Nikola Mirotic

[Former Member]

I would do next year's pick without protection. I would pull all of my players in individually and tell them that I did that because I believe in them. When Morotic came in I would tell him I did it because I believed in him. I believed in my team and I knew they wouldn't let me down.

Nope. We are not the Brooklyn Nets. What if we don't make the playoffs and win the lottery? Franchise changer. I would offer a Lottery protected 1st for Niko (eventually becoming two 2nd round picks if we miss the playoffs this year and next).

I don't think any franchise will give out unprotected picks anymore. They saw what happened to the Nets. Heck, LA couldn't get an unprotected pick from Detroit for Blake Griffin.

 

[NUMBERICA]

I would do next year's pick without protection. I would pull all of my players in individually and tell them that I did that because I believe in them. When Morotic came in I would tell him I did it because I believed in him. I believed in my team and I knew they wouldn't let me down.

lol. K.

 

[The Midnight]

I would do next year's pick without protection. I would pull all of my players in individually and tell them that I did that because I believe in them. When Morotic came in I would tell him I did it because I believed in him. I believed in my team and I knew they wouldn't let me down.

I don't think most people realized this was a sarcastic post.. LOL..

 

[RJF]

Looks like Utah is standing pat. Mirotic to NOP afterall.

 

[nateboz]

So glad Lindsey didn't make the trade. Now we can most likely let more "assets" expire to acquire more cap space so we can sign other teams bench players.

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[The Midnight]

Nice!!!! Good job DL. Losing a pick for trying to make the playoffs is just not on.

 

[stitches]

So glad Lindsey didn't make the trade. Now we can most likely let more "assets" expire to acquire more cap space so we can sign other teams bench players.

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It would have been much better to send our top 10 pick for Nikola freaking Mirotic rental.

 

[infection]

It would have been much better to send our top 10 pick for Nikola freaking Mirotic rental.

1. We won't have a top 10 pick.
2. We don't have to give up an unprotected pick.
3. He's a guy who wants the team to have his bird rights and wants to play in Utah. Could you elaborate on rental?

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

1. We won't have a top 10 pick.
2. We don't have to give up an unprotected pick.
3. He's a guy who wants the team to have his bird rights and wants to play in Utah. Could you elaborate on rental?

I mean he could be here for 5+ years and still be a rental... we don't own him

 

[Hekate]

Goodbye Mirotic, I loved the idea of you being here. May be next year if Pelicans sign Cousins and try to dump you.

 

[Ron Mexico]

Well, bummer. Jazz could have got him for a lottery protected first but I guess they didnt like want him bad enough.

Or more likely they were banking on the asking price coming down and they were wrong.

Bad move unless they have a bigger better player they are targeting and actually acquire. Ill save my judgement until after the deadline.

There are not many players on Mirotic's level that fit next to Gobert and actually want to play for the Jazz.

 

[stitches]

1. We won't have a top 10 pick.
2. We don't have to give up an unprotected pick.
3. He's a guy who wants the team to have his bird rights and wants to play in Utah. Could you elaborate on rental?

We'll see about the top 10 pick. We might or might not have it. Even if it's top 15... still Mirotic is not worth that. And this is the reason why Mirotic by himself couldn't get the 1st. They needed to take on a 15M albatross Asik, give up a second round pick and a second round pick swap. So yeah... his value was not close to a first rounder by himself. The protection on the pick they got is top 5. Would you have been happy with a top 5 protected pick for Mirotic?

1 year changes a lot. This current year is lost either way. We are not going anywhere with or without Mirotic. So in essence you have 1 year of Mirotic to go as far as you can, after which you never know if he will want to resign, if Utah will want to give him the best offer, etc. A lot changes in a year. Hill wanted to stay too... in the beginning. Then he didn't. Utah wanted to extend Hill... then they didn't...

The Jazz are not in a moment of their rebuild when we can afford to to give up firsts for a middling starter who's been mediocre for his whole career and has just had a 20 games hot streak.