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2023 Trade Rumors and Gossip Involving the Jazz

The Dame stuff is kind of annoying… I don’t know why the blazers don’t just tell him they will move him? The reports are he will give them a shot in FA first… so they sign Grant to like 5/150 and then Dame says I’m out? You just can’t plan that way.
 
Elizah Huge said:
Word is we tried to be included in the Boston/Washington trade to get Smart.
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I’m still watching FVV. If his best offer is 30M a year from Houston I get that it might be a better “market” but our org is like 1000x a better fit. Getting him just for cap space or working a sign and trade with Toronto would be my best “win now” type option.

I’m not sure if the Collins move is a win now move or a flier on a guy in his 20s or just realizing we can’t use all our space in a good way type of thing. The salary dumps don’t seem to be too frothy.
 
I’m also curious to see which players get ridiculous contracts that are way too high for their production. It happens every year.

Granted, there’s less money to go around this year. . . but somebody is going to overspend on some of these free agents on long-term contracts and the end result is going to be brutal for them.

Off the top of my head. . . Draymond Green, Fred VanVleet and Kyle Kuzma all get overpaid this year. Going to be very interesting to see what the actual numbers look like in free agency.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I’m still watching FVV. If his best offer is 30M a year from Houston I get that it might be a better “market” but our org is like 1000x a better fit. Getting him just for cap space or working a sign and trade with Toronto would be my best “win now” type option.

I’m not sure if the Collins move is a win now move or a flier on a guy in his 20s or just realizing we can’t use all our space in a good way type of thing. The salary dumps don’t seem to be too frothy.
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Not too long ago Michael Jordan was only player making 30 mil a year
Now every team has one or two or more making 30 mil
This is crazy
Hope Jazz don't think FVV is worth 30 mil a year
 
Coach Ellis said:
I’m also curious to see which players get ridiculous contracts that are way too high for their production. It happens every year.

Granted, there’s less money to go around this year. . . but somebody is going to overspend on some of these free agents on long-term contracts and the end result is going to be brutal for them.

Off the top of my head. . . Draymond Green, Fred VanVleet and Kyle Kuzma all get overpaid this year. Going to be very interesting to see what the actual numbers look like in free agency.
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Yeah, to continue on your second point I don’t think it is going to be as crazy as years previous.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
The Dame stuff is kind of annoying… I don’t know why the blazers don’t just tell him they will move him? The reports are he will give them a shot in FA first… so they sign Grant to like 5/150 and then Dame says I’m out? You just can’t plan that way.
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Dame's camp is probably asking that he get traded to Miami.
Portland is likely responding by saying that they'll look for a trade, but will do what's best for their franchise and consider any/all destinations.
Then Dame's camp will back off and say he'd rather stay in Portland depending on the potential trade destination.
Then Portland puts out a statement that says they're going to continue to try to bring in talent and build around Dame.
 
Dame is not on our timetable. By the time everyone else is ready to go, he'll be using a walker on the court. Pun absolutely intended. He will also cripple the flexibility at that age with a likely $50 million-ish cap hit.

No to Dame. 5 years ago, hell yes. Now? It's too late and too expensive for our timeline.
 
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