Jazz Free Agency Summer of 2018

[infection]

At the trade deadline, we always talk about draft day trades. On draft day, we talk about off-season signings and trades. In the off-season, we talk about trade deadline moves. We kick the can, always seeing the desert mirage of water on the horizon. Things are complicated and you can't unilaterally decide we're going to do something, but I wish we'd at least acknowledge that rather than justifying our decisions today based off of "there's some water out there on the horizon!" We could certainly make moves in the future, but our track record speaks against that. If Hood wasn't requesting a trade, would he have ever been moved? It was the right thing to move him, but I fear that the decision was made because he wanted out rather than us realizing it was the right move. Right now the right move is to let Favors have a better opportunity.

 

[LoPo]

I also think having Favs on a good deal helps us mid season when the Clips trade Tobias Harris. Using his good salary and a 1st should be close to a market rate offer when that team goes to ****.

With all due respect - we didn't just send our delegation to Atlanta to woo a player to come back so we can trade him in 6 months.

 

[Coach Ellis]

Two year rental? Really? Two years of a top 5 PF in the league is a pretty damn good haul for 1 frp and players we do not need. Rudy and Joe have only got 3 years left on their deals. Are they now 3 year rentals we should just ship for picks that we theoretically would control for 7 years?

Yeah. He’s making +$25 million and isn’t getting any younger (or cheaper) by coming to Utah. He’s a great player, and would be a solid addition. But I don’t see him as being “the missing piece” and I don’t think the Jazz should give up any unnecessary assets until they find that piece.

Now, if the argument is that you can trade for him, rehab his value and then trade him for a better piece next year. . . that’s a more interesting idea. I just don’t see it as being likely.

 

[fishonjazz]

So the option is don't try? You miss all of the shots you don't take. In retrospect it does seem obvious but I think very few thought that at the time. IMO it was well worth the risk to do it they way they did. If failing on a free agent means you are stupid then every team in the NBA has that same problem so we have lots of company.

I was certain Hayward was staying.

 

[LoPo]

I would rather have Parker and our 2019 1st than have Love.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Love or Parker are drastically better options than Favors. I fear we're complacent about him.

I think the Jazz don't want to lose him for nothing, that they'd like to trade him if not keep him longer term. He's one of our few tradable assets.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

With all due respect - we didn't just send our delegation to Atlanta to woo a player to come back so we can trade him in 6 months.

K... we will never trade him... we spent several hundred dollars on a flight and killed a day in Atlanta...

We flew out and met with Otto porter last year too... it's part of the business and has no bearing on what we do in the future.

 

[dy47]

I liked when Donovan interviewed Love at the NBA finals. He seems like a cool guy. I wouldn't mind him with us.

 

[Hedda Gambler]

I would rather have Parker and our 2019 1st than have Love.

So would I and I suspect most others on here. If you could just show us how this would be possible, I`ll sign up.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

At the trade deadline, we always talk about draft day trades. On draft day, we talk about off-season signings and trades. In the off-season, we talk about trade deadline moves. We kick the can, always seeing the desert mirage of water on the horizon. Things are complicated and you can't unilaterally decide we're going to do something, but I wish we'd at least acknowledge that rather than justifying our decisions today based off of "there's some water out there on the horizon!" We could certainly make moves in the future, but our track record speaks against that. If Hood wasn't requesting a trade, would he have ever been moved? It was the right thing to move him, but I fear that the decision was made because he wanted out rather than us realizing it was the right move. Right now the right move is to let Favors have a better opportunity.

There is a lot of truth to this... I had been critical of DL in part because we had to push in at some point and had opportunities. I think our timeline is such that we can be patient right now. I think flexibility this trade deadline and offseason are critical.

 

[LoPo]

K... we will never trade him... we spent several hundred dollars on a flight and killed a day in Atlanta...

We flew out and met with Otto porter last year too... it's part of the business and has no bearing on what we do in the future.

Yeah, but everything about getting Favors is built on loyalty. It's about chemistry. What message does it send to the other players that you went out of your way to keep him in 2018, woo him back in 2018 free agency and then just trade him in early 2019?

Mitchell is watching everything we're doing. We know he's a fan of Thabo. We know he's a fan of Favors.

 

[fishonjazz]

We have a chance to go for a title this year. No BS. That's the mentality we need ATM.

WITH KEVIN LOVE WE ARE A LEGITIMATE THREAT FOR A NBA TITLE THIS YEAR. Or with Jabari playing well. We are that ****ing close.

I would agree except golden state is probably the best team in the history of the nba.

It would take the jazz getting Lebron to be a threat for a chip.

Only caveat is if the warriors have a couple bad injuries.