Jazz Free Agency Summer of 2018

[Coach Ellis]

I dunno what went on behind closed doors, but for the Jazz to have given up on a player, something must have happened.

Kanter.
Lyles.
Hood.

There's a trend.

D-E-F-E-N-S-E

The Jazz value it more than most teams - especially since Rudy broke out in 2014/15.

All three of the guys who wanted out are fairly soft, offensive oriented guys who struggle on defense. I think they realize that they don’t fit the culture and there’s some friction there as a result.

 

[The Midnight]

Wow. Bulls gotta match that, right?

 

[Elizah Huge]

Holy ****. LaVine 4-years $80M.

And people are calling Exum at $11M overpaid.

 

[The Midnight]

 

[The Midnight]

Holy ****. LaVine 4-years $80M.

And people are calling Exum at $11M overpaid.

Yeah but if the Bulls don't match, the Kings suddenly have a young & exciting team:

Giles
Bagley
Bogdonovic
Lavine
Fox

It even looks like a piercing arrow.

 

[The Midnight]

This is gonna be exciting, will the Bulls match? You've got to right? How can you lose a young guy like that for nothing?

 

[Ron Mexico]

This is gonna be exciting, will the Bulls match? You've got to right? How can you lose a young guy like that for nothing?

I think they will match. But they will wait until the last moment to tie up Sacs money.

 

[Coach Ellis]

Yeah but if the Bulls don't match, the Kings suddenly have a young & exciting team:

Giles
Bagley
Bogdonovic
Lavine
Fox

It even looks like a piercing arrow.

I’ll give you Bagley and Fox. . . but Bogdonovic is one dimensional, Lavine will be massively ovpaid and Giles has major healt concerns.

Where you see “young and exciting” I see “the Kings still doing Kings things.”

Lavine is NOT a near max guy. That contract is insane. There’s no way I’d match that.

 

[The Midnight]

I think they will match. But they will wait until the last moment to tie up Sacs money.

Twitter is split 50/50 at the moment as whether to match or not.

 

[The Midnight]

I’ll give you Bagley and Fox. . . but Bogdonovic is one dimensional, Lavine will be massively ovpaid and Giles has major healt concerns.

Where you see “young and exciting” I see “the Kings still doing Kings things.”

Lavine is NOT a near max guy. That contract is insane. There’s no way I’d match that.

Lavine was really good offensively before the injury. Swap Giles with Cauley-Stein if you wish. Bogdonovic was SOLID last year in this first year in the NBA.

 

[Ron Mexico]

Twitter is split 50/50 at the moment as whether to match or not.

I am not a fan of his but Chicago traded for him and does not have much talent or salary on their team. They have no reason not to match. They are rebuilding and probably going to tank for a couple years. If he pans out and is really good, great. If he ends up sucking, NBD. His salary wont hurt them.

 

[zyzz]

jeez...