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Dante Exum: shoulder injury

Et tu Brute said:
What's the rush?

And how do final year contract medical decisions work?

Dante should have the autonomy to make his own decision and not be pressured into a solution that benefits Jazz long term i.e. Exum doesn't get back out on court and inflate his RFA value.
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Or he gets back on the court, shows the shoulder isn't fully healed, has to be shut down and destroys his RFA value.
 
Et tu Brute said:
What's the rush?

And how do final year contract medical decisions work?

Dante should have the autonomy to make his own decision and not be pressured into a solution that benefits Jazz long term i.e. Exum doesn't get back out on court and inflate his RFA value.
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The biggest risk here is for Dante to be thinking about a contract rather than the best interest of his health. He should be thinking about his career, not his next pay check.

The Jazz will be looking at the situation long term and so should Dante. I'm sure the last thing they're worried about right now is Dante coming back and blowing up.
 
Cappy_Smurf said:
The biggest risk here is for Dante to be thinking about a contract rather than the best interest of his health. He should be thinking about his career, not his next pay check.

The Jazz will be looking at the situation long term and so should Dante. I'm sure the last thing they're worried about right now is Dante coming back and blowing up.
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Dude, his next paycheck might be his career.
Dante doesn't need to show much to be considered an attractive option in RFA.
A guy with his length and speed!
If he defends the point, averages say 10ppg, 47 fg% (34% from 3), 5.5 assists in about 20 minutes - he will attract oversized contracts - as he will still only be 23 going into next year.

This idea that the Jazz don't have to worry about big offers is only a good argument if they're prepared to pay. A bunch of teams could make offers.
 
Jack Strop said:
Or he gets back on the court, shows the shoulder isn't fully healed, has to be shut down and destroys his RFA value.
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How is that any worse?
He would still have over 6 months to have surgery and rehab..

You guys already think he has no value in RFA..
Seems like a no brainer to avoid surgery as much as is possible.

It's his friggin left shoulder too!
 
Et tu Brute said:
Dude, his next paycheck might be his career.
Dante doesn't need to show much to be considered an attractive option in RFA.
A guy with his length and speed!
If he defends the point, averages say 10ppg, 47 fg% (34% from 3), 5.5 assists in about 20 minutes - he will attract oversized contracts - as he will still only be 23 going into next year.

This idea that the Jazz don't have to worry about big offers is only a good argument if they're prepared to pay. A bunch of teams could make offers.
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Sounds like you don't really believe in him if you think his next paycheck might be his career. Then you say you think he could get big offers. Maybe you're just having a hard time making up your mind.

This idea that Utah could force him to have surgery isn't really even worth addressing, so I won't. As for your idea of Dante putting up numbers to get a big contract, it just isn't very likely. If he does decide to forgo surgery and try a comeback, he's still going to be out for a while, and other players will have a chance to mesh and build chemistry. It's not going to be a situation where he comes back and suddenly he's getting significant minutes to prove his worth. He's going to have to fight his way back into the rotation. Utah has other good players that deserve minutes, so they aren't going to go out of their way to shoot themselves in the foot with Dante.

Sorry, I have no doubt Dante could get offers in FA, but he isn't getting an all-star payday IMO.
 
^This.
Even if Dante returns after the all-star break, he won't be in great shape. And that actually only gives him ~4 months until free agency begins. The league has a glut of PG's right now. There are only a handful of teams who don't have their prospective PG's of the future in place. Teams have to know the Jazz would match any reeasonable offer. I just don't see many teams willing to reserve cap space until at least July 4th (when Jazz would have to match/decline). And that's assuming Dante would agree to an offer sheet on Day 1. Of course, it's been reported his agent believes Dante can get a huge deal. I'd say tops is 4/$60M if a team truly believes in him.
 
Et tu Brute said:
Dude, his next paycheck might be his career.
Dante doesn't need to show much to be considered an attractive option in RFA.
A guy with his length and speed!
If he defends the point, averages say 10ppg, 47 fg% (34% from 3), 5.5 assists in about 20 minutes - he will attract oversized contracts - as he will still only be 23 going into next year.

This idea that the Jazz don't have to worry about big offers is only a good argument if they're prepared to pay. A bunch of teams could make offers.
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5.5 assists in 20 minutes? Sorry but no. Dude probably wouldn't average that in 30 minutes.
 
Dante is a injury prone, below average player with above average potential. He's got a great personality and seems to work hard. His new contract would keep me up at night if I was Lindsey.

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Wes Mantooth said:
5.5 assists in 20 minutes? Sorry but no. Dude probably wouldn't average that in 30 minutes.
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Last year he averaged 1.7 assists in 18.6 minutes. No reason to think he can't triple his production.
But the real issue is who needs a PG, will have cap space and is willing to pay for Dante to be their #1.

Eastern Conference
Orlando, Chicago. Cleveland if Lebron leaves and they go full rebuild.

Western Conference
Denver maybe (but difficult for them to clear cap space)

I don't see many scenarios for Dante to step in as a starter. And if he's a backup, I don't see any team giving him a huge offer.
 
nateboz said:
Dante is a injury prone, below average player with above average potential. He's got a great personality and seems to work hard. His new contract would keep me up at night if I was Lindsey.

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If I wasn't such a Dante homer, this would prob be a fair assessment.
 
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