are as follows: Drew Eubanks and Patty Mills to the Clippers;

A handful of the best 500 basketball players on planet Earth are valued more for the contracts they sign their name to than for their on-court talents.The Utah Jazz’s first trade on Saturday was a perfect example of that.

The Los Angeles Clippers have traded PJ Tucker, Mo Bamba, a future second-round pick and cash to the Utah Jazz in exchange for Drew Eubanks and Patty Mills. The deal, announced Saturday, is basically a salary dump for the Clippers,