Jazz select Grayson Allen at 21

[Handlogten's Heros]

I’m fine if we run it back as I feel there’s little available currently, whether through trade or FA, though we need to move on from Favors. I’m not seeing a very good solution at the four, but I think it’s time to move on and we don’t need to force that, even if we don’t have a solution.

It sounds very much like a full run it back situation... said we want to retain our three internal FAs... so Neto, Favs, Exum...

Then we have the thre NG contracts... my guess is we pick two of them to bring back and have one open roster spot.

 

[David Stern]

I don't mind trading 52 for cash if we're finding guys like Royce outside the draft.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

It's moves like these that makes me question whether we are all that serious about winning the Championship.

DL said he couldn’t comment on the trade because it wasn’t complete... or he didn’t want to say we wanted cash instead of a player.

 

[David Stern]

It sounds very much like a full run it back situation... said we want to retain our three internal FAs... so Neto, Favs, Exum...

Then we have the thre NG contracts... my guess is we pick two of them to bring back and have one open roster spot.

You've got to wonder if they can trade Burks as well. I bet Udoh isn't back out of the NG guys.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Huh so DM texted "Grayson at 21" to the jazz FO before the draft. DM the GM.

It sounded more like a question... and that he gave input. Still weird to feel you need to justify the pick in a few different ways.

I’m okay with Grayson... just think he has a low ceiling... go prove me wrong please!

 

[infection]

It sounds very much like a full run it back situation... said we want to retain our three internal FAs... so Neto, Favs, Exum...

Then we have the thre NG contracts... my guess is we pick two of them to bring back and have one open roster spot.

Out:

Favors
Stockton
Neto

Retain:

All non-guaranteeds

Who the hell knows:

Exum
Burks

I don’t see any reason to let a non-guaranteed guy go, unless it’s JJ in anticipation of Bjelly, but I’m quite lukewarm on that (mostly because I think it will pacify our desires for a real four while only being a small upgrade, so I view that as kind of a negative).

Trade Burks for Carroll. We could include four second rounders in the deal as we aren’t doing anything with them anyway.

 

[Shad]

Dennis admits there were 2 teams trying to get infront of the Jazz to select Allen. Even after the Jazz selected him, Dennis admits they had a really good offer on the table to give Allen away.

 

[infection]

It sounded more like a question... and that he gave input. Still weird to feel you need to justify the pick in a few different ways.

I’m okay with Grayson... just think he has a low ceiling... go prove me wrong please!

Yeah, low ceiling is what I see. Would have been really happy with DD for whatever reason. But anyway, if we picked up someone who actually filled a need (by need I mean we need a four who can defend, shoot, and rebound), such as Spellman or KBD, I’d feel a lot differently. Again, I think this need goes unaddressed as we plug in something that maybe partially fulfills one or two components of that criteria. I feel the same way as I did two years ago when I thought we needed a legit big man behind Rudy and Favors and we opted for Boris and Trey, and then had Bogut fall on our lap at the deadline (and over the summer, really) and we balked at it. Or when we chose Mack as the backup rather than picking up DWill off waivers. This has the same kind of feel (not the Allen selection, just that fours that fit our system don’t grow on trees and we balk any time one stares us in the face).

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Dennis admits there were 2 teams trying to get infront of the Jazz to select Allen. Even after the Jazz selected him, Dennis admits they had a really good offer on the table to give Allen away.

Danny Ainge school of press conferences

 

[SCS]

How much CASH????

Yes i said CASH!!!! Cash! Cash! Cash!

 

[stormkoopacv03]

Man, I can't wait to watch Grayson play in the summer league in Vegas. I know he'll tear it up, he has that mentality.

 

[carolinajazz]

I am fully aware. I'm just saying I know - know - that CarolinaJazz would be talking the worst **** on Allen if he was black/tattooed/had cornrows.

The tattoo's don't bother me much anymore! Just about everybody's got them and although they look disgusting to me, what makes me laugh and want to puke even more is these dolts that have hair styles that look like a bird landed on there head....and BUILT A NEST!