Given or pick is protected threw the next 3 years giving up a higher pick in a weak draft is not the worst idea. Markannen would be a better fit and allow us to stay competitive. He is only 26 years old and fits the timeline. We trade siakim a better player to a 3rd team whixh then ships assets to Utah. Our core would be Markannen OG Barnes. Which is a good one to build around with all the players being under 26 ( 22-25-26)
Sadly Siakam expiring is only worth body and pick. A team wants to make a playoff run will basically upgrade Siakam for whoever they trade away. Basically we get a bunch of bodies or a bad contract and picks. We are getting even salary exchange but not talent.
Unless some team wants to build a franchise around him right now they would just wait for free agency.