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Keeping Lauri seems increasingly pointless

FWIW I don’t think Ace is that far from legit starter minutes.

Yes, his game is unrefined but it’s not like he’s just some “project.” He’s an NBA-level scorer.
 
I mean, at least we gave away a pick in dumping Clarkson and Sexton.

Crazy to think we not only got nothing for them but gave something away given our hopes in trading them the last couple years.
 
cctrackstar said:
i've hated max contracts ever since AK got his over a decade ago. players thinking that they deserve one just because dipstick on the other team got one is stupid. i like to think that if i were in the NBA i'd cut my contract in half to make room for better teammates so i could get the glory that comes from multiple titles, but in our current nba a player over 40 insisted that he get his 50 plus mil contract confirmed while at the same time trying to force his team to go into the tax to get him that title. so much wrong with max contracts.
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I hear ya! Those poor NBA owners are really struggling.
 
Hello, I just wanted to post - as a Spurs fan - that I was desperately wanting SA to trade their ATL picks+Vassell for him before he got the contract. It doesn’t look like that will happen now but he would still be the perfect fit for our team as currently constructed.

I watched Utah quite often last year and I think he is still a hell of a player (despite the time missed and having a ‘down’ year) and I’ve been pretty shocked to see Jazz fans wanting to move on from him.
 
Maleficar said:
Hello, I just wanted to post - as a Spurs fan - that I was desperately wanting SA to trade their ATL picks+Vassell for him before he got the contract. It doesn’t look like that will happen now but he would still be the perfect fit for our team as currently constructed.

I watched Utah quite often last year and I think he is still a hell of a player (despite the time missed and having a ‘down’ year) and I’ve been pretty shocked to see Jazz fans wanting to move on from him.
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We don't want to trade him. It's just hard to envision the Jazz being a championship contender while he's still in his prime. He doesn't fit our timeline.
 
I agree, it does seem pointless. We should’ve gutted this team years ago. Keeping sexton, Clarkson, and Lauri on this team for years has been a complete waste… for all parties. I feel bad for these guys. And it hasn’t done us any good. We’ve prolonged our rebuild by years because our management held onto veterans for some odd reason.
 
The Thriller said:
I agree, it does seem pointless. We should’ve gutted this team years ago. Keeping sexton, Clarkson, and Lauri on this team for years has been a complete waste… for all parties. I feel bad for these guys. And it hasn’t done us any good. We’ve prolonged our rebuild by years because our management held onto veterans for some odd reason.
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It's because of a new owner.

I listened to some podcast about new owners.... They talked about how a new owner comes in and likes to change and make a 'good impression' when what they should do is absolutely nothing for a year and then start working on things. They also mentioned new owners who have -0- experience in the sports world in ownership and say that it gets nasty quick.....

I think we've seen a lot of that. We're now in year 4 of Ryan's "10 year championship plan" .... and just by being a spectator, I think we can all agree that we're still years away from being competitive, let alone, being close to championship contention.

If Ace turns out to be a bust, we will be 5+ years away from being competitive at all and our rebuild will be 10 years in the making.

LHM had his faults but he definitely ran the Jazz better than Ryan has so far in his short time.

EDIT: I will say tanking this year was the best thing we've done since Ryan took over though.
 
I spent a lot of time away watching from afar. I just don’t understand many of the moves made. A genius move would have been to trade Lauri after that first year here. Yes, he looked amazing, but we had zero team around him. We might have gotten another small fortune for him like we did Rudy and Donovan.

Overall, I like Lauri but I also think it’s a massive mistake if we have him AND Kessler on massive deals. Neither guy is taking us to title contention. They would both be role players behind somebody like Ace, Clayton or some unforeseen internal growth player or a draft pick next year.

If Ace and Clayton have dynamite summer league showings, we should consider offers if we feel like these kids can be the face of the franchise moving forward.

I just really don’t like the idea of spending a ton on Lauri AND Kessler.
 
Building a championship team involves a lot of luck
Who thought Giannis would be this great He was picked #15
Jokic was picked #41 SGA was picked #11 Curry was pick #7 and so on
So far it seems Jazz have made some mistakes
Somewhere along the way Jazz will have to be lucky
Maybe they already have that player on the team and he has not emerged
Maybe they already traded him away Who knows
Hope they already have the pieces they need Maybe they get the missing pieces next draft
Winning involves making good choices and getting lucky
Or I could be completely wrong about everything I said :) :) :) :)
 
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