Tony’s talking out both sides of his mouth in this interview. “The Jazz can’t take a step back”. And yet in a year they’re going to “take a significant step back”? Like okay, so if you don’t win a title next year we’re done here? He acts like if we take a step back right now, it would upset Donovan, yet then goes on to say we’ll be taking a step back next offseason, and the decisions made now will have an impact (in regards to Mitchell) in the future. I’m sure he means with the team and front office. There’s obviously something, and maybe it was just the whole ankle situation, that has rubbed Donovan the wrong way with the FO as it existed the past year, and seems like Smith will address that. The timeline is so tight, it was malpractice to give Mitchell that player option, it gives you basically no time to fix things unless he extends with a super max in a couple years and agrees to give it a little more time once you’re pivoting to a new approach.Because Damian Lillard is a better player and your contending window is the same regardless of which of them you have. Reality is written in the contracts, the rumors, etc. with what happens with Donovan in the next few years. I’d much rather have the better player, and it’s Damian Lillard over the next few years.
This interview with Tony essentially says as much, he actually says there’s only a 1 year window with this team, and if you want to think Donovan makes you have a better shot the next 2-3 years than Dame, well, you’re just wrong
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I saw that as well- seems moronic. An offense of DM and CJ isn't gonna be as good as Dame and CJ- I'm not sure why the Jazz would want to trade teams with portland. If you are gonna go that far in you might as well see what else it would take to get Dame.Look at this awful idea:
CJ McCollum for Joe, JC, Royce AND 2 1st round picks
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Good post.
Nah, giving your super star player an option like that when the team had all the leverage in the world is malpractice. They over-corrected on everything. They over-corrected the roster from defense to offense, and over-corrected the way they hand out contracts due to Hayward getting in his feelings. Let’s see how giving Mitchell everything he wanted and more works out for them, my guess is, no different.
It’s one of the more ridiculous trades I’ve seen. It would certainly make us worse and neither team good enough.
What is Joe Jesus doing these days if we are dipping into the super vet pool?
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What is their motivation to do that deal? We have to look at it from their perspective. Why do they cash out two good trade chips for a third guard? They can just retain Graham and they'd be better off.
Sell high Clarkson draft night trade. We probably throw in No. 30 too. Saves us some coin too.
I agree with you. Although I like the forward thinking, Clarkson to Charlotte doesn't make much sense on draft night. It might make sense in July if they are striking out in other areas or lose Graham in restricted free agency.
