Al Jefferson is heading to Charlotte on three-year deal $41 million

[Stifle Tower]

My thoughts exactly. Jefferson won't lead a Western Conference team to the playoffs but in the East he can win enough games to seem competitive.

And that's probably important to a few of these franchises with wobbling public support. They NEED to get better despite the allure of the 2014 draft treasures. Utah has built up a ton of goodwill. And savvy fans knwo exactly what has to happen. We're in a similar position as Boston where there is support for a rebuild and tolerance for a really bad season.

 

[orangello]

And that's probably important to a few of these franchises with wobbling public support. They NEED to get better despite the allure of the 2014 draft treasures. Utah has built up a ton of goodwill. And savvy fans knwo exactly what has to happen. We're in a similar position as Boston where there is support for a rebuild and tolerance for a really bad season.

Yep. Outright tankers are Orlando, Philadelphia and Phoenix. Semi or stealth tanker (depending on how FA goes) Utah, Detroit, Atlanta and Sacramento.

 

[Zulu]

Could have a better record (cause they play in the Eastern Conference) but not a better team.

Did you really need to point that out.... Ughhhh!!

 

[Chad Feldheimer]

@Lockedonsports about 1 hour ago


Will be interesting to see how the Jazz do defensively without Al Jefferson. The numbers with Al on the floor were stunningly bad

Thanks John Madden

 

[Goodluckchuck]

Well I hope the best for him. Was a great teammate and let's be honest, taught Kanter quite a bit too. However with that said, it's what's best for the Jazz and the young guys on the team.

 

[Chris]

The only question is now that Raja Bell, CJ, and Al are gone, who are the haters going to hate on next?

 

[Stoked]

The only question is now that Raja Bell, CJ, and Al are gone, who are the haters going to hate on next?

Corbin

 

[bluenote]

The only question is now that Raja Bell, CJ, and Al are gone, who are the haters going to hate on next?

Puts all of the focus on Ty I would guess.

 

[Weezur]

The only question is now that Raja Bell, CJ, and Al are gone, who are the haters going to hate on next?

Any combo of Watson/Tinsley/Foye/Marvin/Milsap/other FA

 

[DutchJazzer]

While I am happy that AL got a new contract with another team, I don't get all the hate for AL. He only had good things to say about being in Utah, he was a mentor to Kanter, he improved his passing and played hard for the most part. Yea his defense sucked and he slowed down the offense. He wasn't a good fit but that doesn't make him a bad person. However, people make it sound like he kill their dog. Some Jazz fans are probably going to boo him when he comes back. And you wonder why people think Jazz fans can be jerks.. I wish AL all the best and hope he helps Bobcats turn around a badly run franchise (which would only benefit the Jazz in the draft). The Jazz are going to miss his scoring and the leader he was.

i dont hate al the person.
al the basketball player sucks and should stay away from utah jazz basketball.
he is the opposite of utah jazz basketball.

he may not have killed my dog. but he killed utah jazz basketball.
and i love utah jazz basketball more than my dog

 

[LifeOnaPlate]

Echoing a lot of comments here, I like Al as a person, but am very happy to see him go.

 

[Qman]

Good luck Al. Put up huge numbers for the Bobcats and make the all star team.