Trade Jefferson and 3 for Perkins and Harden

[utahjazz107]

Draft Reggie Jackson or Burks

Harris/Watson/Burks
Harden/Burks/Bell
Hayward/Miles/AK47
Favors/Millsap
Perkins/Okur


OKC:

Westbrook
TS
Kevin Durant
Ibaka
Al Jefferson/Kanter

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

OKC will not give up Harden. Perkins isn't under contract.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

And who is Reggie Evans?

 

[utahjazz107]

And who is Reggie Evans?

I meant Reggie Jackson and Perkins signed an extension earlier this year.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

My bad, they still wouldn't do it. They might even value Harden more than Westbrook.

 

[The Midnight]

Any move that puts Hayward with significant minutes at SF gets a no from me...

He can outmatch other SGs when defending because of his length and I believe he is quick enough running around chasing SGs...

...but he will be physically outmatched by other SFs (LeBron, Carmelo, Pierce, Marion, etc, etc)

 

[Stifle Tower]

Any move that puts Hayward with significant minutes at SF gets a no from me...

He can outmatch other SGs when defending because of his length and I believe he is quick enough running around chasing SGs...

...but he will be physically outmatched by other SFs (LeBron, Carmelo, Pierce, Marion, etc, etc)

Yes. you definitely "get it." KOC has stated he likes players who create mismatches. Hayward does that at SG. So will Favors over a lot of PF's. That's one reason I would not completely discount the rumors regarding Millsap, nor about the Jazz liking Vesely. Millsap was a Sloan favorite. KOC is more cold-hearted. His job is to improve the team and I think he sees a young guy ready for starter's minutes and an undersized player sitting in the way. It's not unlike the situation with Rickey Green and John Stockton. Green was just a couple of seasons removed from the all-star game when he was replaced by Stockton as a starter.

I like Millsap. But there's no question he's at a disadvantage against most starting PF's. I'd like Paul to embrace the role he had before...as a Super Sub. There's no doubt he'd get almost as many minutes and he could simply abuse backups. He'd be a definite contender for the 6th man award.

And if the Jazz think Vesely can defend the 3, he has to be in the mix for our draft pick. Draft Kanter at 3, then let Cleveland or Washington pick Vesely and give us a later pick for swapping draft rights.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Any move that puts Hayward with significant minutes at SF gets a no from me...

He can outmatch other SGs when defending because of his length and I believe he is quick enough running around chasing SGs...

...but he will be physically outmatched by other SFs (LeBron, Carmelo, Pierce, Marion, etc, etc)

Wow.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

Wow.

Please expound.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

James Harden is really really good. To deny us getting him because you want Hayward to be a mismatch at the 2 (height isn't really that big of mismatch for guards, its not as big of a deal as low post players) is ridiculous to me. A Hayward-Harden wing combo would be great.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Plus we get a defensive and rebounding presence in Perkins.

 

[gregbroncs]

My bad, they still wouldn't do it. They might even value Harden more than Westbrook.

I would rather have Harden than Westbrook.