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Dante Exum re-signed

stitches said:
Haralabos Voulgaris had a very apt description for Dante on one of the recent Bill Simmons podcasts. I think this is the best way i've heard anyone describe him. I have been calling him "baby deer Dante" for a while now... Haralabob called him "Bambi on blow". It's perfect description of how Dante plays right now.
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I'm sitting here trying to remember which character was Haralobos Voulgaris. The next season of Game of Thrones can't start fast enough.
 
Gas said:
This is is a huge gamble, but I think that taking huge gambles are probably the only way this franchise and most other franchises will ever have a chance to win a championship. Attracting free agents appers to still be a problem. Counting on landing someone is 2019 or any other year is really a bigger gamble imo.
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Jazzta said:
He’s still young, I wouldn’t have felt good letting him go without knowing what we truly have in him yet. Please no more injuries though...
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I don't consider this a huge gamble. It's $11M, which is 11% of the cap. Jazz will still have expirings Lindsey can deal at the deadline. He can also clear enough cap space for a max contract FA if needed. Counting Exum, and excluding Favors, Neto, Rubio and all the other expiring contracts, Jazz would be at ~$63M. Add in next year's 1st and minimum roster spots and that's still <$70m, Also, I'm sure Crowder would be easily tradeable if needed.

Even if Exum is a complete bust, $11m is not really going to prevent Utah from making any moves they want.
 
Jack Strop said:
I don't consider this a huge gamble. It's $11M, which is 11% of the cap. Jazz will still have expirings Lindsey can deal at the deadline. He can also clear enough cap space for a max contract FA if needed. Counting Exum, and excluding Favors, Neto, Rubio and all the other expiring contracts, Jazz would be at ~$63M. Add in next year's 1st and minimum roster spots and that's still <$70m, Also, I'm sure Crowder would be easily tradeable if needed.

Even if Exum is a complete bust, $11m is not really going to prevent Utah from making any moves they want.
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Jazz could have a little over $41 million to play with next summer, a max contract is about $33 million. IF, and this is a big IF, a max-level FA wanted to join our team, the Rubio situation could make it tough. I think the Jazz would definitely want to keep him, but he obviously would be worth more than $8 million. Trading Crowder into space could get you close like you mention...
 
Jack Strop said:
I don't consider this a huge gamble. It's $11M, which is 11% of the cap. Jazz will still have expirings Lindsey can deal at the deadline. He can also clear enough cap space for a max contract FA if needed. Counting Exum, and excluding Favors, Neto, Rubio and all the other expiring contracts, Jazz would be at ~$63M. Add in next year's 1st and minimum roster spots and that's still <$70m, Also, I'm sure Crowder would be easily tradeable if needed.

Even if Exum is a complete bust, $11m is not really going to prevent Utah from making any moves they want.
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Thinking that 11% of the cap is not that big of a deal, is the same thinking that got all these teams in trouble who overpaid scrubs when the cap jumped.

11mil or 11%, however you want to put it is a big deal. If that becomes a dead and wasted contract, it handicaps your team much more than your are letting on.
 
Gas said:
Thinking that 11% of the cap is not that big of a deal, is the same thinking that got all these teams in trouble who overpaid scrubs when the cap jumped.

11mil or 11%, however you want to put it is a big deal. If that becomes a dead and wasted contract, it handicaps your team much more than your are letting on.
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Yup. It was too dumb for me to even bring it up earlier.

Considering 2 stars (in a 3 star league) cost 50-65% of the cap, and you generally need those two to both be worth 35% each on any team... 11% is a huge cap commitment to a benchie.

Utah is in a unique position where it might not hurt them too much. He expires the same season before DM and RG next contracts.
 
idestroyedthetoilet said:
Yup. It was too dumb for me to even bring it up earlier.

Considering 2 stars (in a 3 star league) cost 50-65% of the cap, and you generally need those two to both be worth 35% each on any team... 11% is a huge cap commitment to a benchie.

Utah is in a unique position where it might not hurt them too much. He expires the same season before DM and RG next contracts.
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Couple things...
1. Jazz have a max slot next season despite this "huge cap commitment"
2. It's not as much a "unique position" as intentional
3. Jazz of course will probably LIKE to stay out of the luxury tax, especially if we can't land another star, but we don't need the cap space to resign those guys since we have their Bird rights

This really is a decent contract to keep around a great defensive PG with offensive upside. People are overreacting, our flexibility is still intact.

Also I firmly believe our path to success if we can't land a star is our depth and defensive identity. Dante fits.
 
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