"Who doesn’t love big NBA trades?" Tribune columnist Gordon Monson writes. "Jazz fans would love one right about now."

But somehow, Jordan Clarkson, who along with fellow veterans Colin Sexton and John Collins was expected to be moved by the Jazz, stayed in Utah for the remainder of what had been a challenging season for the rebuilding franchise. Clarkson marked the occasion with a cryptic tweet.

The trade deadline came and went on Thursday afternoon without the Jazz moving any of the veterans in their rotation. But they did manage to grab one last second-round pick. Because, of course, they did.