Jazz should try and get Stephen Jackson

[Lost_Jazz_Fan]

who?

Gerald Wallace even though he's more a 3 than 2, JJ Redick has played very well for the past year, Josh Smith is a freakish athlete that would do well in our system. Danny Granger has been known to light it up. I'd love to get OJ Mayo or Stephen Curry on the team.

I could keep going, but I think you get the point. Age and salary are big factors as well, we already have an over the hill Raja on our hands.

 

[Chad Feldheimer]

Is Granger not on the market now? I thought I had read that the Pacers would be open to trading him this summer.

Also I'd think if Memo/Jackson could be done, then Memo/Granger could be done too, in principle.

Jackson is a great player, but I also wonder how he and Sloan would get along.

How do you figure Granger and Jackson are similar? Granger is much younger and a better player.

 

[chemdude1232]

How do you figure Granger and Jackson are similar? Granger is much younger and a better player.

I meant similar in terms of salary. They're within 1.5M or so of each other.

 

[chemdude1232]

Edit: sorry...they're within 2.5M of each other. It'd take filler salary to match, but you get the idea.

 

[Chad Feldheimer]

Edit: sorry...they're within 2.5M of each other. It'd take filler salary to match, but you get the idea.

So why would Indy trade their best player for a guy who just had a horrible injury? and makes almost 11M next year too?

 

[DukeJazz]

he is not a coachable player

 

[chemdude1232]

You could ask the same question about Charlotte and Jackson (knowing that while Gerald Wallace is their best player, Jackson is a close 2nd).

My point was as a refute of TICC's point that we trade Memo for Jackson. If we could get Charlotte to bite on that, why not - in this increasingly hypothetical phone call between GMs - go after Granger instead.

One of my earlier points still holds: I doubt Sloan would get along well with Jackson regardless.

 

[Chad Feldheimer]

You could ask the same question about Charlotte and Jackson (knowing that while Gerald Wallace is their best player, Jackson is a close 2nd).

My point was as a refute of TICC's point that we trade Memo for Jackson. If we could get Charlotte to bite on that, why not - in this increasingly hypothetical phone call between GMs - go after Granger instead.

One of my earlier points still holds: I doubt Sloan would get along well with Jackson regardless.

Yeah it would be a great deal for the Jazz, but I think the CHA & IND GMs would probably just hang up the phone after those offers.

 

[chemdude1232]

Probably while laughing at KOC.

But while we're throwing out names, what about Ariza or Kevin Martin? Could either of those guys wind up in Utah?

 

[Chad Feldheimer]

How about Peja? I'm sure you could get him.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

he is not a coachable player

He might be coachable on the Jazz. He hasn't been on a good team since he was with the Spurs.

 

[Nate505]

He would never play in Utah. The fans called him the n word. At least according to him.