Are Marquee Free Agents a Possibility?

[margodydek]

Can someone who understands our cap situation (cap holds), weigh in on the possibility of us resigning Hayward and going after a marquee free agent (e.g. Griffin, Lowry, Millsap)? This would obviously mean that Hill is signing somewhere else, but for the sake of argument, let's hypothetically say that Blake really wants to come here. Could we realistically make that work while retaining Hayward (as I assume if any big FA were to consider coming here they'd want Hayward on board)?

 

[colton]

Can someone who understands our cap situation (cap holds), weigh in on the possibility of us resigning Hayward and going after a marquee free agent (e.g. Griffin, Lowry, Millsap)? This would obviously mean that Hill is signing somewhere else, but for the sake of argument, let's hypothetically say that Blake really wants to come here. Could we realistically make that work while retaining Hayward (as I assume if any big FA were to consider coming here they'd want Hayward on board)?

I'm probably going to get this wrong but if I recall correctly the Jazz can fairly easily clear up around $16-17 million in cap space by waiving Boris Diaw and maybe relinquishing rights to a couple of other players. So they could fairly painlessly sign a free agent who's willing to come for that amount of money. Anything beyond that would require the Jazz to clear additional space by trading away contracts such as Burks, Favors, Johnson, and/or Exum, while taking less salary in return.

 

[♪alt13]

I'm probably going to get this wrong but if I recall correctly the Jazz can fairly easily clear up around $16-17 million in cap space by waiving Boris Diaw and maybe relinquishing rights to a couple of other players. So they could fairly painlessly sign a free agent who's willing to come for that amount of money. Anything beyond that would require the Jazz to clear additional space by trading away contracts such as Burks, Favors, Johnson, and/or Exum, while taking less salary in return.

Hayward's/Hill's/Ingles' cap holds eat up that money.

 

[Park Bites]

I'm probably going to get this wrong but if I recall correctly the Jazz can fairly easily clear up around $16-17 million in cap space by waiving Boris Diaw and maybe relinquishing rights to a couple of other players. So they could fairly painlessly sign a free agent who's willing to come for that amount of money. Anything beyond that would require the Jazz to clear additional space by trading away contracts such as Burks, Favors, Johnson, and/or Exum, while taking less salary in return.

This is correct but they already have space available so that 16-17 million would be addition cap space. They could clear enough to offer some one a max like griffin. Could you imagine a front line of Gobert, Griffin and Hayward?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Marquee FA's who are willing to take the MLE, sure. Teodosic could be considered a marquee FA I guess, a lot of teams want him.

 

[Gobzilla]

If they go over the cap, they can sign anyone they want. Who says they can't go over the cap? Besides management of course

 

[gregbroncs]

If they go over the cap, they can sign anyone they want. Who says they can't go over the cap? Besides management of course

The rules of the NBA prevent this.

 

[David Stern]

Pretty sure that the only way we can get a marquee player at this point is via trade. Our cap situation is too tight to sign one.

 

[colton]

If they go over the cap, they can sign anyone they want.

What???

 

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

If Hayward leaves, we are below the cap floor. Sure we could add a marquee player. It depends on who wants to come though.

 

[stitches]

No! They might be if we had capspace, but we don't have space. And if we did(if Hayward and Hill leave) then we don't have the roster to pull marquee FAs.

 

[margodydek]

No! They might be if we had capspace, but we don't have space. And if we did(if Hayward and Hill leave) then we don't have the roster to pull marquee FAs.

Again, I'm not a capologist, but I'm just wondering if we can do something like what SA did with Gasol last summer, where Gasol made it known to SA that he wanted to go there, SA then moved Diaw to create space and "wallah"! I just wonder if there's a big FA out there like Lowry or Griffin or Millsap that look at Utah and say, "if Hayward stays, Utah has a great core and I'd like to be a part of what they're doing over there", and agents talk to agents and let Lindsey know. I have to think we can make moves to acquiesce a marquee FA, but maybe I'm dead wrong...