Jazz Free Agency Summer of 2018

[Game6Conley]

We need to be in on this also.

Peja's been mentoring Hezonja since before the draft, he was obvious.

Jabari's out of the Jazz price range. Their chances at putting in the highest bid are slim and none.

 

[Game6Conley]

WAS now has no center. They might go for Nerlens for example... or one of those:

Otto Porter for Boogie SnT?

Otto Porter for Favors SnT +stuff ?

Otto Porter for DeAndre Jordan SnT? Or Opt in and trade...

Best option of all of those for them is to sign Nerlens. If they trade Porter Jr and then Oubre has a big season its robbing peter to pay paul


It was reported that only one player, Brad Beal, reached out to the Wizards new rookie Troy Brown...

Wall reportedly wanted a bigman...

 

[LoPo]

New Orleans isnt going to sign and trade Boogie. He either stays, goes to Dallas or goes to the Lakers.

A Favors sign and trade for Porter could be interesting, but I dont see Washington doing it. Seems complicated.

The Clippers would have traded Jordan and Rivers for Porter and Gortat if the Wiz wanted Jordan. Dont see why they rush to only Rivers for Gortat if that was the fallback plan.

If the Wiz want Noel, lol okay.

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[Game6Conley]

I wonder if Utah will be looking at Axel Toupane. He'll start workouts for NBA teams soon. Only 25. Strong athletic, 6'7" can dribble and shoot a bit. High level international and NBA experience.

 

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[Park Bites]

We need to be in on this also.

f the Kings. Jazz want Hezonja

 

[idestroyedthetoilet]

I found the loophole. Holy cow. I found it. Check this out:

"A renounced player no longer counts toward team salary, so teams use renouncement to gain additional cap room. Teams are still permitted to re-sign renounced players, but only with cap room or an exception other than the Bird exception1."

http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm. #39

So, we renounce Thabo (logical), Udoh (see below) and Jerekbo (stings). Renounce Favors. Then re-sign Exum to a deal making $8. With Neto, we still have $10 million in space.

Make a big deal (Porter), take an expiring salary dump for an asset (Bayless), sign a good free agent for all $10 million since almost nobody has more than $8.6, do something crazy with Burks and $10 million. Whatever.

THEN, sign Favors using the full MLE. Give him all $8.6. Give him more than 1 year if we want because we were able to keep him so cheap. And if we want to bring back Thabo, Jerekbo or Udoh, we use the BiAnnual Exception (BAE).

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Teams under the cap don't get a full MLE.

 

[idestroyedthetoilet]

I don't blame Quin. He wants shooting on the floor so he usually elects to go with a shooting 4 in crunch time. Also, a lot of teams play so small now day's, especially in crunch time that it makes it hard to have two centers on the floor at the same time.

You don't know wtf you are talking about. Favors-Gobert were more than double the minutes in the next highest 5 man unit, and also the 4th (merely 76 minutes less) and the 6th.

 

[idestroyedthetoilet]

I’m reading all these names people are throwing out there and I’m frankly just not interested.

Jazz have the role players they need. Now it’s time to strike. Go after that big name. Sell the pair of Gobert and Mitchell, the player oriented coaching staff, the strong FO commitment to winning, how they watch and care for their players families, the rabid fan base...

Either sign a big name like Paul George or bring back this exact same team (Sign Exum and sign Favors to a 1 year deal). Then try again next year for the next group of big names. It’s time to compete as a true contender.

A Beverly or a Harris won’t push us past the Rockets or Warriors. But a George might.

Yup, or wait until the deadline and see who needs what, wants to dump for an expiring to get below LT this year or the next couple seasons...

 

[LoPo]

So if we were to renounce Favors and make a big trade with Burks and cap space that puts us slightly over the cap, we simply can't spend any more money?

That doesn't seem right. It would seem to me that the trade puts us over the cap apron which then makes the exceptions more available.

Someone please clarify.


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[ekimebirt]

As I look at the list of available free agents and the teams with space I am all in on patience. I see Favors as a top 10 talent in the current market. Favors provides significant insurance in the event of a Gobert injury and variety in our lineup at PF. At a salary of 4 40 he would be a bargain maybe even more with a decreasing salary. I think many are under estimating the value of diversity in the lineup. Favors as a power 4/5 and ingles as a stretch 4. There will be as many if not more value contracts as last year and probably some played bought out not currently on the radar. A couple I am looking at would be Ellington, Tolliver and several others I can’t recall off the top of my head.

 

[LoPo]

Giving Favors $10 this year is fair because its above market value because its a buyers market. Giving Favors more than this year is a risk not worth taking especially at $10.

Our defense and team sucked when Gobert was out. That says a lot to the people who claim Favors is excellent insurance for a Gobert injury. As for PF, I still have major questions about Favors' ability to play alongside Gobert in the playoffs against good teams.

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