So if a very good FA doesn't sign with Utah this summer, do you just toss out contracts to average ones because you have cap to spend?
Look, i'm Lindey's toughest critic. I lambaste him relentessly - even too much for some on here who accuse me of only making posts of that nature.
The preferred action is to sign a very good or great FA. But what IF Utah can't attract a player like Tobias or Brogdon, etc.? Does Utah just jettison Favors and Rubio? Because once they do and get under the cap, that's it. They even lose the MLE and only have the room exception.
I'd hate to see essentially the same team return. Jazz could still make at least one strong change by using their MLE, though. So strike out in free agency, and I think Favors SHOULD return. Maybe even Rubio if he agrees to a 1+1 deal. Then the Jazz have the same ammo at the deadline - i.e. $30m in expiring contracts.
And BTW, i'm not a Conley fan. Had he tried to pushbthe deal along or said anything positive, that would be different. Instead he had to deny ever saying he DIDN'T want to play for the Jazz. So **** him.