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We could have afforded Ryan Anderson to

King Cy said:
Jazz are still "baking the cake" to an extent. We want to get to the playoffs on the backs of our main core, not a guy like Ryan Anderson. He is probably better than Lyles at the moment, but Lyles could be better than him by the end of the year (will almost certainly be healthier). So if we got him, that would get Lyles less growth and hurt the future of our team.
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Lyles can not get the attempts up enough to become a threat. His shot too slow.
 
Boris said:
Backup big, stretch the floor when Favors plays the 5.

He can play the three or the four. Shooting of Favors
Anderson
JJ
Hayward
Hill

Would be hard to defend.
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I don't disagree. But project the salaries in 2018. Tell me who you keep and who you cut. And dont claim Anderson is easily tradeable. We've seen how that's worked with Kanter and OKC. Anderson might make the Jazz better for 2 yrs. After that, players have to be traded or not re-signed to afford the last 2 yrs of his contract without paying a big tax bill.

I've been one of DL's harshest critics. I'm still not on board with trading a lottery pick for a likely 1 yr rental of Hill. But I love the acquisition of Johnson (2 yrs, didn't cost assets). And I'm very pleased he hasn't handed out any of these absurd 4 yr deals.
 
Stifle Tower said:
I don't disagree. But project the salaries in 2018. Tell me who you keep and who you cut. And dont claim Anderson is easily tradeable. We've seen how that's worked with Kanter and OKC. Anderson might make the Jazz better for 2 yrs. After that, players have to be traded or not re-signed to afford the last 2 yrs of his contract without paying a big tax bill.

I've been one of DL's harshest critics. I'm still not on board with trading a lottery pick for a likely 1 yr rental of Hill. But I love the acquisition of Johnson (2 yrs, didn't cost assets). And I'm very pleased he hasn't handed out any of these absurd 4 yr deals.
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$100,000,000 if Hayward gets $30,000,000. $120,000,000 if Anderson got signed. Still below the projected LT.
 
Boris said:
$100,000,000 if Hayward gets $30,000,000. $120,000,000 if Anderson got signed. Still below the projected LT.
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Um, no.
Gordon at $30, Favors and Gobert at $25 each? Exum and Hood at $20m each? In this market, those are EASILY what each player will get. That's $120m for just 5 players. Even if you bring it down $10m, you still have 8 more players to sign, including Lyles.
 
Stifle Tower said:
Um, no.
Gordon at $30, Favors and Gobert at $25 each? Exum and Hood at $20m each? In this market, those are EASILY what each player will get. That's $120m for just 5 players. Even if you bring it down $10m, you still have 8 more players to sign, including Lyles.
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Exum an Hood have team options. We do not need resign until 2019.
 
Except that as Cy mentioned, Lyles will probably be healthier and better by the end of the year playing a rookie contract. Lyles at least has the capability of playing defense at an NBA level as well. Lets roll gor a few months in this jalopy and see exactly what holes are remaining, THEN use some capspace.
 
The capability salary-wise to sign a a particular player =/= the ability to sign that player.

Do we still not understand this, FFS?
 
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