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Jazz trade Fonteccio to Pistons for 2024 2nd

Some of you are acting like Simone was a key lynch pin for us to make the playoffs. Don't get me wrong, he's a nice player, but I'm all for it if the FO feels Hendricks is ready to go... and you get a former #9 pick, along with what amounts to a late round FRP... oh, and you get a younger version of him stashed in EU....
 
KqWIN said:
welp, clear sign that the Jazz are once again giving up again on the season and getting their pick back. Clarkson and KO will be next. Hopefully we actually try to start winning something soon and this is the last year we play half a season only to give up.
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I would wait until after the deadline to declare what direction they are headed. This pick could be re-routed in another deal. It is a day early.

But yeah I haven't bought in to the narrative that they for sure want the pick to convey. I think they are cool with whatevs.
 
baka98 said:
Some of you are acting like Simone was a key lynch pin for us to make the playoffs. Don't get me wrong, he's a nice player, but I'm all for it if the FO feels Hendricks is ready to go... and you get a former #9 pick, along with what amounts to a late round FRP... oh, and you get a younger version of him stashed in EU....
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He was. As of right now they wont make the PO if nothing else changes.
 
stitches said:
How many more years will Lauri be happy with that type of arrangement?
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Even if he is "happy"....the point of having a player like him is to win. It's a privilege to have a player of his caliber. The point of the league is to get players like him so you can actually win. Whatever Lauri's satisfaction is, you still can't burn year after year of having a player of his quality.

Maybe it will pay off, but some kind of significant change needs to happen soon. Like this summer soon. Move forward with Lauri and give him/us a chance to win something or move forward without him and blow it all up. This cycle of playing half a season, only to quit and "reward" ourselves with a later lottery pick (who might end up buried in the GLeague anyways) can only go on for so long.
 
George W said:
Simone was not being signed for 5-7 million a year. The Jazz realized that he was getting a lot of interest and they would not be able to retain him. So, they went forward with this.

I'm okay with the trade. I find with my age I tend to prefer action to inaction -- the front office is clearly trying to claw their way into relevance and I think so far it's been good. For me, the most difficult question is trading for a PG or waiting for Keyonte to develop (which may not mesh with Lauri's timeline).

At any rate -- Simone will have a chance to get a nice contract this offseason if he can light **** up with Detroit. I'm happy for him.

- George
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If he had that much interest, the Jazz could've gotten more for him than a second round pick. But we'll find out in a few months.
 
The best thing about this trade is you can be a lot more active on draft day with trades.

You can trade up or you can trade out and grab a player from a team looking to cut salary.
 
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