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They need to stretch gay and waive him
Who gets waived?
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They can't stretch him now... the deadline to stretch players was 9/11. They can obviously still waive him if they like.
Jazz arent going to waive or stretch Gay.
I'm guessing he's going to get like 16 mpg or something along those lines.
Jazz will keep him the entire season, maybe try and combine him into another trade, but I think they play him and hope he plays well enough to opt out of his contract to get a multi year deal with another team.
I'm guessing he's going to get like 16 mpg or something along those lines.
Jazz will keep him the entire season, maybe try and combine him into another trade, but I think they play him and hope he plays well enough to opt out of his contract to get a multi year deal with another team.
Best Case Scenario for Utah (in the event of no trade) would be Gay is a good solider and stays positive on a modest sum of nightly minutes.
He plays well enough he can get a 2 year vet minimum deal w/ a team option for a playoff or contending team and he chooses that opportunity over 6 million dollars.
He plays well enough he can get a 2 year vet minimum deal w/ a team option for a playoff or contending team and he chooses that opportunity over 6 million dollars.
I just dont think you can outright waive guys like NAW/Gay because their salary could be crucial for salary matching purposes should a trade arise.
FWIW, Butler is actually younger than Ochai. I don't think the Jazz can give up on him unless there's something that's just broken about his game.
I think Butler is a guy you play off the ball as a floor spacer and second-side creator. If you look at how Detroit has used Killian Hayes last year, that's a good example.
I think Butler is a guy you play off the ball as a floor spacer and second-side creator. If you look at how Detroit has used Killian Hayes last year, that's a good example.
He's a 6' tall PG who is destined to be a career backup if he reaches his potential. That's why you waive him.
He's 6'3", he can play either guard position, and he may turn out better than both Bolmaro and THT.
Jared Butler hasnt even shown he can play in the NBA yet, much less be a versatile guard who can play off ball.
Teams are going to gamble on size/length/defensive ability.
Jared Butler had a shot to look good in SL and he looked like complete ***.
Granted Bolmaro did too, but at least Bolmaro can defend.
I doubt any of the current cuts are predetermined with the exception of Saben Lee (getting the exact $$$ amount of his contract back in the trade is telling) and the guys who have signed Exhibit 10 camp deals.
Butler is definitely on the outside looking in though. If he isnt great in camp he isnt making the team.
And while he might be 6'3 in shoes, he's a very sleight 6'3 w/ a 6'4 wingspan and a 8'2 standing reach. He's a slightly undersized lead guard by starting standards and a hugely undersized 2-guard.
It also doesnt help Butler that he's in the last year of his rookie deal.
If it comes down to him or Bolmaro being cut, Bolmaro will have a contractual edge due to the fact that he has 3 more years on his rookie deal.
If it comes down to him or Bolmaro being cut, Bolmaro will have a contractual edge due to the fact that he has 3 more years on his rookie deal.
Okay, now what about the fact that THT has been in the league for 3 years (granted, one was affected by covid). The knock on him coming into the league was that he is inefficient offensively. Now after three seasons, his shooting has never improved, and it actually regressed last season. He's a sub-Westbrook shooter (41.6% FG / 26.9% 3P) who took 9 FGAs a night last year. What if THT just can't shoot?
The hope is that he's a big, physical guard who can be something like a poor man's Marcus Smart, but he's also now entering his 4th season and hasn't shown he can do much at an NBA level. If he can't make himself into an impact defender, how does he stay in the league?
The Jazz just traded specifically for him so that should tell you what they think of his potential and I dont really have to sit here and speculate if he's going to make the roster. He's going to make the roster.
You know what happens to your franchise if you waive a player who ends up being a solid backup PG for years to come?
Absolutely nothing impactful whatsoever.
Absolutely nothing impactful whatsoever.
A backup SG that can't shoot isn't going to be missed either. I think the Jazz want to give both young players a chance to prove themselves this year.
At this stage, I wouldn't just give up on either one of them yet. I'd jettison Saben Lee and Rudy Gay first. I'd try to move one or both of Conley and Clarkson during the season. For me, the final cut would probably come down to Udoka or Stanley Johnson. They're both 3rd-string players.
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I mean you could say the same about Dok as a backup center or Rudy Gay as a washed vet. I think JB has more potential than solid backup but I get why he’d get cut.
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SA and Indiana are both like 15M below the salary floor. I wonder if we could send NAW into their space without sending any assets. It might be helpful in future trades and it’s essentially a free flyer on a player.
Both teams have tons of space and likely not going to utilize it all.
Both teams have tons of space and likely not going to utilize it all.
This is going to be interesting. Jazz have Markkanen, Fontecchio and Vanderbilt who can play at the 4. To me, that makes Stanley Johnson basically equivalent to Juancho Hernangomez or Eric Paschall last season. At the same time, however, Will Hardy says he believes the league is driven by wings. So it will be interesting to see if that makes the difference.
Right now, Dok isn't cleared for 5-on-5 with camp starting soon, which means he's automatically behind Olynyk and Kessler in the rotation to start the season. I could see the Jazz give Dok this season to prove he belongs, but I could also see him being cut.
Right now, Dok isn't cleared for 5-on-5 with camp starting soon, which means he's automatically behind Olynyk and Kessler in the rotation to start the season. I could see the Jazz give Dok this season to prove he belongs, but I could also see him being cut.
Why would we waive Gay? He's a huge salary matching piece in any potential trade.
Yeah, got no problem waiving Dok though I think he has more impact potential than JB does.
He's a negative-value contract right now. Next year, he might have value in a trade as an expiring, but in the meantime he doesn't want to be here and doesn't fit.