What should the Jazz do for a 3rd big man? And other 2013-2014 ideas.

[gregbroncs]

I think you are way too high on Pau.

[DutchJazzer]

Here's what I would do for the Jazz next year if I was the GM.

PG- Mo Will(resign 2-3yrs), Rookie PG in draft, Foye
SG- Hayward, Burks, Foye
SF-Carroll, Hayward, FA
PF- Favors, Player X, Pogo stick
C- Kanter, Favors

My question is, who should be player X? AJ, Milsap, FA (who), or Draft pick (if so who, would be around pick 22 imo).

I'm sick of watching Milsap and AJ not play defense. AJ needs to go. Milsap will go somewhere else likely. I want to see what Favors/Kanter can do when given the reigns.

simpel 3 big man playing 33 minutes per game.
and one scrub.

or let burks play those minutes at center.
he has more of a knack for rebounding than our current starting center

[Thee jazz fan]

I think you are way too high on Pau.

He may be to high on him, but you might be too low on him.

[GVC]

For the however many-th time: the Jazz have to spend 90% of the cap one way or another. Having $40 million in cap space to spare means the Jazz need to find $36 million to spend, basically.

For the many-th time, this simply is not true. Yes, the Jazz will have to spend 90% of the cap on payroll, but they don't have to spend it on cap hit, and certainly don't have to spend it on longterm contracts. Besides, with the new LT rules coming into effect next season, extra cap space may be extremely valuable at next season's trade deadline, when underperforming teams over the LT threshold will be looking to dump players to preserve cash/flexibility. If the Jazz strike out on players they want in free agency, they should fill their roster with cheap shortterm players and wait. It also helps that the 2014 draft looks really good.

[franklin]

Just go hunting in FA for another Landry, Bass, JJ Hickson, etc. I swear they are always available, a team gets them for dirt cheap, and I always say "Wow he was available? and for that cheap??"

THis.

Jazz need to trade their picks. Very few players drafted in the 20's have much impact. Either that, or go after a young Euro who won't be coming over right away. KOC/Lindsey need to go out and get a couple of young guys like they did in Boozer and Okur...players with a ton of upside who were underutilized by their respective teams.

THat.

Here's what I would do for the Jazz next year if I was the GM.

Offer Pekovic a max contract, laugh at Minnesota, hope softie can stay healthy. (13.7, 14.3, 14.9, 15.6)

[sgjazzfan]

Offer Pekovic a max contract, laugh at Minnesota, hope softie can stay healthy. (13.7, 14.3, 14.9, 15.6)

Can we afford to offer anyone a Max contract with the young guys coming up?

[Jako]

Tiago splitter.

[gregbroncs]

He may be to high on him, but you might be too low on him.

Maybe but with our young core I see no reason to take on an aging player that's best days are behind him. Our chances at a championship are in the future. Not with players like Pau.

[franklin]

Can we afford to offer anyone a Max contract with the young guys coming up?

You don't pass on young guys who look like future All Stars just because you have younger guys who might look like future All Stars in a few years. Pek could always be traded for "Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb, two first-round picks and a second-round pick.".

Pek is the real deal. He was a sure fire lottory pick if he didn't have that overseas contract. For that, he was a lock for 1st pick in the second round (because they could offer him a better deal than rookie scale two years later).

[sgjazzfan]

You don't pass on young guys who look like future All Stars just because you have younger guys who might look like future All Stars in a few years. Pek could always be traded for "Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb, two first-round picks and a second-round pick.".

Pek is the real deal. He was a sure fire lottory pick if he didn't have that overseas contract. For that, he was a lock for 1st pick in the second round (because they could offer him a better deal than rookie scale two years later).

I haven't seen him play enough to have a good opinion. If he is an all star no question you do it, but is he restricted and wouldn't Minnesota just match?

[vegas]

I am stockpiling my patience. Barring a lopsided trade where we take someone to the cleaners that is desperate to free cap space, Millsap and Al will be allowed to expire. There is also a high probability that one re-signs. If a trade is not made, my preference would be to let both walk and sign Hickson, Landry etc.

It is also obvious that it is time to part with Earl and Tinsley. Maybe keep Tinsley as the third pg, can you believe he is the same age as Kobe! The more I think about Mo, the more indifferent I am. Imo we are not missing him much right now. If we do draft a pg, I would prefer that we not rely on an unknown as our starting pg. That need imo should be filled via trade or preferably free agency.

[franklin]

I haven't seen him play enough to have a good opinion. If he is an all star no question you do it, but is he restricted and wouldn't Minnesota just match?

If they match then the Jazz FO forced them to pay top dollar.

A rotation of Pek-Kanter-Favors for no less than 4 years sounds sexy as hell and I'd be willing to take a flyer overpaying Pek to give it a try.

[UGLI baby]

Pek the Max?!

WTF

[Brown Notes]

Pek the Max?!

WTF

Kinda sounds like Pepsi Max.

[Jako]

Jazz should go after Kevin love.