2020 Free Agency Thread

[GVC]

Check out the post above... Larry and Dan agree... it’s a two year minimum salary for tax purposes.

Good catch.

So the Jazz should still be able to trade 2 of NWG/Morgan/Oni/Niang for drafted players making the rookie minimum to maybe get under the tax.

Do they have any second round picks left to make this happen? Is this why they're hyping Oni and Morgan so much?

 

[GVC]

It's a pretty cool adjustment from both ends. Basically anyone on a minimum contract, irrespective of their service time and the associated salary, counts as a 2-year minimum salary against the LT and Apron.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Good catch.

So the Jazz should still be able to trade 2 of NWG/Morgan/Oni/Niang for drafted players making the rookie minimum to maybe get under the tax.

Do they have any second round picks left to make this happen? Is this why they're hyping Oni and Morgan so much?

Seconds appear out of thin air from what I’ve heard from the front office defenders... we can have 15 of em here tomorrow for a happy meal.

I think they like those guys and we pay the tax unless we make a trade of Mike or someone with some actual salary.

I think Niang could get a second round drafted guy... waive NWG and give someone a million dollars for their guy.

 

[framer]

Yes, and I hear people say this a lot about my profession, but being in my profession I have witnessed people at the highest levels be wrong, and lay people be right, not infrequently. The difference between lay public and expertise on any given specific situation varies significantly on the mean, but the distributions still have overlap, however, and isn't binary.

Yeah, but one guy gets fired for missing, the other gets to move on like nothing happened. My rule of thumb is to look who has the most skin in the game. You are correct though, the absolute worst are "experts" who face no consequences whatsoever for being wrong.

 

[framer]

Seconds appear out of thin air from what I’ve heard from the front office defenders... we can have 15 of em here tomorrow for a happy meal.

I think they like those guys and we pay the tax unless we make a trade of Mike or someone with some actual salary.

I think Niang could get a second round drafted guy... waive NWG and give someone a million dollars for their guy.

Eh, poaching from the D-League seems just as effective as rolling with a second round pick. Non-lottery picks in general are way overrated.

 

[GVC]

Eh, poaching from the D-League seems just as effective as rolling with a second round pick. Non-lottery picks in general are way overrated.

But if those are free agents signed out of the G League, they'd count against the LT and Apron as a second year minimum contract player (if I'm understanding correctly). To drop salary against the LT, the Jazz have to swap their guys for players on rookie minimum who were drafted by their current team.

 

[NAOS]

Seconds appear out of thin air from what I’ve heard from the front office defenders... we can have 15 of em here tomorrow for a happy meal.

I think they like those guys and we pay the tax unless we make a trade of Mike or someone with some actual salary.

I think Niang could get a second round drafted guy... waive NWG and give someone a million dollars for their guy.

If this kind of movement would get the job done, then I’ll rejoice if only because some of this **** will start to make sense.

I’d still put the likelihood of a Mike trade at less than 10%, though.

 

[framer]

If this kind of movement would get the job done, then I’ll rejoice if only because some of this **** will start to make sense.

I’d still put the likelihood of a Mike trade at less than 10%, though.

That kind of trade would make more sense right before the deadline then right now. If the Jazz are fighting for a sixth or seventh seed, trading Conley just to keep his salary total open makes sense. He'd probably agree to a sign and trade next year anyway if he goes anywhere else though. . .

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Rayjon Tucker could land with the Clippers.

 

[FalseFlagg K]

We just gave away a pick in 2027. Anyone have any idea what the Jazz gonna look like by then? I don't think the FO has a clue themselves. They just had their eyes fixed on saving that 300k

Is there ever a day you don’t whine like a little bitch ?? Do you ever get tired of hearing yourself complain ??

 

[stitches]

Rayjon Tucker could land with the Clippers.

OK, please tell me how DL manages to find the worst deals ? Why did we need to use a 2nd when there were obviously teams willing to sign Tucker for nothing? Is he even calling around to see what's on the table or is he just dealing with the same 4-5 GMs he's close with? CLE, NYK, DET, it's always the same teams we are dealing with and getting fleeced by.

 

[NAOS]

OK, please tell me how DL manages to find the worst deals ? Why did we need to use a 2nd when there were obviously teams willing to sign Tucker for nothing? Is he even calling around to see what's on the table or is he just dealing with the same 4-5 GMs he's close with? CLE, NYK, DET, it's always the same teams we are dealing with and getting fleeced by.

The mystery of the Tucker deal thickens.