Collin Sexton traded to Charlotte Hornets for Jusuf Nurkic

[NUMBERICA]

We really salary dumped an expiring salary for another expiring salary and we had to send out a second-round pick for the worse player? This is horrendous.

I literally cannot believe this. Refreshing for addendums/edits.

The only reason to do this is to ethically tank and even still, yeesh. Preeetty sure Nurkic makes more money, too.

 

[AK47]

I'm naive but if Sexton is expiring, what exactly could we expect? Redundant but this seems like a tank move.

 

[checkbookdoc]

“The tank is over”. Lol

Action over words.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Wow, I hate this so ****ing much. If we’re prepping for a Kessler trade, then just use Walker’s spot as an open slot for auditioning Oscar and (other) G-League guys.

 

[fishonjazz]

I guess this helps the tank (nurkic averaged 18 minutes per game and sucked in those minutes last year and only played in 35 games so he might also be injured?) Yay?
Im gonna miss watching Sexton play. One of the few things I enjoyed while watching the jazz last year. Im 100% certain to not enjoy watching nurkic play. This better result in more losses. That is the only possible benefit of this trade

 

[NUMBERICA]

How the **** are we SENDING a pick?

 

[jom2003]

Can Ainge stop giving up 2nd round picks for no reason? We could've had 31st pick in the draft and Rasheer Fleming who was projected a lottery at one point but Ainge foolishly gave it up in the Conley/NAW trade when we had no reason to do it at all.

 

[Elizah Huge]

How the **** are we SENDING a pick?

It’s a good second too. The better of the Jazz/Clippers in 2030.

 

[stitches]

This has to be a mistake right? Like... wtf?

 

[Elizah Huge]

Positives about the deal:

- Jazz made the team worse to help the tank again next year
- Hornets got better and they are one of the teams that could have been in the tank race
- Austin Ainge isn’t worried about winning every deal to the detriment of the team

 

[LoPo]

I’m a Bama guy and I like Sexton.

But…. We need a Nurkic so much more than a Sexton right now. We have so many small combo guards. I’ve never been a Nurkic fan, but the guy almost averaged a double double last year in less than 21 minutes a night. And if we do struggle this year, Nurkic might be a hot commodity at the deadline for a team desperate for a big man.

I can’t comprehend why we had to attach a 2nd rounder though…

 

[homeytennis]

I guess this helps the tank (nurkic averaged 18 minutes per game and sucked in those minutes last year and only played in 35 games so he might also be injured?) Yay?
Im gonna miss watching Sexton play. One of the few things I enjoyed while watching the jazz last year. Im 100% certain to not enjoy watching nurkic play. This better result in more losses. That is the only possible benefit of this trade

He was recovering from a broken leg.