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2019 Trade Deadline Discussion

I'm officially cool with no deal... got all excited on Conley for a minute. Do something in free agency... ain't no one winning the title this year... keep building.

We have to hit on a pick or two to make this work and get to championship level.
 
Deckard said:
Due to the confidence that the Jazz have in Dante i think that when he is healthy they should put Dante as a starter and play 30-35 min. It´s clear you don´t want to be a mediocre team 5-8 R.S and first round or second as a miracle, and with Ricky that is the furthest goal ( as you always say). So if you want to develope Dante , i think that´s the next step
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That's something I find curious. Jazz FO so high on Exum they won't include him on a deal, yet he doesn't start, gets back up minutes, doesn't play in crunch time, looks completely lost at times, and is frequently in the coach's doghouse. At some point, they gotta take off his leash and let him develop with confidence that he won't be yanked first mistake he makes. I mean, both FO and coach show relatively little faith in him on court, but won't start him, won't play him big minutes, but refuse to trade him.

From where I sit, either trade him or play him and see if he can reach his potential. This middle ground approach does not seem to be working.
 
campaignist said:
I'd definitely be open to it, he'd be an amazing fit here. The contract is really, really bad though. $35-38M per year for 3 years.
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Yeah, it definitely means you're all in on those three being your team. I think that could be fun to play with the pieces around that and try to make something happen. I wonder what it would take to get him and what direction Pistons want to go. Are they the Memphis of the East? Treadmill, everyone knows it, but still do nothing to change it up?
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I'm officially cool with no deal... got all excited on Conley for a minute. Do something in free agency... ain't no one winning the title this year... keep building.

We have to hit on a pick or two to make this work and get to championship level.
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Its tougher to find leverage for free agents when cap-space is your only advantage and half the league has the same amount as you, with less cultural stigma. We had a little bit of specific advantage with assets of expiring Rubio and Favors, a young piece in Exum, and pick(s) for trades. We have to rely on appeal for FA since many teams have cap room, which doesnt lend me much confidence.
 
jimmy eat jazz said:
That's something I find curious. Jazz FO so high on Exum they won't include him on a deal, yet he doesn't start, gets back up minutes, doesn't play in crunch time, looks completely lost at times, and is frequently in the coach's doghouse. At some point, they gotta take off his leash and let him develop with confidence that he won't be yanked first mistake he makes. I mean, both FO and coach show relatively little faith in him on court, but won't start him, won't play him big minutes, but refuse to trade him.

From where I sit, either trade him or play him and see if he can reach his potential. This middle ground approach does not seem to be working.
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I mean I think the Jazz coaching staff probably knows more about Exum htan anyone on Earth, save his mother. They established his value and the Jazz FO acted on it. I suspect that Favors might have been a sticking point as well. All the Memphis leaks had Favors in the deal.
 
DForceAUS said:
At least the Pels slapped Lakers in the face, and Celtics path just got alot harder I guess those are the positives I can see right now
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I'm all for sticking the metaphorical finger at the Lakers. Here's to many, many years or continued irrelevance (despite being on TNT/ESPN on a weekly basis, regardless how bad they are.)

To add insult to injury, D-Russ, the guy Lakers and Magic dumped for Lonzo, is thriving in Brooklyn, while Lonzo is a dud who will probably never be worthy of his second pick status and is fated to spend the rest of his Lakers career as trade bait.

I hate the Lakers, and I take pleasure in their suffering.
 
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