2019 Trade Deadline Discussion

[Engorged On Unborn Gore]

NOLA will give Dante plenty of minutes.

 

[infection]

That doesn't move our cap.

The fringe possibility of signing a max player > the fringe possibility of Dante Exum being a consistent net-positive contributor

I would totally give up Exum for Niko. The problem is, is that I would do it, but DL wouldn’t.

 

[Hotdog]

NOLA will give Dante plenty of minutes.

Ya, plenty of minutes on the bench

 

[Grimmetal]

Feels like the Dennis doesn't want to look like a fool and the Grizzlies are trying way too hard to fleece everyone when they really don't HAVE to make a move.

 

[framer]

That doesn't move our cap.

The fringe possibility of signing a max player > the fringe possibility of Dante Exum being a consistent net-positive contributor

Cap wise it is close to the same as standing pat. Favors, Mirotic, and Ricky can all come off the books. We could deal Exum for a pick. That is assuming there is someone worth getting.

 

[bigmike]

Doesn't seem very Jazz-like for all this to have aired out in the press as much as it has. DL can't be happy. Gonna be an awkward few months for Rubio and Favors if they aren't moved.

 

[str8line]

You are hilarious.

Do you know how many actually really good players have been snubbed from the Allstar game?

There is not a chance in hell he ever becomes an allstar.

First we are praying he can even get on the court. Then we have to pray he can play more 20 min without wetting the bed with turnover and bricks. Then he would have to become a starter. Then he would have to have some good games. Then he would have to start having great games,,.. for a few years. Lets see if that happens before we start talking bout allstar possibility. Donavan Mitchell hasnt even made the allstar game.

Best speech of all time.


http://www.espn.com/nba/statistics/...ualified/false/position/point-guards/count/41

 

[framer]

Doesn't seem very Jazz-like for all this to have aired out in the press as much as it has. DL can't be happy. Gonna be an awkward few months for Rubio and Favors if they aren't moved.

Ricky will probably be overjoyed if he isn't sent to Memphis. I'm not sure Favors was ever part of the trade.

 

[royzzz]

Me thinks all these are smoke screen.
IF a trade will happen it will not be as major as a Conley or Gasol or Mirotic or AD.
Just somebody that can help. Hopefully that will move the needle just a bit to the right direction.
My guess is the only move Jazz will do is take somebody that will be bought out after being traded.

 

[Sandman822]

Only way you deal Exum is if you're confident you're getting someone back who can generate easy looks at the rim. It's Exum's unique skill he brings to the team as his other strength in defense can replaced due to the team has plenty of good defenders, but they don't have another guy who can just get to the rack in a dribble the way Exum can. Even Korver has publicly said that Exum has an ability to get to the rim that very few guys he's seen have, and I'm almost entirely convinced that's the reason why he was held out of Conley talks. Conley/Rubio or Conley/Neto have overlapping skillsets except Conley is better than the others by a considerable margin, whereas Conley/Exum brings two unique ways to generate offense from the PG position and you can play them together since Conley is a good 3pt shooter unlike the Rubio/Exum lineups that were pretty *** for the most part since neither one could shoot.

 

[str8line]

Only way you deal Exum is if you're confident you're getting someone back who can generate easy looks at the rim. It's Exum's unique skill he brings to the team as his other strength in defense can replaced due to the team has plenty of good defenders, but they don't have another guy who can just get to the rack in a dribble the way Exum can. Even Korver has publicly said that Exum has an ability to get to the rim that very few guys he's seen have, and I'm almost entirely convinced that's the reason why he was held out of Conley talks. Conley/Rubio or Conley/Neto have overlapping skillsets except Conley is better than the others by a considerable margin, whereas Conley/Exum brings two unique ways to generate offense from the PG position and you can play them together since Conley is a good 3pt shooter unlike the Rubio/Exum lineups that were pretty *** for the most part since neither one could shoot.

His ability to get to the rim at will was really just showcased in the last couple of weeks before he was injured. It was probably too tantalizing for DL to ignore.

 

[Sandman822]

His ability to get to the rim at will was really just showcased in the last couple of weeks before he was injured. It was probably too tantalizing for DL to ignore.

The Portland and Houston blow out losses when the team couldn't buy a perimeter shot showed the value of Exum off the bench. Even with his garbage finishing ability he's still able to generate easy looks for himself, and he brings the most efficient PPS scorers into the game on the PnR with his lob ability, and his ability to get the help defender to commit to him on a layup which frees up the big man for the offensive put back. If teams decide they're going to collapse on the entire PnR then it leaves shooters wide open for C&S looks instead of having to run blender after blender to get a decent 3pt look.

Quin's adjustment to simplify the bench offense for Exum, stick Joe in there as a shooter and secondary playmaker, and give Exum the freedom to run the most efficient PnR options the Jazz have with Favs or even sometimes Gobert is the best thing he's done adjustment wise all season imo. Selling Exum now would most likely be selling low on him considering how much he showed December, unless you believe his injury concerns will plague him for the rest of his career which is a valid concern.