The 2027 picks are likely nothing burgers. The 2031 Phoenix pick hurts to give up but we didn’t give up anything premium besides that.
This is the immediate question for sure. With JJJ's huge extension, we'll have a salary cap issue if Walker gets too expensive right?So we going massive lineup with Lauri at the 3 and trying to keep Walker, or selling him off for depth/assets?
This makes keeping Walker way less likely imo. Not that they can't/won't, but they definitely aren't matching a big contract if he gets oneThis is crazy. Key/Ace/Lauri/JJJ/Kessler is a hell of a core.
I wonder if it's a contingency for Kessler potentially being gone? Because yeah it seems like it would be hard to find minutes for all 4 of those guys. I know we've played Lauri at the 3 a decent amount but it still seems kind of strained to meAfter 4000 years, the Jazz finally will no longer be the worst defensive team in the league.
Keyonte is going to be in hell handling the ball literally 100% of the time next year though, lol. Ace-Lauri-JJJ-Kessler is a very talented defensive group on paper and uhhhhh, their dribbling is less good.
This makes keeping Walker way less likely imo. Not that they can't/won't, but they definitely aren't matching a big contract if he gets one