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Offer Middleton the Max and then Trade Burks, 12th pick and GSW '17 pick for top 6 pick.

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Middleton is really good. Don't care what people say. Somehow everyone on here that watches him play thinks he's a piece of **** who doesn't deserve to live. Haha. I don't get it. Plays his role, makes shots, plays good D. He'd fit in nice here.

Additionally, we need a top 6 pick for a greater chance at star power. Winslow... Johnson maybe.

Discuss.
 
Middleton is nice, but he's not a max player.

Which doesn't mean he won't get a max.

Burks is going to fit, and be great for us. Burks makes the catch and shoot 3 at a nice clip, and his on ball defense is pretty good. Burks will help us win a title one day with his ability to draw fouls at will. Burks and 12 fo Russell? I'd probably do that, though.
 
Grass is greener syndrome. Fortunately DL and QS aren't infected.
Judging from what they said about evaluating what qualities they need and what they don't need, I'd say the only major change - if it presents itself - is making a move to get rid of Trey. Burke is a ballstopper and a chucker. He keeps talking about moving to backup being good in the sense that it gives him more offensive opportunities. Not sure that's really the message Quin intended to give him. Whoever is put back there with him (Burks or Hood) will be shut out from the offense, just as Burke was ignoring Hayward when he was a starter. Can't have the LEAST efficient shooter taking the most shots.

Before Hood came back and showed off his shooting, I was in favor of going after someone like Matthews, DMC or even Middleton. Now, I just don't see it. Hood has the smoothest shot we've seen since Korver. He needs to get 25-30 mins. Hayward. of course, will get 33-35. And that leaves Burks, who, pre-injury, was showing a much-improved 3PT shot. But so many are wanting to just toss him aside, giving him basically garbage minutes. I say give most of the 96 wing minutes to those three, working in Jingles and Millsap as needed.
 
Grass is greener syndrome. Fortunately DL and QS aren't infected.
Judging from what they said about evaluating what qualities they need and what they don't need, I'd say the only major change - if it presents itself - is making a move to get rid of Trey. Burke is a ballstopper and a chucker. He keeps talking about moving to backup being good in the sense that it gives him more offensive opportunities. Not sure that's really the message Quin intended to give him. Whoever is put back there with him (Burks or Hood) will be shut out from the offense, just as Burke was ignoring Hayward when he was a starter. Can't have the LEAST efficient shooter taking the most shots.

Before Hood came back and showed off his shooting, I was in favor of going after someone like Matthews, DMC or even Middleton. Now, I just don't see it. Hood has the smoothest shot we've seen since Korver. He needs to get 25-30 mins. Hayward. of course, will get 33-35. And that leaves Burks, who, pre-injury, was showing a much-improved 3PT shot. But so many are wanting to just toss him aside, giving him basically garbage minutes. I say give most of the 96 wing minutes to those three, working in Jingles and Millsap as needed.

Moving two million dollar players definitely is mission zero.
 
Middleton is nice, but he's not a max player.

Yeah, there isn't much more he will give us than we can't squeeze out of Hood. His defense is better, but Hood will have a superior offensive game which is more critical for us. We've got Hood for a few years yet at the rookie contract and a lower level rookie contract. Also, obtaining Middleton at a max means we have to drop Booker, so no thanks. . .
 
Yeah he is.

Not to us, sorry. Waste of money.

I mean given that we have Burks and Hood, I don't feel Middleton is enough of an upgrade to warrant another max contract, specially with Gobert's coming up a year later. He might be worth the max to another team. But I don't think he's worth it to the Jazz.
 
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