They only applies if there’s not a Swig within 15 miles of the metropolitan area in which the team is from. I believe it’s Rule 3c, Section 17, Clause D of the CBA.
By my watch, the PHX game starts in 21 hours. These guys won’t even roll into PHX until maybe 1am PST.
I’d be shocked if we somehow win or kept it close.
Another downer is as the team regresses, it also pulls Lauri from being an AS into a bubble guy. If the Jazz can be top four in the west in January, he will get in, but if they fall into the fringes, he’s probably not going to get it.
A thorough beat down as the team starts to regress to the mean.
Assuming we play .500 ball roughly, my guess is Ainge will start looking to deal where it makes sense.