General NBA Craziness and How it Applies to Utah
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MDAV28
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Atlanta is positioning themselves to make a run at everybody but also be able to take a bunch of assets for bad contracts. If my math is right they have like $57 million in cap room right now.
I guess Butler is saying he does not want to be traded and wants to try and get back to the playoffs with Chicago. Although he might just be talking about not wanting to go to Cleveland. He said he would not be committed to that team long term. Wade has also opted in, probably for money reasons but it seems unlikely they are going into tank mode this year.
checkbookdoc
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I would expect the Jazz to offer less because before they were benefiting by moving some of the cost to this year. So if the demand for Hill has gone down, the health concerns for Hill have gotten worse, and the relative cost of the previous offer has gone up, then I don't see why the Jazz would extend the same amount of money. This was a mistake by Hill.
I have no idea where you're getting that number from... They have like 60 million + committed next year.
In case it was missed they moved Dwight and #31 to Charlotte for Plumlee/Belinelli/#41
Terrible? I think it was a good deal for both teams.
LoPo
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What would the Jazz want from Atlanta? They dont seem to have any pieces that would fit for the Jazz. I am also unsure what Atlanta is going for. It sounds like they are not keeping Millsap either. Maybe going into tank mode? Clearing cap space for potential dumps like what Lakers just did so they can pick up young players and picks?
I show they are at 64 million but Dunleavy is a team option so they will dump his 5 million. That leaves them at 59 million. Hardaway has a 3 million dollar QO that I assume they will offer but I guess they could pull that and get down to 56 million.
I mean if they're going for a complete rebuild I guess Atlanta accelerated that. But Plumlee/Belinelli are borderline rotation players while Howard is still an average starting center. Saves them about 5 million this year, 12 next year, and then costs 12 million in the last year of Plumlee's deal. And they paid 10 spots in the draft for that.
I guess he is still on the trade block but not something the Jazz can offer. I think Butler is most likely to go to the Celtics.
Paul George is certainly still attainable for the Jazz
Jazz4ever
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DL is not bidding against himself.
I only see one possible trade for the Jazz to get a All-star Caliber player in a trade and that is Paul George. It is risky but its not that big of assets that we would give up and those assets would not set us back much if at all if he leaves. The risk is pretty low and the reward is super high. This is a no brainer. We are not getting Lillard, Butler, Love or Porz. We dont have what those teams want.
Gross, that thought makes me want to throw up.
To be fair, Phil appears to be an idiot as GM, so I'd at least look into that Porzingis one, lol. But yeah, if we can land George for late firsts we should do it.