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Kevin Pelton's take - Jazz got an A-

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Pistons got a C.

OKC got a D.


What do you guys think?

Utah Jazz: A-

I've long believed the Jazz would move Kanter before the deadline because the front office doesn't value his skills as highly as the market. The question was whether a good return would materialize. Lo and behold, Utah got the first-rounder it could reasonably expect in return plus a few other goodies.

Because Oklahoma City traded its first-round pick (top-18 protected) to Cleveland (and then Denver, and now Philadelphia), the Jazz won't see this pick until two years after that trade is complete -- 2017 at the earliest. In the meantime, Utah can get an extended look at Jerrett. A true stretch 4 has been Dennis Lindsey's white whale since arriving in Salt Lake City, with the 2013 second-round pick the latest effort. Jerrett has played just 26 minutes in the NBA (and is a cover-your-eyes 1-of-13 on 3-pointers during that span), but he's shot a more respectable 38.1 percent in the D-League. Even if he doesn't work out, Jerrett comes at a bargain price of less than a million dollars next season, a major savings as compared to Novak. (He also has two non-guaranteed seasons tacked on to the end of his contract.)

The Jazz also get Pleiss, who's not your typical international player thrown into a deadline deal simply to satisfy the requirements that both teams get something. Pleiss has real value; the Thunder tried to bring him to the NBA this season, per Yahoo! Sports, and planned to do so this summer when his buyout becomes less prohibitive. He projects as a possible backup center based on translated European stats. Perkins was strictly part of this deal for salary-matching purposes, and ESPN's Royce Young reports that he will be waived by Utah.
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Not surprising, Pelton has previously said on a podcast the Jazz shouldn't offer him anything.
I'd grade it a B- myself.
 
It's funny that kanter puts up numbers but by all the metrics that measure team performance he sucks
 
Pelton has captured my thoughts very well. I think we did very well and the only thing that spoils the deal a bit is the heavy protection on the pick, but in general I think it was a great value for the situation we were into.
 
stitches said:
Pelton has captured my thoughts very well. I think we did very well and the only thing that spoils the deal a bit is the heavy protection on the pick, but in general I think it was a great value for the situation we were into.
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Yeah me too.. that lottery protection is risky... I'd hate for it to turn into x2 second rounders.
 
ONE LOVE said:
Yeah me too.. that lottery protection is risky... I'd hate for it to turn into x2 second rounders.
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I think we will materialize it into a player before the time comes for that... It will probably be used in a trade or in a draft position swap...
 
Sorry but it is hard to judge a trade right after it happens, however I give the Jazz a C. The draft pick is better than nothing but the protection makes it less exciting.
 
stitches said:
I think we will materialize it into a player before the time comes for that... It will probably be used in a trade or in a draft position swap...
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Would be amazing if we can somehow turn our #6 pick (let's just say) and this OKC pick to get into the top #4 and grab one of D'Angelo Russell or Emmanuel Mudiay.


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