Roster Building From Here - FA and Summer of 2023

[Eddie Zero]

Maybe if someone took care of part 2 then part 1 wouldn’t be true

I have been punching people including myself in the face repeatedly since birth, worked wonders for my people skills lol- But you won't read this since I am still a D and you prob got me on ignore as well lol
I always so look at this way- getting punched in the face is like putting butter on bread , its bad for you, but it tastes great lol

 

[fishonjazz]

**** trae young

 

[fishonjazz]

LOL

For real? For somebody who dishes out a lot of ****, you sure can’t take it.

Don’t generally like to get into others drama but just had to chime in to say HH is one of the least dramatic non **** talkers on the site. Possibly the best and most liked poster on jazzfanz.

 

[kcgar]

Don’t generally like to get into others drama but just had to chime in to say HH is one of the least dramatic non **** talkers on the site. Possibly the best and most liked poster on jazzfanz.

Maybe, he is getting him mixed up with Cy...

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Don’t generally like to get into others drama but just had to chime in to say HH is one of the least dramatic non **** talkers on the site. Possibly the best and most liked poster on jazzfanz.

I’m good trading takes but to jump straight to name calling ain’t it for me.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Maybe, he is getting him mixed up with Cy...

That is a worse insult than any name calling.

 

[kcgar]

That is a worse insult than any name calling.

I'm offended for you.

 

[framer]

**** trae young

That is one approach, but I think the better plan is to have him play basketball. . .

 

[framer]

Maybe, he is getting him mixed up with Cy...

Somebody woke up this morning and chose violence. . .

 

[NUMBERICA]

Starting to think that probably the most obvious free agent pursuit is the best one after all: Jerami Grant.

He just turned 29 and put up >20 ppg on >.60 TS% which I’m sure is a very short list of players to do so. Dude is obviously a worker based on his trajectory. Has obviously traded defense for offense but I think he can turn that on when needed. Even without the defense, the scoring volume/efficiency, him being in his prime, and his ideal size/positional versatility is very valuable.

Even if the plan was to just eventually flip him, he could yield a haul, especially from a desperate team that still has draft capital.

This is gonna be his last/likely biggest payday so I think the money will be as much a consideration as anything else. The Jazz can provide a max contract which is probably what it takes, and maybe the Blazers balk at that.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Starting to think that probably the most obvious free agent pursuit is the best one after all: Jerami Grant.

He just turned 29 and put up >20 ppg on >.60 TS% which I’m sure is a very short list of players to do so. Dude is obviously a worker based on his trajectory. Has obviously traded defense for offense but I think he can turn that on when needed. Even without the defense, the scoring volume/efficiency, him being in his prime, and his ideal size/positional versatility is very valuable.

Even if the plan was to just eventually flip him, he could yield a haul, especially from a desperate team that still has draft capital.

This is gonna be his last/likely biggest payday so I think the money will be as much a consideration as anything else. The Jazz can provide a max contract which is probably what it takes, and maybe the Blazers balk at that.

It’s just a **** ton for Grant… I like the target but that’s a scary contract and I’m worried that Grant isn’t as good as his rep. I don’t want to be overprotective of our cap space but I likely couldn’t justify giving Grant a max.

I think Portland gets close to a max for him and he stays. Dame made it clear that Grant needs to stay.

 

[NUMBERICA]

It’s just a **** ton for Grant… I like the target but that’s a scary contract and I’m worried that Grant isn’t as good as his rep. I don’t want to be overprotective of our cap space but I likely couldn’t justify giving Grant a max.

I think Portland gets close to a max for him and he stays. Dame made it clear that Grant needs to stay.

I get all of that. Then I remember all the hype that Anunoby generated last year (who is just actually not all that great and usually misses a bunch of time), and it looks clear to me that Grant is a safe way to get two unprotected picks/3+ protected picks, conservatively, at the trade deadline