Forget the poll - Jazz just DID sign Raja Bell

[David Stern]

OK; is Raja replacing Matthews or Korver? If Matthews is gone, we still need another SG.
At Bells's age, I'm not sure how many minutes he can play over the course of an 82 game season, plus playoffs...
I'm greedy; I want Raja AND Wes Matthews; they'd be a great duo defensively!!

Its either Brewer or Brown at this point. KOC is listening to me at last.

 

[Heatwave]

Bell agrees to terms with Jazz

https://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5381152

 

[vslice02]

Whats our salary at now? We must be a few million over.

No idea of the yearly salaries yet, but if you assume a $3 mil first year salary we would be about $3.7 over for 9 players. If you add in Fes and Gaines' cap holds and 473k for Evans, that would put us a shade over $6 million above the lux-tax, again assuming Bell's contract starts at $3 million.

 

[tatermoog]

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*sob*

 

[David Stern]

So, we're using part of the MLE to do this, right?

 

[vslice02]

OK; is Raja replacing Matthews or Korver? If Matthews is gone, we still need another SG.
At Bells's age, I'm not sure how many minutes he can play over the course of an 82 game season, plus playoffs...
I'm greedy; I want Raja AND Wes Matthews; they'd be a great duo defensively!!

Wes is gone.
@tribjazz: Jazz have notified Wesley Matthews reps they won't match offer and will sign other guard.

My guess is you'll see CJ and AK starting and Bell and Hayward backing them up, and given the injury history of 3 of them and the inexperience of the other, hopefully we'll probably sign another wing for the minimum.

 

[BabyPeterzz]

I honestly didn't consider Bell as an option. I thought the fact that he's getting older and that Kobe is begging for him to come to LA...the deal was done and done. This team could use some veteran leadership. I just hope he's healthy.

 

[NotDeadYet]

Actually Wes Matthews is listed at 6'5" 220
Raja Bell is listed at 6'5" 215.

 

[David Stern]

Raja is a 41% career three-point shooter. Brilliant move, and even more props to KOC and Greg Miller.

Ladies and gentlemen, we're a serious threat in the West now.

 

[vslice02]

@Utah_Jazz is tweeting it's not official yet and they're still "just reports."

Most likely due to Raja passing his physical. Pretty sure he had wrist surgery last year.

 

[Sloanfeld]

Hahahaha TroutBum. We lose Boozer and get one of your other favorite players. Now we just need to grab Bogut.

 

[Realjazz]

Guess who Raja's career 3 point percentage is exactly the same as? You guessed it, KK. Both career 41% from the 3. Bell is a much better defender, can handle the ball better, knows this system, Sloan loved him last time. If Bell has anything left in the tank this is a huge signing. 3 million and change per year is perfect.

Now we deal AK for one more piece, ideally a stud wing player and we will be championship contenders. I'm impressed. Bell fills a need for defense and can shoot from outside so he spreads the floor. Again, this is assuming he has anything left in the tank.