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[LoPo]

Exum and a future protected 1st for Winslow

Miami saves money (over $3 million) and gets a pick for their upcoming trade offer for Westbrook

OKC wants to get out of the luxury, get off off his contract and accumulate picks for Westbrook: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27149359/westbrook-eyes-okc-exit-likes-miami

Dragic, Waiters, Bam, Miami picks and the future Utah protected pick for Westbrook.

Miami stays under the apron due to the Winslow trade for Exum. OKC gets under the luxury in the Westbrook deal. Win win for everybody.

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[Coach Ellis]

Exum and a future protected 1st for Winslow

Miami saves money (over $3 million) and gets a pick for their upcoming trade offer for Westbrook

OKC wants to get out of the luxury, get off off his contract and accumulate picks for Westbrook: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27149359/westbrook-eyes-okc-exit-likes-miami

Dragic, Waiters, Bam, Miami picks and the future Utah protected pick for Westbrook.

Miami stays under the apron due to the Winslow trade for Exum. OKC gets under the luxury in the Westbrook deal. Win win for everybody.

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I could live with that tbh.

 

[jom2003]

I don't think I have ever seen adults throw as much of a fit over Exum and his contract.

Yes, we could have used his money else where. But none of those players are the difference between a championship or not and aren't really making a big difference. Exum could bust and not do anything next year but his salary is low enough who cares. He also has the potential to be a difference maker in the playoffs like he has shown before.

Not true. Acuqiring JaMychal Green with Dante's money would easily put us in the title race. The guy plays excellent defense, rebounds well, has great length/athleticism, and shoots almost 40% from deep on good volume. He is the last missing piece on this current roster and getting him would've weakened the Clippers as well.

 

[FalseFlagg K]

Not true. Acuqiring JaMychal Green with Dante's money would easily put us in the title race. The guy plays excellent defense, rebounds well, has great length/athleticism, and shoots almost 40% from deep on good volume. He is the last missing piece on this current roster and getting him would've weakened the Clippers as well.

Lololol. The great Jamychal green is the last missing link to eveyone’s Title aspirations

And he was always going back there to the clips

Move on ppl

 

[jom2003]

Lololol. The great Jamychal green is the last missing link to eveyone’s Title aspirations

And he was always going back there to the clips

Move on ppl

1.We have his 4-year Grizz teammate Conley on the team. And Green has only spent less than half season with the clips.
2. We could've doubled Clipler's offer have we not been stuck with Dante’s contract.
3. We have Jeff Green as our starting 4 heading into the season so there is a clear need.
4. Last season only 7 players in the entire league shoots over 35% from deep on over 1 made per game, while having a rebounding rate of over 15%. And Green is one of them.
5. Let's not forget what a great defender Green is. The only reason that the Jazz FO can't go after him this sumner is due to us not having enough cap space.

 

[FalseFlagg K]

1.We have his 4-year Grizz teammate Conley on the team. And Green has only spent less than half season with the clips.
2. We could've doubled Clipler's offer have we not been stuck with Dante’s contract.
3. We have Jeff Green as our starting 4 heading into the season so there is a clear need.
4. Last season only 7 players in the entire league shoots over 35% from deep on over 1 made per game, while having a rebounding rate of over 15%. And Green is one of them.
5. Let's not forget what a great defender Green is. The only reason that the Jazz FO can't go after him this sumner is due to us not having enough cap space.

It was reported he was intent on going back there for quite a while, he’s probably just been waiting till the dust settled. Dante’s money likely would have been distributed elsewhere. You’re just reaching. Move on

 

[Ron Mexico]

Not true. Acuqiring JaMychal Green with Dante's money would easily put us in the title race. The guy plays excellent defense, rebounds well, has great length/athleticism, and shoots almost 40% from deep on good volume. He is the last missing piece on this current roster and getting him would've weakened the Clippers as well.

You are assuming he would have come here. It seems like he wanted to stay so it would not have mattered if we had money.

And, no he isn't putting us over the top. We are already title contenders and he wouldn't get that many minutes there anyways or close games. I would prefer Ingles and Bogdanovic to close the game out. Green fills most of what he would have given us there.

I like JaMychal but I think we all are over rating him. There is a reason you don't here his name in FA that much and he didn't get paid much and doesn't get many minutes. He's a decent role player.

 

[Jazz Spazz]

Exum has put on 15lbs of muscle in the off season. Add that to last off season and this past season and know he is ripped. He will be our Lebron/Akashi/PG/Steph/Lillard stopper situational 4 who can guard 4 positions and handle the ball and hit the 3. Win, win, win, win, won.

 

[Miggs]

Exum has put on 15lbs of muscle in the off season.

I assume this was all satire?

 

[Jazz Spazz]

I assume this was all satire?

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Are satyr's very muscled?

 

[TheStormofWar]

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Are satyr's very muscled?

Karl Malone would be proud.

 

[infection]

You are assuming he would have come here. It seems like he wanted to stay so it would not have mattered if we had money.

We'd have more money plus a starting spot. I don't know what JaMychal Green's priorities are, but I do find it funny how often we conflate something not happening with the idea that it couldn't have happened.

And, no he isn't putting us over the top. We are already title contenders and he wouldn't get that many minutes there anyways or close games.

I recall debates about how important Favors was despite only getting 23 minutes and not closing games. Green played 23 mpg last year.

I like JaMychal but I think we all are over rating him. There is a reason you don't here his name in FA that much and he didn't get paid much and doesn't get many minutes. He's a decent role player.

I do think we are in need of a bigger body that can play the 4, defend, and hit the three. There will be matchups where we will need that. And, yes, times where we will have to close with that on the floor. Not often, but a lot more often than the Favors/Gobert tandem closed. We lost a lot of games last year where we could secure a defensive rebound. Aside from Gobert, we didn't have rebounders on the floor because Favors didn't close due to spacing issues. Green rebounds just as well as Favors, but connects on 40.3% from deep on just under 5 attempts per 36. He plays defense.

If we don't want to view him as that important of a piece because he won't close games, then fine. But realize the comparison is Exum, who isn't closing games, and is valuable as a hypothetical.