Jazz Free Agency Summer of 2018

[LoPo]

Good fits (rebounding, defense, shooting):

1. AD.
2. JJJ.
3. Aminu.
4. Ibaka if he were still able to rebound and play D.
5. Teh Bolomboy just because.
6. Spellman.

May as well just do Thabo if he can keep up his good shooting.

By JJJ, do you mean Jaren Jackson Jr.? If so, I agree with you. I think we should go all in and trade for him and Parsons. F it. Go all out. If he pans out, we win a title.

 

[LoPo]

I don't know why we don't roll Royce out there as small ball 4... I've yet to hear someone poke a hole in that one.

Check post #362.

And I agree. I think Royce could be a great stretch 4 for stretches. See what I did there.....

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I like Skal because I think he can provide the shooting at the 4 sometimes and if a team put a 3 on him that Skal could actually take that guy in the post... Bender I don't think does that. Skal would be most effective as a small ball 5 though, but the defense hasn't been good enough yet. He's young and has some fantastic physical tools. Seems like a great kid... he is just living in a dumpster fire.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Check post #362.

And I agree. I think Royce could be a great stretch 4 for stretches. See what I did there.....

i originally laid it out in the fours thread... he is perfect for the role imo... and it would get him more PT.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I just want it known that I invented Royce at the 4... so when it happens and he explodes I get all the likes.

 

[SCS]

The biggest possible downside that I can think of with playing Royce as a small ball 4 is that we would lose his perimeter defense.

 

[tleikheen]

Both Bender and Chriss could probably be had with Marquisse Chriss probably the easier one to get . But Bender would be my pick for the Jazz .He could get you dbl figure rebounds and he made 118 3 pt baskets this year.Ricky Rubio only made 96 3 pters last year with way more playing time. But who do you trade for a 20 yr old with a lot of upside.

 

[fishonjazz]

i originally laid it out in the fours thread... he is perfect for the role imo... and it would get Burks more PT.

Fixed.

 

[fishonjazz]

What? No Niko? Hand in your Niko Mirotic fanclub card right away!

Boom shakalaka.
This

 

[Coach Ellis]

I could live with Bender, but I wouldn’t want to count on him. I wouldn’t pay good assets to get him.

Unrealistic hope is PG13. Strike now while most teams are hurting. I’m not bullish on the 2019 free agent class at all.

Outside of adding Paul George, I still think the best options are keeping Derrick Favors and Dante Exum, then trading for DeMarre Carroll and signing Mario Hezonja for part of the MLE.

Gobert, Favors, Crowder, Hezonja, Carroll, Jingles, O’Neale, Mitchell, Exum and Rubio would make for great core that has depth through the season and in the playoffs (depending on health.)

 

[TheStormofWar]

 

[LoPo]

I’m not bullish on the 2019 free agent class at all.

I agree with this 100%. I think the 2019 cap space thing is overrated. If it were me, I would take a massive asset from some team looking to dump a contract that goes through 2019/20. See how much Memphis would give us if we took Parsons.

We have the entire roster signed through 2019/20 minus Exum and Favors (Bird Rights) and Rubio (Early Bird Rights in 2019). We won't go into the luxury this year adding a bad like Parsons because nobody is going to overspend on Favors or Exum. We might pay the luxury to keep Rubio in 2019/20, but that would be one season. We can afford that.

We aren't getting a superstar in 2019. I don't think PG is going to sign a one year deal in OKC then just up and decide to come to us next summer. So go get a draft pick that could be used to trade for a big name should they become disgruntled.