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Jaren Jackson Jr. traded to the Jazz

The more I think about it, the more it's starting to feel like Landale/Utah is a match made in heaven. He'd become an instant fan favorite. Jock should never be a starting 5, but the man is an outrageous worker and plays with something of a mean streak. Plus he can make the occasional 3pt shot just as well as Walker.

I don't think losing Kessler would be a disaster.

The silver lining of this trade is that it signals the death of the tank (next season). Just wish we wouldn't have gotten played by Memphis
 
NUMBERICA said:
Keeping Walker is untenable after this. It just is. When you pay the ultra premium price for a thing you have to start making substitutes elsewhere. Jazz are sitting ducks for an RFA offer that would be insane to match. The market is swimming in caproom this offseason and not a lot to direct it towards after Peyton Watson. Walker is high on that list.

They honestly need to try to trade him now if they can get proper value somewhere (Lakers can offer *one* pick right now).
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My fear is that the FO and the fan base would be in a honeymoon period (that extends past the trade deadline) with the idea of keeping Kessler, only to have reality set in and it’s too late. Right now everyone is laughing and sharing TJ tweets about how the Jazz want him, but then when summer rolls around and it’s “oh yeah, we like Kessler but it’s just logic, there’s no ****ing way you can retain him with the cap situation and where you’ve already spent your money. People shouldn’t be mad about that.” Which is exactly what we’re saying now, but they’ll be saying in the summer like it wasn’t patently obvious on February 3rd.

The real difference in acknowledging it on February 3rd is having some real options about it… rather than your options on July 1.
 
framer said:
Yes, but they have no remaining capspace for next year to carry mediocre players on longer term deals like the Lakers would want us to do.
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The Lakers will have more capspace than the Jazz. That’s just not an essential part of a prospective deal.
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
Ace, Cody/Vince Williams will be able to contain guys on the perimeter. Plus there's an accumulation of length with Walker, JJJ, Lauri and Ace that is going to be difficult to navigate.
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I'm with you, it all looks great on paper, I can't imagine it not working out defensively. It is just something that sticks in the back of my mind.
 
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