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Jazz Sign Kevin Murphy

i'm sure it's a min (or near min) deal. the only question i have on terms is how many years, and which ones are guaranteed?
 
This deserves a sticky for a few days. I liked the little I saw of him in summer league, though I have no idea what potential in summer league means.
 
billyshelby said:
My bet is one year, guaranteed at the rookie min.
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nightmare3983 said:
After which Portland signs him to a toxic offer sheet.
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that nightmare post is exactly why i hope billy's wrong. not that i expect murph to get enough minutes to really tempt the rest of the league, but it still makes the most sense from a jazz standpoint to give him a 2nd year with a team option, or a 2nd year partially guaranteed, or something. that's what most teams are doing now after seeing a bunch of 2nd-rounders and undrafteds get stolen from their teams because they have rights of first refusal but no bird or early bird rights.
 
theNBAnerd said:
that nightmare post is exactly why i hope billy's wrong. not that i expect murph to get enough minutes to really tempt the rest of the league, but it still makes the most sense from a jazz standpoint to give him a 2nd year with a team option, or a 2nd year partially guaranteed, or something. that's what most teams are doing now after seeing a bunch of 2nd-rounders and undrafteds get stolen from their teams because they have rights of first refusal but no bird or early bird rights.
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I hope the Jazz have learned enough from the Matthews situation to have a team option on the second year.
 
nightmare3983 said:
I hope the Jazz have learned enough from the Matthews situation to have a team option on the second year.
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Little different with Matthews because he was undrafted. Jazz certainly were not going to sign Wesley to a multi-year deal based on what he did in the summer or training camp. It's likely he wouldn't have even made the team if not for injuries. And, as an undrafted rookie, there were no restrictions on what a team could offer him after his first season. What happened with Matthews was a once in a lifetime event. It had never happened before, not even remotely close.
 
MoTown16 said:
Little different with Matthews because he was undrafted. Jazz certainly were not going to sign Wesley to a multi-year deal based on what he did in the summer or training camp. It's likely he wouldn't have even made the team if not for injuries. And, as an undrafted rookie, there were no restrictions on what a team could offer him after his first season. What happened with Matthews was a once in a lifetime event. It had never happened before, not even remotely close.
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sure it has.

contractually speaking, there is no difference between an undrafted guy and a 2nd rounder, so what happened with matthews was very similar to how arenas left GS, how memo left detroit, etc. in fact, the new rules to help prevent that from happening are often referred to as the arenas rule.
 
I really, really don't think we will have to worry about that with Murphy.

A. He won't play much if at all.
B. He isn't as good of a talent as Matthews.
 
I hope Utah's luck at 47 continues.

I always love rookies. Even if they suck.

Gonna have a lot of fun watching this kid.
 
Nicknames for Murph?


Im liking The Judicator/Judge (whatever tickles your fancy), a man who declares his own law on any team who shows fear. If I didn't have so much studying to do, id photoshop his mug in a judge's face.



Of course, theres also HeavenMurphy
 
Also, gatta ask, who else immediately thought 'Some White Guy' when Stern read the name 'Kevin Murphy' on draft night?
 
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