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Lattimer said:
I only read the first few pages and the last few.

Is there any realistic chance the Jazz can get a top 2 pick with our assets? I mean, I honestly don't care who we trade to get one of those picks, we would have to do it.

Simmons or Ingram would be worth it. But I'm not convinced any team that would have those picks would give them up unless for a star.

I mean, the Cavs would not have traded Wiggins for Love unless LeBron had forced their hand. Most teams are not in that situation where they need to do something like that.
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Is there anyway? Yes, but how much of the team are you wiling to give away? This draft could be wild.

Philly is under new manegment and under pressure to start winning, they will have one or two high picks.

Boston is ready to compete now and Ainge has always been aggressive, but he won't make a trade unless he is a clear winner. He takes advantage of teams that are desperate, are the Jazz Desperate yet?

Lakers are impatient.

New Orleans is desperate to surround Davis with players before he leaves.

Sacrament is Sacramento.
 
I'd trade Gobert, Favors and Hayward to LA for their pick.

That would give LA:

Russell
FA
Hayward
Favors
Gobert

Toss in LeBron or Durrant and they are contending for a title.

It gives us a shot at getting a star, so we can have a hope of contending someday.
 
It would then give us Exum, Lyles, Hood and the #2 pick.

If Exum and the #2 pick became all stars, we would have a better core than Exum, Gobert, Favors, Hayward, which only has one potential all star in that group.
 
green said:
I'd trade Gobert, Favors and Hayward to LA for their pick.

That would give LA:

Russell
FA
Hayward
Favors
Gobert

Toss in LeBron or Durrant and they are contending for a title.

It gives us a shot at getting a star, so we can have a hope of contending someday.
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Dude,

You ok?
 
green said:
I'd trade Gobert, Favors and Hayward to LA for their pick.

That would give LA:

Russell
FA
Hayward
Favors
Gobert

Toss in LeBron or Durrant and they are contending for a title.

It gives us a shot at getting a star, so we can have a hope of contending someday.
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I agree we need a star but that's way too much to give up unless it's for a generational talent.
 
I agree that we need a star, but it isn't in this draft. I see good players, but no one really jumps out at me. To be honest this draft scares me a bit. Simmons plays against weak competition all year and is touted the next Lebron. Ingram didn't look very good in the tourney so I have to question if he has "IT". I think this year is a bigger gamble than most years. Probably why the Lakers are wanting to trade their pick. They see it as well.
 
green said:
I'd trade Gobert, Favors and Hayward to LA for their pick.

That would give LA:

Russell
FA
Hayward
Favors
Gobert

Toss in LeBron or Durrant and they are contending for a title.

It gives us a shot at getting a star, so we can have a hope of contending someday.
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WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFF did I just read?
 
I can't believe you guys don't get this simple, simple fact:

You need a star to go anywhere in the NBA.

Houston made the playoffs over us.

Gobert, Favors and Hayward did not make the playoffs.

Harden did.

Lillard did.

Hayward, Favors and Gobert aren't taking us anywhere.

If this Jazz team becomes a 55 win team, it will be because Exum is a star.

No one else in this team has the ability to get us there.

So, would I trade Gobert, Favors and Hayward for a star or the chance to draft a star?

Yup. Because without a star we are a 7-10 seed in the West.
 
Look at Portland. Would you trade Gobert for their starting C?

Would you trade Favors for their starting PF?

Would you trade Hayward for their starting SF?

Would you trade Hood for their starting SG?

So, out of their starting five, we are better than they are at 4 out of the 5 positions.

Yet, they were a 5 seed and we missed the playoffs.

Without a star, you aren't going anywhere.

And don't mention Detroit. They had multiple top 5 picks. Detroit was an insanely talented team.
 
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