Utah Trade Deadline Discussion

[The Midnight]

I mean if Favs and Hood are playing tonight I’m guessing nothing is close. Would be kinda dumb to have them play if we were somewhat close to a deal... no?

Or the other team wants to see these guys play and evaluate them?

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

If a Hood trade were imminent, you'd think he wouldn't be playing tonight. Same with Favors. Unless, that's our bluff.

 

[RJF]

Or the other team wants to see these guys play and evaluate them?

Highly doubtful.

 

[SCS]

You might be right but there are likely to be some relatively screaming deals this summer. The amount of money to spend is so low by NBA standards that this is a real bad year to be a FA. The deal signed by Williams and Clips is an early indicator. Averaging over 20pts and 5 assists a game and you sign a 3 year 24mil deal. It would have been far more than that the last few years.

I think the Lou Will deal being so low is partly due to a couple of other factors though. First of all he didn't test the market. Second he's having a career year and most likely doesn't want to keep bouncing around the league after doing that for the majority of his career.

I know that the projected available money in free agency is tight this year. But the thing is the money that is available is going to get thrown at second tier free agents like Rodney Hood, Aaron Gordon and Jabari Parker. Because most of the top tier free agents are going to opt in to their player options or just re-sign with their current teams knowing that the money isn't available this year. Of the top tier free agents the only ones I see possibly moving are Deandre and IT. Maaaaayyyyybbbe LeBron if he's willing to take a massive pay cut to go to a different contender. All of the teams who have cap space are going to be looking at those second tier free agents. Even if we get somewhat lucky and Rodney only gets offered Joe Ingles type money it would hurt our future flexibility to match.

 

[elan_prodigy]

Part of me will be relieved if neither Favors or Hood are traded

Same. Especially Hood.

 

[elan_prodigy]

Part of me will be relieved if neither Favors or Hood are traded

Same. Especially Hood.

 

[silesian]

Ain’t doing Ainge no favors. Would only send Hood to Boston if it was part of a larger deal that moved Hayward from Boston. DL should be screening calls from Ainge.

If the deal improves the Jazz, you wouldn't do a deal with Ainge?

 

[Coach Ellis]

If the deal improves the Jazz, you wouldn't do a deal with Ainge?

Correct. **** Ainge. I don’t talk deal with Boston until he’s gone. If that deal goes south on you after the Hayward thing, you get run out of town. Not worth it.

 

[elan_prodigy]

If the deal improves the Jazz, you wouldn't do a deal with Ainge?

No! Youve got to draw a line somewhere. Ainge and Boston ****ing us over with Benedict/Crowder situations created that line.

Someone mentioned earlier but the only time we should be involved with Boston is in a deal that moves Benedict to basketball purgatory somehwere.

 

[Coach Ellis]

No! Youve got to draw a line somewhere. Ainge and Boston ****ing us over with Benedict/Crowder situations created that line.

Someone mentioned earlier but the only time we should be involved with Boston is in a deal that moves Benedict to basketball purgatory somehwere.

I don’t even do that tbh. I don’t harbor any ill feelings towards Hayward. He did what he did. But the Celtics benefited from how he did it at the expense of the Utah Jazz. I’m rooting against the Celtics, and I sure as hell won’t make a deal that might make them better.

 

[elan_prodigy]

I don’t even do that tbh. I don’t harbor any ill feelings towards Hayward. He did what he did. But the Celtics benefited from how he did it at the expense of the Utah Jazz. I’m rooting against the Celtics, and I sure as hell won’t make a deal that might make them better.

Hayward ****ed us so hard the way he handled things. I cant see myself ever forgiving him for it.

 

[David Stern]

There's literally nothing that Boston has of value that they'd trade us for Hood.