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More fun from ESPN...Their Josh Smith trade thread

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Insider has an article about Josh Smith and how he might be traded soon and they have a list of possible trades that make the brain dead trade threads look like the theory of relativity. They list the Jazz as a long shot to trade for Smith and write this gem:

Only Denver has as many tradeable assets as Utah, and a swap of Smith for Paul Millsap and someone like Enes Kanter, Derrick Favors, Alec Burks or Gordon Hayward would make sense, but it's doubtful Smith would sign a long-term deal with the Jazz.
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Can you imagine the riots that would happen if they traded Millsap and Favors/Kanter/Hayward for Josh Smith? The thought of adding Josh Smith to the Jazz almost makes me break into a cold sweat as it is.The suggestion of trading the future (and Millsap) for him makes my head hurt.
 
I would flip Smith for Millsap straight up. There's little chance the Jazz can resign Millsap this off season & they'd have a better shot at extending Smoove due to current contract size. He's not re-signing with ATL & Millsap probably wouldn't either, but at least ATL saves another $5mm this year under their gut-it program.
 
I'm fondly remembering the days of 2005 when the board was openly yearning to trade AK for Josh Smith.
 
Ohhhhh.......I read it wrong, of course I wouldn't trade him for Paul and all those guys, But Milsap, Favors, Kanter and Burks, sure. Obviously Hayward is untouchable.
 
Bodhi said:
Ohhhhh.......I read it wrong, of course I wouldn't trade him for Paul and all those guys, But Milsap, Favors, Kanter and Burks, sure. Obviously Hayward is untouchable.
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Where you been, bro? Was just asking the other day whether you're still alive.
 
PKM said:
Where you been, bro? Was just asking the other day whether you're still alive.
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College Football is the most important thing I have in my life, which is both sad and true all at the same time. Plus yur' boy is a pretty avid cyclist so that keeps me away from the computer when not at work.

I have missed ma'dudes though, PKM!
 
Bodhi said:
College Football is the most important thing I have in my life, which is both sad and true all at the same time. Plus yur' boy is a pretty avid cyclist so that keeps me away from the computer when not at work.

I have missed ma'dudes though, PKM!
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Cool. Good to hear from ya.
 
On the topic of Smith trades- he and Favors are from the Atlanta area (as I recall). A Favors and Smith frontcourt would be killer defensively, but would lack any consistent midrange shot. I really doubt this one would happen. He seems more like a Denver kind of player.
 
Enter Dennis Lindsay and his advanced metrics spreadsheet doowhicky.....and all this Smith talk is squashed.

Smith has skills, but his pps and adjusted fg% is terrible. Uses alot of possesions, doesn't make his teamates better.
 
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