Barely an hour after Utah’s social media team sent out a birthday graphic for the 28-year-old Oregon State product, the Jazz front office traded Eubanks and Patty Mills to the Los Angeles Clippers for P.J. Tucker, Mo Bamba, a future second-round pick and cash, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania and Bobby Marks.

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.