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Trade Rumors Involving the Jazz

framer said:
Brooklyn is going to want all the cream out of the Twinkie in a Jazz, Suns, Nets three way. They are going to want those Phoenix picks AND Bridges AND Mitchell. Screw 'em. Knicks will buckle, even if we need to let them experience life a bit with Brunsen as their "superstar." As bad as we feel like we would be fleecing them, they generally make worse decisions.
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That isn’t how trades work though… they don’t get all the cream when they are the team with the most urgency
 
YoungJefe said:
Reportedly they're not in a rush to move him.
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That’s fine but say all the teams walk away from the table… who has the most to lose.

Brooklyn is in a weird position. The haul they get back needs to be much more centered around players that can win now because there is no benefit to losing for them. They’d happily swap out the draft capital for Donovan imo… but the issue is Ben. Finding something good for him might be difficult.

If Brooklyn gets back a bunch of picks it’s a nuclear winter for them… a bunch of picks but no good players and they can’t even reap the rewards of sucking. Then you start the real build in 3-4 years and ask fans to be patient.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
That’s fine but say all the teams walk away from the table… who has the most to lose.

Brooklyn is in a weird position. The haul they get back needs to be much more centered around players that can win now because there is no benefit to losing for them. They’d happily swap out the draft capital for Donovan imo… but the issue is Ben. Finding something good for him might be difficult.

If Brooklyn gets back a bunch of picks it’s a nuclear winter for them… a bunch of picks but no good players and they can’t even reap the rewards of sucking. Then you start the real build in 3-4 years and ask fans to be patient.
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I'm 50-50 on Durant getting traded, could easily see him and Kyrie back in Brooklyn.
 
YoungJefe said:
If we're able to dump Mike's contract we'd be getting two former #1 overall picks just entering their prime at a discount.
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We don’t even know if Simmons is mentally well enough to step back on the court. We’d absolutely be getting back some good assets, but we’re also gonna be stuck with Ben and his contract.
 
YoungJefe said:
Durant also has 4 years left on his contract so there's no need to rush until they get what they want.
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Cool but if Phoenix has already offered up 4 firsts and Bridges, Johnson, Ayton then how much more will they even be able to put on the table? Toronto is reportedly unwilling to do Barnes… Miami can’t really give up more than Herro and picks… so what are you holding out for?

So does the org want to go into the season with this hanging over their head? After all the **** they been through. It will be resolved in a few days imo… Kyrie they may string out longer because the return might suck and they can leverage the Lakers a bit more by waiting… even if it goes into the season. The risk in waiting there is less
 
Jazzman12 said:
We don’t even know if Simmons is mentally well enough to step back on the court. We’d absolutely be getting back some good assets, but we’re also gonna be stuck with Ben and his contract.
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It's a risk I'd take, you can have Clarkson/Conley on the roster for the next two years at $39M or Simmons for 3 years at $37M.
 
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