You're the GM this offseason. What do you do?

[LoPo]

The off court issue thing generally takes you off the list for the Jazz regardless of other players opinions.

Is the off the court issue with Bradley still an issue? If it was such an issue, why would Memphis play him last year and why haven't they waived him yet even though he has a very team friendly non-guaranteed contract (only $2 million of his $12+ is guaranteed)?

 

[Coach Ellis]

I think we should seriously explore the European role player market. I'm not talking about stars here. Pure role players that defend and shoot.

I still want Nikola Kalinic. He's exactly what I envision as depth/rotation piece off the bench who can defend and shoot a bit. He's not a superstar in Europe so he's not overpaid and we can probably give him competitive offer. Nicolo Melli is another one. We should just target role players in Europe for a role player spot on our roster. Easier transition, lower compensation... probably easier to draw them in. Go find the next Royce O'Neal and don't worry if he's scoring 8 points a game in Europe. If he can defend and shoot and dribble twice without turning it over, just get them over.

Great post. That’s exactly one of the pathways the Jazz should be looking to fill some of their open roster spots.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Is the off the court issue with Bradley still an issue? If it was such an issue, why would Memphis play him last year and why haven't they waived him yet even though he has a very team friendly non-guaranteed contract (only $2 million of his $12+ is guaranteed)?

Once you settle a sexual assault case it will likely always be an issue with the Jazz. Even if it isn’t a legal issue. Maybe they dig into it and don’t think it’s an issue but we generally just write those guys off our list.

 

[LoPo]

Once you settle a sexual assault case it will likely always be an issue with the Jazz. Even if it isn’t a legal issue. Maybe they dig into it and don’t think it’s an issue but we generally just write those guys off our list.

Usually. If they do that, then I completely understand. He is a player who would help us, but I get it.

 

[Grimmetal]

Drop Favors and whoever else and absorb Tucker/Gordon.

Now.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Lakers just gave Qualifying Offer to Caruso... they have max space right now... we hit them with a 3-4M offer on July 6th and that caphold jumps from 1.6 to 3-4 immediately and then they can't do their max deal... Go get him.

 

[Ron Mexico]

Lakers just gave Qualifying Offer to Caruso... they have max space right now... we hit them with a 3-4M offer on July 6th and that caphold jumps from 1.6 to 3-4 immediately and then they can't do their max deal... Go get him.

That would be a good move. We are at ~107 million right now. We could waive Neto right? That would give us about 4 million under the cap. We then use the trade room on a stretch 4 and then fill in with vet min contracts.

We could use his shooting and he would be a good fit to play next to Exum.

 

[infection]

Is the off the court issue with Bradley still an issue? If it was such an issue, why would Memphis play him last year and why haven't they waived him yet even though he has a very team friendly non-guaranteed contract (only $2 million of his $12+ is guaranteed)?

Ruben Patterson had a job after his issue. Not all teams waive.

 

[slc]

Bobby Portis smashed Mirotic face in and was not cut

 

[Ron Mexico]

Its pretty crazy that Caruso scored more points per game as a rookie than he did in any of his 4 years in college. He also shot better from the NBA 3 than he did any year in college.

Ill take this lineup:

Conley/Exum
Mitchell/Caruso
Ingles/Royce
Favors/Jamychal/Niang
Gobert/Favors

Fill in with our 2nd round picks and some vets for min. JaMychal probably wont go for the trade room exception but maybe since we have starter minutes for him at the PF spot, gets to play with Conley again, and a team with championship aspirations.

 

[Jingled]

 

[LoPo]

Our first rounder protections are pretty unfortunate. More than likely, we are a playoff team this year. So our 8-14 protected pick could be traded. BUT, since we have the same protections on the 2021 pick, we could only trade the 2020 pick during the draft or after.

It's too bad we didn't say 8-14 protected 2020 pick or 2022 top 6 protected. If we had done that, we would have been able to trade the pick right now as long as it's it's 15-30.

Oh well...