Jazz inquiring about Lou Williams (ESPN)

[Tom Pitt]

Everyone wants another all star. We don't need a Millsap. We need quality bench players that play certain roles. No point in adding another max contract. We need a stretch 4 that actually stretches the floor. We don't need another starter.

Understandable... Millsap as our starting 4 instead Favors would increase our chances of winning a playoff series or maybe even 2 (Though two probably unlikely). I fully acknowledge however that the completion of such a trade could very well not be good for the franchise in the long term, especially if we had to give up picks.

 

[Hitman]

Compare their stats and get back to me

Williams is 30. Burks is 25.

Williams' USG% is 30.6%. That's not just higher than anyone on the Lakers, but anyone on the Jazz. Bringing him in would require major adjustments, either to his game or everyone else's. Either way, you can't just take the current Lou Williams and drop him in to the current Jazz lineup and expect it to just work.

Williams' DBPM is -3.1, Burks' -0.6.

Also: Williams is producing a lot of career-high stats this season; his 3Pt% and FT% for example, leading to his best TS%; he is shooting at the fastest rate, and getting to the line more than ever before, leading to his high USG%. The Lakers are selling high.

He's a good offensive player having a great year, but he's ball-dominant and a poor defender, so I'm unconvinced that he is a good fit for the current Jazz roster.

 

[416Klawzz]

I think Magic may want too much for Williams, at least too much that we are not willing to offer for him.

 

[SCS]

Would not like this pick up. Poor defender, ball dominant. Don't like the fit.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

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[Zulu]

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Well suck!!

 

[FalseFlagg K]

ok that is bad, that blows He'll fit in there perfectly

 

[Coach Ellis]

I wonder what Houston will have to give up for him.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Lou is the bench version of harden. Fair trade... we could have done a little better though. Oh well.

 

[The Midnight]

He's gone to HOU.


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[Saint Cy of JFC]

I wonder what Houston will have to give up for him.

Their 1st round pick and Corey Brewer.

 

[Coach Ellis]

Their 1st round pick and Corey Brewer.

Thanks. Went to look for it and you had it posted before I found it. Seems like with all the interest shown towards Lou recently that they could've gotten more. If they had to send him to the Rockets. . . at least they could have made it painful.