Jazz, Rockets May Make Lawson Deal

The Utah Jazz are in advanced discussions with the Houston Rockets to acquire point guard Ty Lawson before Thursday's 3 p.m. trade deadline, according to league sources.

Sources told ESPN.com that the Jazz, known to be in the market for a veteran point guard, were giving strong consideration Wednesday night to going ahead with a deal for Lawson in exchange for a package that would be headlined by former Utah lottery pick Trey Burke.

At least one Jazz player would have to be added to the deal to make the salaries work, but sources said Utah is seriously weighing a gamble on Lawson as part of a long-running search to bring in a veteran point guard for the stretch run.

"There are rumors every day," Lawson said Wednesday when asked about the proposed swap. "You can't really feed too much into it, and we'll see what happens."

Although trading for Lawson would be seen as a gamble for Utah, given his struggles throughout his first season in Houston, the gamble would be mitigated by the fact Lawson made the $13.2 million he's owed next season fully unguaranteed as a condition to secure his trade to the Rockets last summer.

As such, Utah could essentially test Lawson out for the rest of the season and let him go without any financial impact going forward if it doesn't work out.

Sources say that the Jazz have looked at potential deals for other veteran point guards besides Lawson as Thursday's deadline nears and have committed themselves to trading Burke to acquire one this week.

Thursday, February 18 Schedule (All Times Central)

Utah at Washington, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.