Utah Jazz to acquire Indiana Pacers PG George Hill for the No. 12 pick in this year's draft in three-team trade: General manager Dennis Lindsey wasn’t kidding when he said he was considering multiple options with the Utah Jazz’s lottery pick, including trading up, down or out of Thursday’s NBA Draft. Forget daydreaming about acquiring the likes of Jakob Poeltl, Henry Ellenson, Skal Labissiere, Wade Baldwin, Domantas Sabonis or Timothe Luwawu with the No. 12 selection. -- Deseret News

Jazz move up playoff timeline with Hill addition: He’s not the distant future. He’s ready now, no assembly required. Barring injuries, the addition of Hill should put the Jazz in the playoffs. This will quiet criticism of Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey, whose compilation of draft picks was starting to look like German banknotes during the 1920s hyperinflation. How many future picks is enough? How many up-and-comers can a team absorb? Time to call in some grownups. -- Deseret News

Utah Jazz speed up long process by acquiring veteran George Hill: At last, a step is skipped. That's a refreshing development around here. By trading the No. 12 pick in Thursday's NBA draft for veteran guard George Hill, the Jazz are deviating just enough from their gradual rebuilding plan to make the 2016-17 season even more interesting. The arrival of Hill himself from Indiana is not as significant on the court as what the deal symbolizes: The Jazz are ready to start keeping score. -- The Salt Lake Tribune

Trading Gordon Hayward is not the answer for Utah Jazz: If the Jazz trade swingman Gordon Hayward in advance of Thursday's NBA draft, team administrators will be showing foresight. That's important. They also will be ignoring recent history. That's just wrong. Amid the elements of hope for the future the Jazz may generate this summer, nobody should forget that they've gone four seasons without appearing in the playoffs. Five years? Unthinkable. -- The Salt Lake Tribune

Utah Jazz acquire Pacers guard George Hill in three-team trade: Bill Neff, George Hill's agent, was candid about his client's love for the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday afternoon. He was drafted by the Spurs. And even if he was traded to the Indiana Pacers from San Antonio, his intent a few years ago was to go back in free agency. He would've if the Spurs had more salary cap space. -- The Salt Lake Tribune

2016 class light on stars, heavy on rotational contributors: Thursday's NBA draft isn't as deep in the first five picks as 2014 — selections that yielded Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, Joel Embiid and Dante Exum. And despite the immense talent possessed by Ben Simmons (this year's projected top dog), this draft will be hard-pressed to produce a generational prospect on the level of Karl-Anthony Towns, the first pick of 2015. -- The Salt Lake Tribune