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Following Potential 2018 Draftees

I think Bradley, a 2nd or two, and taking back an expiring, to free up money this summer for the trade partner, could get us to 19 to 13 maybe.
 
Villanova is the best college basketball team since ______?

UK during the Anthony Davis year? The Battier/Boozer/Jason Williams team at Duke?

Man they are dominant.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Jazz could trade Jonas, Thabo, and Udoh to take back a bad deal. I could see Charlotte doing the wet bandit and their pick for our pick and those contracts. They can decline the option and save.

Or we could trade our pick this year and next.

Bridges doesn’t get past Philly though... via the Lakers.
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Saint Cy of JFC said:
Yeah, but they were able to move up because they had a recent lottery pick that Denver liked. They don't have that player to give up this time.
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I outlined how we could move into the lotto earlier. This time last year most of us would not have thought lyles and our pick would get us to 13... we could get to a similar range by giving our pick this year and next or salary relief. Not anyone available in the 11-14 range I think I’d consider though. Maybe Miles Bridges is there.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I outlined how we could move into the lotto earlier. This time last year most of us would not have thought lyles and our pick would get us to 13... we could get to a similar range by giving our pick this year and next or salary relief. Not anyone available in the 11-14 range I think I’d consider though. Maybe Miles Bridges is there.
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Yeah, but that's different because we had a lottery pick who the Nuggets wanted. We don't have that this year. It's not going to happen. The Jazz dont have enough cap-space to throw around to absorb stuff unless they want to pay the LT, which I highly doubt they would do.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I outlined how we could move into the lotto earlier. This time last year most of us would not have thought lyles and our pick would get us to 13... we could get to a similar range by giving our pick this year and next or salary relief. Not anyone available in the 11-14 range I think I’d consider though. Maybe Miles Bridges is there.
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Lyles was and is a lot better of a prospect than a lot of Jazz fans give him credit for. He unfortunately wasn't afforded the luxury of developing behind much better options on a playoff roster last year.
 
I’m pretty sure this ginger snap on Villanova is the number one pick guys.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Yeah, but that's different because we had a lottery pick who the Nuggets wanted. We don't have that this year. It's not going to happen. The Jazz dont have enough cap-space to throw around to absorb stuff unless they want to pay the LT, which I highly doubt they would do.
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Your math is bad. We can take salary with the unguaranteed guys. Have to find a team that wants to move salary but I could see the Hornets being willing to do that.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Your math is bad. We can take salary with the unguaranteed guys. Have to find a team that wants to move salary but I could see the Hornets being willing to do that.
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Then you have to sign more players. My math is not bad. Also, there is a strong likelihood that it would be more money coming in than going out and that the Jazz might have to cut one of those players to fall below the LT anyway.
 
Moving up isn't easy to do. The team we're trading with needs to be luke warm on the players available to them at their original pick. They have to like a player expected to be available with the Jazz's pick (last year the Nuggets were targeting OG Anunoby), and they have to see someone on the Jazz they like enough to make the swap. The Jazz then need to agree to it. If the team has multiple first-round picks, and they feel like they have enough young players, they might move one of their picks. The Suns, Clippers and Hawks have multiple picks, but their later picks are in the teens and 20s.

I think the Jazz might be willing to offer their pick plus Tony Bradley, but that's not going to get them too far--maybe 5 spots or so. Plus, I think the Jazz really like Bradley. Whereas, they were pretty done with Lyles last year.

It's unlikely that the Jazz would offer Rubio or Crowder, or that either of those guys would get the Jazz high enough to make it worthwhile. I also think there's enough talent in this draft to justify staying at #20 and picking there.
 
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