Jazz Free Agency Summer of 2018

[TheStormofWar]

With all these players opting in and the expected one-year deals--does Alec Burks and his one-year deal have any trade value?

Half the teams are projected to be still over the cap in 2019, so yes.

 

[LoPo]

Those guys you named are pretty cheap right? Do salaries have to match?

http://www.basketballinsiders.com/nba-team-salaries-at-a-glance/

 

[LoPo]

Grant has suitors...

http://amicohoops.net/thunder-bulls-magic-pacers-contenders-for-grant/

 

[LoPo]

As expected, Kanter will opt in https://nba.nbcsports.com/2018/06/28/report-enes-kanter-planning-to-opt-in-with-knicks/

 

[Jazz4ever]

Indiana and Dallas now likely out of the Favors bidding.

Atlanta is likely using their space for salary dumps... Even if they signed someone I think they'd go younger Capela, Gordon, Parker. Favs market drying up before the market even opens.

Also if Kanter opts out that will be one more PF/C Favors will be competing against. Favors will be competing against all these guys, as teams will view him as a center in today's NBA.

Alex Len (just renounced)
Nerlens Noel (waiting for any scraps to be thrown his way)
Jahlil "will revolutionize the center position" Okafor (-Coach Cal)
Enes Kanter (mercs could grab him at any time and bring him back to Turkey)
DeMarcus Cousins
Julius Randle
Brook Lopez
Montrezl Harrell (looked very serviceable last year)
Greg Monroe
Ed Davis (PF, but like Favors will be viewed as a center being 6'10" and can't shoot)

 

[LoPo]

Also if Kanter opts out that will be one more PF/C Favors will be competing against. Favors will be competing against all these guys, as teams will view him as a center in today's NBA.

Alex Len (just renounced) - Favors is better
Nerlens Noel (waiting for any scraps to be thrown his way) - Favors is better
Jahlil "will revolutionize the center position" Okafor (-Coach Cal) Favors is better
DeMarcus Cousins - staying in NOLA
Julius Randle
Brook Lopez Favors is better
Montrezl Harrell (looked very serviceable last year) Favors is better
Greg Monroe Favors is better
Ed Davis (PF, but like Favors will be viewed as a center being 6'10" and can't shoot)Favors is better

Favors is better than most these guys.

So outside of Julius Randle, Favors could be the best C/PF on the market. By the way, I removed Kanter because I don't think he's walking away from over $18 million.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Also if Kanter opts out that will be one more PF/C Favors will be competing against. Favors will be competing against all these guys, as teams will view him as a center in today's NBA.

Alex Len (just renounced)
Nerlens Noel (waiting for any scraps to be thrown his way)
Jahlil "will revolutionize the center position" Okafor (-Coach Cal)
Enes Kanter (mercs could grab him at any time and bring him back to Turkey)
DeMarcus Cousins
Julius Randle
Brook Lopez
Montrezl Harrell (looked very serviceable last year)
Greg Monroe
Ed Davis (PF, but like Favors will be viewed as a center being 6'10" and can't shoot)

Salah Mejri is now unrestricted too. So many bigs out there... we can't overpay for past performance, but have to balance giving him something fair that allows him to save face. This sucks for him and I am a little bit sad for him.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Favors is better than most these guys.

So outside of Julius Randle, Favors could be the best C/PF on the market. By the way, I removed Kanter because I don't think he's walking away from over $18 million.

Favs is better, but lets say you get one of those guys on a minimum deal... or two of them... its about asset allocation. MLE might be the best and might be something he should take.

 

[The Midnight]

Salah Mejri is now unrestricted too. So many bigs out there... we can't overpay for past performance, but have to balance giving him something fair that allows him to save face. This sucks for him and I am a little bit sad for him.

The Jazz are really weird sometimes. We hold on and over pay for guys we 'believe' in and have an emotional ties to (Burks). But we are stingy on guys that seem to deserve it (Hayward).

 

[SCS]

Jerebko is just as good as Bjelica.

 

[Jazz4ever]

The Jazz are really weird sometimes. We hold on and over pay for guys we 'believe' in and have an emotional ties to (Burks). But we are stingy on guys that seem to deserve it (Hayward).

Well Burks was extended after his 3rd year, and it was his best year to date averaging 14 ppg and a 15.8 PER. At 22 years old who would have guessed that was his ceiling as an NBA player, never to improve!

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Jerebko is just as good as Bjelica.

straight percentages sure... but Bjelica shot the above the break three at 43% on a 130 attempts last year. Jonas shot the corner three at 50% and above the break at 32% He's almost exclusively a corner 3 shooter.

I'd say they are similar on defense.