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The underlying issue with all of these cap space questions is that cap rules make it really important to spend to the salary floor. Teams with enough space will be looking for something to blow capspace on.

I hope you’re right, but the absence of information means very little. We had 0 evidence the Hayward situation would play out the way it did, and yet, it happened and was completely logical. Furthermore, Locke is a leaky faucet with information, and he basically leaked what the Jazz’s thinking...

Seriously, what’s the trade off? This is mostly winning and losing money as a zero sum, except for the ghoulish companies that profit off of the not-too-uncommon-scenario of people ruining their lives. I get that it makes games more fun, it also makes society more volatile and is way too strong...

If it’s basically impossible to tank (even after trading Lauri and Walker), then we better be competing for the 1 seed. The nightmare scenario is scrapping to make the play-in and coughing up a lottery pick to an already-emerging dynasty. A middling year this year will setup a middling decade.

I actually disagree. I think there is and should be a distinction between roster moves and in-game fraudulence (faking injuries/pulling good players in crunch time/drawing wack plays). I think Austin agrees because the Sexton/Clarkson/Collins moves were not trades made to win or preserve asset...

The answer to both problems is trading Walker if someone is willing to cough up a worthwhile package. Within the genius of such a plan (wherein the Jazz could throw a max offer at him this offseason if they wanted) lies it’s potential crippling weakness; trading an impending RFA that isn’t a...

Sports betting needs to be federally banned.

It’s not really, but at worst he’s worth keeping around as emergency depth/change of pace (if he is correspondingly cheap to keep).

If we **** this tank up cuz we got too excited about making the 7th seed we will forever be questioning what could’ve been had the Jazz done what everyone knows they have to do this year.

He’s going to be key down the stretch as the team goes into tanking overdrive after finishing the first month above .500.

Walker and Lauri up their value and the Jazz have options to cut the legs off if they don’t keep being Gollum about every trade return.

I sure hope the Clippers are horrible and the Jazz were just insanely hot because this is feeling a lot like 2022 which was a stupid season.

Well prepare to be amazed cuz he’s worth more than a few games if he’s not being held out for fraudulent reasons and they might lose him for nothing at this pace.

I find it absolutely incredible that seeing some of the most overperforming teams ever in at least two of the last three seasons - and with early returns looking like three of four - that anyone could be anything but sold on Will Hardy.

You match and trade out.

Tre seems to be growing up. Also, Lillard isn’t a fraction of the place-setter that Trae is. He was also past his prime.

I mean, they complement each other better than almost any duo I can think of. Would be madness. I should also clarify, this would happen midseason so the Bucks could tank their asses off. Also, the Pelicans are for sure not making the playoffs and I still can’t believe the Queen trade. One of...

Just so everyone knows, the Hawks are gonna trade Daniels, the better of Milwaukee/New Orleans pick they got from New Orleans, and stuff for Giannis. Trae/Giannis/Zingis coming down the pike.

This is correct, therefore wheels falling off next year is the ideal route as the likelihood that the Wolves swap materializes is EXTREMELY low since the Jazz have to finish bottom-4 to guarantee keeping their pick. Good news is it seems just as or more likely the wheels fall off next year. Some...

If the deadline was midnight Eastern time to do extensions, then it is official that Kessler is not extended.