GSW wants their pick back.

[Stifle Tower]

Jody Genessy ‏ @DJJazzyJody
RT @gwscribe: LACOB: "We think we can get our (1st round) pick back regardless....We've had discussions with Utah....It's not a done deal."

Only deal I'd take is to give them their pick plus Harris for Curry.

Depending on what they offer, maybe it does make sense to delay the pick for a year. Then we save on the salary associated with a Top10 pick until the year AFTER the two big salaries of Jefferson and Harris expire. Doing that would allow KOC to utilize the full amount of Memo's TPE or add a FA without worrying about landing in luxury tax territory.

On second thought, how about trading Bell + their pick for Dorell Wright? Wright is a good shooter, better than anyone we'd get at #8. Having a decent outside shooter would open things up inside and bringing in someone to be an immediate starter at SF lets Hayward continue to be the 6th man, which is where he is thriving right now. And, of course, this gets rid of the headache that is Raja.

If Lacob says there are still discussions going on, this is about the only thing I can think of that makes sense. And if GS lands #7 or better, they still do the trade to get a pick in 2013. Bringing in a couple of vets like Bogut and Bell would begin to change their team culture for the better.

 

[Weezur]

Lacob? Shouldn't it be Jacob?

 

[Jazz4ever]

Wow there is literally no one on GS I would be interested in besides Curry. I don't know if that's a testament to how good the Jazz are looking or how bad GS has become.

 

[Sneakers]

Wow there is literally no one on GS I would be interested in besides Curry. I don't know if that's a testament to how good the Jazz are looking or how bad GS has become.

Pick good as gone. Sacramento is getting on a hot streak. If anything we should be trading with GS to get less protection

 

[Stifle Tower]

Pick good as gone. Sacramento is getting on a hot streak. If anything we should be trading with GS to get less protection

Just as I predicted in the "Watch" thread. Sacramento is a very good home team and had played a road-heavy schedule. And GS had played a lot of home games. I said that once those evened out, the teams would be very close to each other in terms of records.

The best hope we have is for Cleveland to keep losing and for Detroit to struggle on the road. Perhaps if GS finishes 7th. Then we at least have a 25% chance that they'll drop a spot.

 

[Sneakers]

Just as I predicted in the "Watch" thread. Sacramento is a very good home team and had played a road-heavy schedule. And GS had played a lot of home games. I said that once those evened out, the teams would be very close to each other in terms of records.

The best hope we have is for Cleveland to keep losing and for Detroit to struggle on the road. Perhaps if GS finishes 7th. Then we at least have a 25% chance that they'll drop a spot.

PDX could conviecably fall behind GSW too... but first GSW needs to show that they're even capable of winning a game. This could be a bit of a bittersweet development though cuz PDX would probably draft the PG we wanted.

 

[Kenwood]

That sounds a lot like the team is admitting to tanking. Doesn't that violate some rule?

I think it's damage control because they look so much like they're tanking and maybe someone (the league office) is telling them to at least look interested in the remaining games. As they look more and more like tankers, this is a red herring to act like they still want to win and are considering the possibility that they might have to give up the pick.

I still think the race to 6th/7th/8th worst will be tight, but it gets increasingly likely that the W's retain the pick as they lose to the Wolves, the Kings beat the Grizz, etc. Those are games that could go either way, but they're going the wrong way for the Jazz.

 

[freakazoid]

On the other hand he might go against all rationale, push Steph and Bogut to come back early and fight just to win a few home games.

There is absolutely ZERO chance that happens. Losing that pick would be HUGE for them, just like it will be for us.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

The Blazers are tanking the hardest out of all teams.

 

[Weezur]

In all seriousness though, if GSW lose that pick, they're set back a couple years and then some.
I think GSW loses more with that pick than we do.

But I don't care, screw you Lacob! You can't tank hard enough to get it.

 

[Scramantha]

Absolutely no on Curry. His ankles are apparently made of piñata. It literally became sadly laughable out here in Warriors land this year. He would injure it once every 1.5 weeks, sometimes on complete non contact plays. This is after a full summer with a lockout to have surgery and go through rehab.

No.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

In all seriousness though, if GSW lose that pick, they're set back a couple years and then some.
I think GSW loses more with that pick than we do.

But I don't care, screw you Lacob! You can't tank hard enough to get it.

They could really use a guy like MKG.