homeytennis
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It sounds like the Bulls are through with him. Any interest?
I Remember the hype around that draft. 3 cant miss all stars, 2 elite level pgs, blah blah blah. It had a quarter of the league including our beloved Jazz tanking .
lol if the Bulls get a late-first round pick, that’ll be a terrible haul for all the cap space they had last summer and used on Jabari.Sometimes you have to swing for the fences. But this is Mirotic all over again. Bulls are going to want a 1st. Lindsey won't agree to that because there's no guarantee Jazz pick won't be a lottery pick. So Parker will be traded to a contender for a late 1st.
And this is EXACTLY why Lindsey should have been signing FA's throughout his time as a GM. They have VALUE! Instead, Dennis was keeping the payroll low to maximize profits. And every year he'd use the same damn "financial flexibility" line. And all of you bought it. Lindsey would talk about signing FA's on the cheap because the cap would hurt teams. But there are always a few who can scoop up the best FA's. Lindsey never makes a bold move. Mack, Korver...those are moves around the fringes. Utah will never be a contender unless/until Lindsey does something big.
The Jazz didn't tank for Parker. The Jazz tanked because they sucked and was "trusting the process"
BTW for us to get Jabari now we need to guarantee his contract for next year, which means we are punting on high end free agency altogether this coming summer.
His 2nd year has to be guaranteed if he is traded? I don't think that's the case. If we were to trade Favors, the other team wouldn't have to pick up Favors' 2019-20 option if they didn't want to. That's why he is valuable. The same is probably the case for Jabari - take the gamble but you can walk away in the summer if it doesn't work out.
It's the same situation with Mirotic' contract last year. Players on 1 year deals have veto power on trades. For him to not have the veto power the team(Chicago) has to pick up the team option year for next year (which means his contract is no longer 1 year contract thus he cannot veto it). In essence even if Jabari wants to come to Utah he will veto the trade until they guarantee his pay... He will have to want to come to Utah more than want 20M dollars guaranteed for next year for him to not veto that trade until it's guaranteed.
Favors' contract is different it's not a team option(1 year + 1 team option) but rather a non-guaranteed second year(it's essentially a 2 year contract... but just the first is guaranteed). This BTW is another credit to DL for structuring the contract like that.
While that’s possible, you’d have to consider that he may want to go to a place where he feels like he can either 1) impress to keep the second year or 2) succeed enough to land a decent deal. His alternative is parking his *** on the bench in Chicago and hitting free agency without any chance to play. So that second year could be collateral when he looks at the overall picture.It's the same situation with Mirotic' contract last year. Players on 1 year deals have veto power on trades. For him to not have the veto power the team(Chicago) has to pick up the team option year for next year (which means his contract is no longer 1 year contract thus he cannot veto it). In essence even if Jabari wants to come to Utah he will veto the trade until they guarantee his pay... He will have to want to come to Utah more than want 20M dollars guaranteed for next year for him to not veto that trade until it's guaranteed.
Favors' contract is different it's not a team option(1 year + 1 team option) but rather a non-guaranteed second year(it's essentially a 2 year contract... but just the first is guaranteed). This BTW is another credit to DL for structuring the contract like that.