Woj: Jazz finalizing contract with German center Tibor Pleiss

[Elizah Huge]

"European 7-footer Tibor Pleiss is finalizing a three-year, nearly $10 million agreement with the Utah Jazz, league sources told Yahoo Sports.

Pleiss, 25, has been one of the top centers in the Spanish ACB league and is only awaiting the completion of paperwork on the agreed-upon buyout with his Barcelona contract in order to sign with the Jazz early next week, league sources said.

Pleiss, a German, was the 31st overall pick of the 2010 NBA draft before his rights were traded three times, ultimately to the Jazz as part of the Enes Kanter trade in February. Pleiss has developed into one of Europe's better center prospects and is considered one of the best passing big men in the world. Oklahoma City Thunder officials tried to bring Pleiss to the NBA a year ago, but his buyout in the Spanish ACB League was still too prohibitive.

Pleiss will join a strong and deep Jazz frontcourt, including 7-foot-2 Rudy Gobert and power forward Derrick Favors."

https://sports.yahoo.com/news/sourc...ith-german-center-tibor-pleiss-010238401.html

 

[Siro]

That's pretty cheap.

 

[Elizah Huge]

That's pretty cheap.

The Pleiss is right.

 

[framer]

That's pretty cheap.

That is a VERRRYYY nice signing for a 4th big. That is how you do it!

 

[LjJazzman]

That's pretty cheap.

No it's not. Not for a 2nd round rookie who's in his mid 20s. Not dying it's a bad deal but no way is it cheap. It's more then Ingles and ingles proved he belongs in the league already.

 

[Elizah Huge]

No it's not. Not for a 2nd round rookie who's in his mid 20s. Not dying it's a bad deal but no way is it cheap. It's more then Ingles and ingles proved he belongs in the league already.

Not sure if serious.. A little over 3 mil a year for a BIG in this league? Omer Asik is getting 12 mil a year, Robin Lopez is getting 13.5 mil a year, Alexis ****ing Ajinca is getting 5 mil a year for crying out loud.

 

[phippsj]

No it's not. Not for a 2nd round rookie who's in his mid 20s. Not dying it's a bad deal but no way is it cheap. It's more then Ingles and ingles proved he belongs in the league already.

7 foot athletic centers with pro experience in the Spanish league will always be paid more than a wing.

 

[Sexual Favors]

No it's not. Not for a 2nd round rookie who's in his mid 20s. Not dying it's a bad deal but no way is it cheap. It's more then Ingles and ingles proved he belongs in the league already.

Ingles is two years older than Pleiss, and he's not a passing/floor spacing 7'1" center.

 

[Bodhi]

^so you havent followed free agency this summer I take it......

 

[Avery]

I don't know why anyone's worried about our budget and any of the contracts we dole out; our current situation is having $25k to spend on a vehicle and we opt for a 2013 Nissan Sentra with 30k miles.

 

[Elizah Huge]

This contract is going to look like peanuts next year.

 

[Maneesh]

No it's not. Not for a 2nd round rookie who's in his mid 20s. Not dying it's a bad deal but no way is it cheap. It's more then Ingles and ingles proved he belongs in the league already.

Lol...what's?