If the reports are true that Dame is that hell bent on Miami, I’m out too. My interest would turn to trying to squeeze some assets outta being the 3rd or 4th team in the deal. I have no interest in giving up our assets to get him if he’s gonna be all pouty about it.
This has turned into an interesting debate though. Some Jazz fans are in because they think Dame makes us a contender. Some are out because he doesn’t fit our timeline, and some don’t want him because they just don’t think he’s that good.
Seems like no matter what the Jazz do from here, some fans will be unhappy. Should they sell off assets and take a chance when a guy like Dame becomes available? Should they just keep their picks and keep selecting players that they hope will eventually turn into franchise cornerstones? For people voting for that path, I don’t think they understand just how long that process will take and that’s assuming the Jazz get EXTREMELY lucky and hit on more than 1 or 2 of their picks. Should they continue to add/sit on their assets (pun intended) and hope that a guy like Luka demands a trade and is willing to play here.
With what we know about Ainge, I’d be very shocked to see him just continue to make a bunch of picks and cross his fingers. At some point- and maybe it still happens with Dame, he’s gonna basically make an “all-in” type of move when a big name is available and by the looks of it, it’s probably gonna piss a lot of Jazz fans off.