It's amazing that 4 of the top under-the-radar free agents are all former Jazz men: Millsap, Matthews, Carroll, and Koufos!!! Credit to KOC for finding gems and sadness for the former Jazz coaching staffs for never using these guys to their fullest potential.
https://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13171973/nba-free-agency-preview
Obviously, this is a new Jazz team and it was not possible to build the pieces they have while keeping these guys, but imagine how good this team would be if it had the best of both worlds: all the players it has gotten from picks and trades plus Matthews as the starting 2, Koufos as the back-up center, Millsap and Carroll who could 100% start at the forwards or come off the bench behind Favors and Hayward. Utah would be a championship-caliber team and easily the deepest team in the league.
It's a nice dream.
That said, if I could only bring one or two of these guys back, it would probably be Koufos and/or Matthews. Koufos will still come at a reasonable salary and fills a need as the back-up center. Matthews is one of the top 3-D guys in the game, assuming he is healthy again, and also fills a need as a starting 2-guard. Millsap and Carroll would both be great additions and sentimental choices but their roles have been filled by budding all stars in Favors and Hayward. If DL could somehow get Koufos or Matthews back in Jazz uniforms, though, that would be a helluva summer.
https://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13171973/nba-free-agency-preview
Obviously, this is a new Jazz team and it was not possible to build the pieces they have while keeping these guys, but imagine how good this team would be if it had the best of both worlds: all the players it has gotten from picks and trades plus Matthews as the starting 2, Koufos as the back-up center, Millsap and Carroll who could 100% start at the forwards or come off the bench behind Favors and Hayward. Utah would be a championship-caliber team and easily the deepest team in the league.
It's a nice dream.
That said, if I could only bring one or two of these guys back, it would probably be Koufos and/or Matthews. Koufos will still come at a reasonable salary and fills a need as the back-up center. Matthews is one of the top 3-D guys in the game, assuming he is healthy again, and also fills a need as a starting 2-guard. Millsap and Carroll would both be great additions and sentimental choices but their roles have been filled by budding all stars in Favors and Hayward. If DL could somehow get Koufos or Matthews back in Jazz uniforms, though, that would be a helluva summer.
