Nikola Mirotic
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Sure. My plan hinges on getting other free agents. But, the history isn't there on even retaining free agents. We couldn't keep the premier white republican in Utah for Christ's sake.
The other question becomes how much you pay to keep Mirotic?
I'm on the fence. All I know is a 1st round pick is a firm no for Mirotic. Out of the question.
Do I have to mention that this chemistry never occurred in a real game, and that Exum is easy as hell to scout?
green
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I wouldn’t do a first either.
Utah is at a serious crossroads. They have two franchise players and had one just walk away. Deron and Boozer didn’t want to be here.
We don’t have the ability to retain anyone.
I think the Jazz need to win and win fast. Build around Mitchell, gain momentum and pray for another miracle (after Mitchell and Gobert).
If we lose Mitchell...then pack it up.
Agreed, also he is still the only pg we have had that did a good job of feeding Gobert. That is pretty important to our offense.
He also was a decent shooter the second half of last year from three and a good one in preseason.
Quin's Murderface
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Mirotic isn't good enough and not on a good enough deal to trade anything truly valuable for him imo. He's on a two year deal, is having an outlier 17 game stretch, and has had locker room issues (not a huge deal, but another small red flag). I'd love to pick him up and give him a try if we are unloading some contracts to help Chicago clear space. I would hate it if we traded away a young lottery player with 8 years of team control for him. He's good but not that good.
You're not a good shooter unless you're facing an NBA defense and sustaining success. Exum has done neither (he's often been guarded VERY soft on the perimeter, pre-season D=/= NBA D).
Exum COULD be good, but he HASN'T been.
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He was pretty good the second half of last season when he started getting healthy and his new shot form finally got consistent.
He was pretty good the second half of last season when he started getting healthy and his new shot form finally got consistent.
Quin's Murderface
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Meh. I think it was pretty clear that he was much better. I agree that you can be a little skeptical but the difference was pretty large and not just in his shooting. He was finding open teammates, using his speed and vision to make a lot of plays, and did seem to have cleaned up his shooting mechanics. We can argue all day over if he will or won't but the signs were there. Tony Jones, for one thought he was primed for a big year and had improved massively and that's watching these guys daily in his case. So I think optimism is not unwarranted. If he can stay healthy he has a ton of ability.
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Bradley and Favs (or whatever expiring they want... except Thabo) and our #42 is what I'd offer.
I only want this move if it's a bargain... I'm not that high on Bradley. I'd much rather see us sell off Hood, Thabo, Favs, JJ and get draft assets or young guys to develop that help us lose more. We get one of Doncic, Young, Porter to pair with Rudy and DM and we are gold... add in the other assets we could get doing that and I'd rather go that route.
It's a one year tank job and it would help set us up for the next 7-8 years.
I only want this move if it's a bargain... I'm not that high on Bradley. I'd much rather see us sell off Hood, Thabo, Favs, JJ and get draft assets or young guys to develop that help us lose more. We get one of Doncic, Young, Porter to pair with Rudy and DM and we are gold... add in the other assets we could get doing that and I'd rather go that route.
It's a one year tank job and it would help set us up for the next 7-8 years.
