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Don’t doubt for a second he’s gained 15-20+ pounds. We’ll see how much of that he can actually keep on during the season. BTW not generally a huge fan of young dudes bulking up at all costs. They’ll naturally gain weight with “man strength” as they got older. Get stronger, focus on recovery /...

He's 22, has elite two-way potential, fits our alleged "positional size" mandate perfectly, and there's no way the return would be just Kuminga. I'm sure we'd insist on at least 1-2 unprotected firsts during a window where GSW could be really bad. Maybe he has an attitude problem, I don't...

Doesn’t mean there’s no deal to be had. Look at the return for D. Bane. Still love the idea of a Kuminga S&T. JK + Ace on the wings could be absurd.

I’ve been on the “keep Lauri” train for two years. Really thought we’d find a way to strike in the trade market for 1-2 star players and have him as a key part of a 1-2-3 punch. We seem to be moving further and further away from that reality. We’ve made two big moves thus far, both of which...

Absolutely, lol. That team is ***.

None of those three (Gay, Barnes, Wiggins) would be terrible outcomes and they were all top-5 prospects at one point. I will say though - at least in the case of Barnes / Gay - they struck me as the type to not quite live up to their billing due to some combination of 1) lack of top-end...

I both subscribe to Locke's view + still support shedding Collins. Nurkic / Lauri should be enough of a "veteran presence" there. Wouldn't be mad if we brought in a veteran backup PG, though. Not to actually "play" but just be a grown up in the room with 3 PGs who just got their peach fuzz. As...

I've always wondered what portion of the remaining $ players get in buyouts. How much are the Jazz paying JC to not play for them next season?

This is interesting. His balance / body control does remind of D-Will. Has the same ability to pull up from anyone and square his body towards the rim mid-air.

100%. Just hoping there's the right # / $ of crappy contracts on a team that's looking to win and thinks JC will help. We'll see I suppose.

Fascinated to see how this JC deal pans out. Looks like we'll have to attach something to get back next to nothing. Still holding out some hope on Collins. IMO someone should value his production, efficiency and age. He's a damn nice player just doesn't fit here at all.

I think we'll go to extreme depths to move Collins off the roster. Not a guarantee of course but the Sexton move clearly signals we want to be really young and really bad this year. Barring the chance to get true move-the-needle type players.

Don’t see what waiving him gains you at this moment. Plus at $2.8m that’s an option that is forever available to us. I would bet the house he has no long-term utility but he’s the perfect fringe rotation player for a young tanking team. You can play him 30 min and not risk that he’ll win you a...

Big $ to Ayton would be the nail in the Lakers’ coffin. He’s not a winner. Plus I think they’re really looking towards LAL (life after LeBron). That’s fake news tho. All eyes will be on the Jazz in Free Agency.

Pretty meh deal but probably best for us. Gets Sexton out of the backcourt log jam. Nurkic is absolutely useless but we have less of a glut of young guys we need to develop at C. Hopefully next year we won’t even have to “tank” to be complete ***.

The guard rotation will be fascinating. I’m hoping we shed both Sexton and Clarkson - they’re each rotting here at this point. IMO the jury is still out on Keynote. Rookie year? Thought he was a franchise cornerstone (6th-man type). But last year was abysmal. Zero improvement in efficiency...

This whole damn story is a nothing burger. The sooner it goes away the better.

Loved watching Favors play. So unassuming and just incredible hands / patience on the block. Couldn't faze him.

I'll go with 19 points on 49 shots a night.

The UConn, TX Tech, and Auburn games were a masterclass.