JZ in his interview last week said he wasn't playing more due to not wanting to throw him the middle of summer league when he hasn't been able to workout or practice or even do the normal rookie workouts due to his medical. So they didn't feel it was fair to him to just throw him in full contact practices and games when he's been unable to play for so long.
2 years was the most the Jazz could offer
I read a pretty informative article about how this process was likely playing out- Since the jazz don't have any money left from the MLE they cant guarantee anything for the 3rd year of a contract. Which likely lead to Butler and Bartlestein threatening to only sign a 1 year deal. It still sucks because the jazz wont have matching rights that third year. I wonder if Bartlestein wants to be a GM...? Jazz GM's still seem to need courses in contract negotiations. Dan Clayton maybe has a better understanding than the jazz GM's.
Thank you for posting. That is frustrating but at least we can match any MLE after two years.I read a pretty informative article about how this process was likely playing out- Since the jazz don't have any money left from the MLE they cant guarantee anything for the 3rd year of a contract. Which likely lead to Butler and Bartlestein threatening to only sign a 1 year deal. It still sucks because the jazz wont have matching rights that third year. I wonder if Bartlestein wants to be a GM...? Jazz GM's still seem to need courses in contract negotiations. Dan Clayton maybe has a better understanding than the jazz GM's.
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I wondered if maybe the jazz were holding out for less guaranteed because of Butlers health but it looks like it played out like Dan was suggesting.
