Off-Season Rumblings

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Alright, so if the Jazz tank, great. Honestly, it's probably the move.

BUT if they don’t. Here is how I make them a contender this year.
Re-Sign Lauri to a 4 year $195m deal.
Trade John Collins to Memphis with the #29 pick for Marcus Smart.
Trade Collin Sexton and Jordan Clarkson and 3 frp to ATL for Trae Young.
Sign OG Anunoby to a 4 yr 135 mil deal. (gotta overpay)

Start:
Trae, Smart, OG, Lauri and Kessler

Bench:
Keyonte, Dunn, Sensabaugh, Hendricks and Yurtseven

Marcus is Danny's guy and a win now stop gap. Trae and Marcus teach Key the ropes and eventually Trae and Key play together in the backcourt in 2 years. You basically open two separate windows...one with this team and then one with Key, Taylor, and the 12 other FRP over the next 6 years.

This probably has some issues financially but it works on Fanspo, so ...

Give me your thoughts!

My first thought is that Memphis deal makes zero sense for Memphis and OG isn't coming to Utah.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I know the justice system is what it is, but I have a hard time understanding why Miles Bridges isn’t in jail right now.

Because it turns out it's really hard to get the victim to testify against a multi million dollar source of income.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

It was mostly me trying to get my **** together (school), but yeah, that trade significantly damaged my faith in what the Jazz are trying to do (but not as much as Ainge refusing to “take less” to do a proper tank job, and in the process send the piece that saved the Timberwolves [although that trade in a vacuum made sense]).

In any case, thanks for the sentiment.

We missed you on the board

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I'm less certain about this, but I think we might be able to re-sign Dunn as well.

No idea why we kept him if that wasn't the plan. Seemed like he was good enough to be worth a 2nd rounder to someone

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I feel like best case scenario for a Collins trade (before the szn starts) is Detroit's strikes out in free agency and they are just willing to take on Collins for a 2nd round pick

 

[KqWIN]

John Collins would have to be moved for an OG signing. Lauri R+E is happening 100%. Dumping Clarkson doesn’t give us enough to give OG the max.

I actually wonder if a FVV style deal would be enough to persuade him. Give OG the max for 3 years? It could work. I think he’d likely choose PHI over us.

If he chooses us, we could send John Collins back to New York. Otherwise OKC would be the top salary dump location IMO.

Is OG worth the big bucks over someone like Lavine?

 

[infection]

Is OG worth the big bucks over someone like Lavine?

If that’s a binary choice, then absolutely.

 

[Elizah Huge]

John Collins would have to be moved for an OG signing. Lauri R+E is happening 100%. Dumping Clarkson doesn’t give us enough to give OG the max.

I actually wonder if a FVV style deal would be enough to persuade him. Give OG the max for 3 years? It could work. I think he’d likely choose PHI over us.

If he chooses us, we could send John Collins back to New York. Otherwise OKC would be the top salary dump location IMO.

Is OG worth the big bucks over someone like Lavine?

If we are wanting to give OG the full max then yeah. If he’s willing to take a little less than we’d only have to trade Clarkson. Are we really wanting to give him a 4/182M max starting at 42.3M?

 

[KqWIN]

If we are wanting to give OG the full max then yeah. If he’s willing to take a little less than we’d only have to trade Clarkson. Are we really wanting to give him a 4/182M max starting at 42.3M?

It would be more like a FVV deal. Max money, shorter years. You're not getting a discount on him because he will simply sign with NYK. I suppose you give him slightly less than the max for more years, but NYK is certainly going to offer the same.

 

[Elizah Huge]

It would be more like a FVV deal. Max money, shorter years. You're not getting a discount on him because he will simply sign with NYK. I suppose you give him slightly less than the max for more years, but NYK is certainly going to offer the same.

Sounds like they might not. If it was a difference of just a few million why wouldn’t they just pony up and do it?

 

[KqWIN]

Sounds like they might not. If it was a difference of just a few million why wouldn’t they just pony up and do it?

Exactly, they would. I think it only gets interesting if OG can make significantly more on an annual basis....hence a FVV type contract. Anything close means NYK will up the offer.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Exactly, they would. I think it only gets interesting if OG can make significantly more on an annual basis....hence a FVV type contract. Anything close means NYK will up the offer.

I think it’s more realistic that we pay someone 20M a year to come here like Patrick Williams or Miles Bridges.