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Flc said:
Oh man, do you have a link to that story? That sounds hilarious and I want to revel in it.

Also, I seem to recall that it was none other than Jerry Sloan who fixed Lindsey's eyes on Gobert. Something along the lines of: "Get the big guy, he's a really, really hard worker."

There's the making of a joke somewhere in there:

Sloan recommends Gobert and Corbin recommends Burke.
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Nope. Gobert was on the JAzz' radar long before Sloan took a look at him. This is revisionist history. Credit Rich Sheubrooks, the head of global scouting, for identifying Gobert and doing most of the scouting work.
 
Flc said:
Hypothetical:

Assuming all trade requests and feelings of being disgruntled with minute distributions from Enes were never present, and you're GM, do you:

A) Take Booker as your third big for $5mil/year OR
B) Take Enes as your third big for $12mil/year
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I'd take Enes at $12M. The problem is he's not going to settle for that amount, He wants a max contract.
 
ONE LOVE said:
But is he x2.4 times better? ($12m vs $5m)
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Depends on the composition of the roster. Kanter can play PF and C, Booker can't very well. Age makes a difference. It'd be a tough decision, but I could understand either one. Also depends on who you can get for the extra $7m/yr. there's lots of variables.

I want to see Booker for a bit longer in this role before I say he's good as our 3rd big. It's been one game, no need to overreact,
 
Hantlers said:
Depends on the composition of the roster. Kanter can play PF and C, Booker can't very well. Age makes a difference. It'd be a tough decision, but I could understand either one. Also depends on who you can get for the extra $7m/yr. there's lots of variables.

I want to see Booker for a bit longer in this role before I say he's good as our 3rd big. It's been one game, no need to overreact,
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I'm probably one of the few who believes that letting Kanter go is addition by subtraction. I just don't like him on defense (lack of mobility/rotation) and offense (lack of vision/assists). Also don't like the "me first" attitude as illustrated by his demand for more minutes/to be traded.
 
ONE LOVE said:
I'm probably one of the few who believes that letting Kanter go is addition by subtraction. I just don't like him on defense (lack of mobility/rotation) and offense (lack of vision/assists). Also don't like the "me first" attitude as illustrated by his demand for more minutes/to be traded.
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I'm assuming you didn't read the original question...
 
ONE LOVE said:
Wow... really???? You must be a closet Kanter fan.
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Not at all. I see him as more versatile as he can play the 5. There's a premium for that. I think he's better than Booker. Enes is a better scorer and an elite offensive rebounder, I would rather have a rotation of Favors, Gobert and Kanter. Enes at $12M is a fair price. Enes at $16M is way overpaid.

But we're also comparing the Booker of today versus the Kanter of next year. Booker is probably going to cost $7-8M on his next contract. He took a short-term hit but is proving he's worth more than $5M. And he'll likely get it when the owners go on their orgy of spending in 2016.
 
I think the Jazz have an option on Booker for next year so we don't have to worry about him leaving for a next year. At least that is how I remembered it.
 
I would take Booker simply because of the money difference. Besides Kanter leaving opens up time for Rudy. There is no way Kanter would want to come off the bench while Booker realizes who he is and just plays hard.
 
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