Forget Matthews; trade for RUDY FERNANDEZ

[Pastramiking]

Not that the Trailblazers are in the business of helping the Jazz (although they did in the Deron Williams trade), but I think the Jazz should propose a side deal with the Blazers. Utah will not match the Wesley Matthews offer sheet, if Portland is willing to trade Rudy Fernandez for the Eric Maynor Trade Exception ($1.3m) and maybe a future second round draft pick (or better yet that European player that Utah got in the Maynor-OKC trade). Utah gets a quality small forward at an extremely affordable price ($1.2m) , who is in the doghouse with Portland and wants to go elsewhere. Portland gets Matthews, a player they obviously want and for whom they are willing to overpay. The Jazz, in theory, have the leverage, as they could threaten to repeat the Millsap match, and the trade exception to do this. Utah just has to somehow convince Portland to it. I think it is a nearly perfect plan. Utah would still have the full MLE to sign Ronnie Brewer and Udonis Haslem, or the like.

 

[prodigy]

Rudy Fernandez is well liked in Portland, i'd doubt they'd just hand him over to a division rival

 

[DutchJazzer]

and then utah backstabs portland and matches the mathews offer.

 

[Shaggy]

and then utah backstabs portland and matches the mathews offer.

And then Greg Miller sends Mormon missionaries to paul allen while on his death bed. brilliant! I like it.

 

[write4u]

Would the Jazz want Matthews more than Fernandez? Rudy, by the way, is more of a 2 than a 3. He's not nearly as strong or athletic as Matthews, so doesn't have the tools to play defense like Matthews, but he is more skiillful, a better shooter and ball handler.

 

[Shaggy]

hayward is the blacker version of Fernandez!

 

[NotDeadYet]

The problem is by losing Matthews, we need a starting SG. Fernandez is a decent backup SG, but as already noted ain't much defensively against the likes of Kobe Bryant and such... NOT a starter quality SG, IMHO...

 

[David Stern]

Rudy Fernandez is well liked in Portland, i'd doubt they'd just hand him over to a division rival

They're pissed because he didn't show up in the playoffs. I'd bet they'd give him to us.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Wasnt Rudy in the dunk competition? I think he is a pretty good athlete. I think its a great idea, but no way Portland just gives us Rudy.

 

[Jazz Traveler]

Portland fans would jump for joy if they could get rid of Fernandez. He's a bit of a sulker and whiner. Doubt if Sloan would want to put up with it.

 

[Jazz4ever]

Portland is not going to trade with us, they are trying to destroy us if you haven't noticed.

 

[BENTLEY]

I'd love to get Rudy. Much better price and he's pretty clutch. He probably knows this and gets frustrated riding the pine.