Jazz trade John collins

[Coach Ellis]

Basically, Clarkson had significantly less than zero value. Sexton had a slightly negative value and Collins had a slightly positive value. Add them all together, and the Jazz freed up some cap space, added Nurkic, Anderson and possibly Love. . . while letting our three guys get into situations that are better suited for them personally.

Oh well. At least they picked a lane.

 

[Flc]

Take on salary dumps with the trade exception and MLE. Fill the coffers with second round picks. No offer sheets in FA. Hold our nose for one year. Go into next offseason with a bunch of cap space and decide what you want to do with it.

This is the play. Victor has his Harper. Ace needs his AJ. After this year we control our draft pick, have more coming in and can begin building in earnest.

 

[framer]

Do the Jazz need to add someone to get to the salary floor?

 

[Flc]

We are absolutely not keeping Lauri, we're nowhere close and Lauri only has a tiny window left that he could hypothetically defend in the postseason.

This, along with your previous posts, is why you aren't invited to parties. We get it: you're bummed out, you don't like the front office, you possibly need to exercise more or take an SSRI.

Regardless: we're good, we get where you're coming from, no need for more of this. (Hint: if you're getting likes on your post from Tremendous Upside, it's a good indicator that it's time to log off and recalibrate.)

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Do the Jazz need to add someone to get to the salary floor?

No... they might be close depending on buyout amounts for Clarkson and Anderson/Love if any.

 

[Flc]

This is the play. Victor has his Harper. Ace needs his AJ. After this year we control our draft pick, have more coming in and can begin building in earnest.

I'll just add: if the draft lottery is, in fact, rigged, I think it works in our benefit next year. AJ and Booz2 both want Utah. We got stiffed this year. There's a whole lot of suspicious eyes looking at Silver and the draft and giving Utah the top pick would be an excellent distraction. My inner conspiracy theorist believes we get #1 or #2 assuming no major roster additions.

 

[YoungJefe]

If we get Kuminga we'll have the most athletic team in the league. Highlights every night.

I wonder if the Warriors would match. What would we offer him? A 3/4 year deal in the $85-100M range?

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Ok, cool.

I hope we keep Anderson to start the season.

 

[framer]

Ok, cool.

I hope we keep Anderson to start the season.

He seems like a good injury replacement piece for another team late into the season.

 

[framer]

I'll just add: if the draft lottery is, in fact, rigged, I think it works in our benefit next year. AJ and Booz2 both want Utah. We got stiffed this year. There's a whole lot of suspicious eyes looking at Silver and the draft and giving Utah the top pick would be an excellent distraction. My inner conspiracy theorist believes we get #1 or #2 assuming no major roster additions.

Hell, I'd settle for 3.

 

[Flc]

if Love is barely an NBA player, I would not hate keeping him around for a few months for some mentoring or whatever.

I've heard Love is an exceptional locker room guy and a strong mentor, with lots of playoff experience to talk about. Hope he's around to play that role.

Kyle Anderson on the other hand... am I remembering right that there were reports out of MN that he was a locker room cancer? The entire fight with Gobert, etc.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Probably best to take the TPE into the season when teams are more desperate to dump salary but I could see us taking Niang, Drummond, Saric now if they got a decent second or two. I think if you really want to use it all and maximize the TPE/Remaining MLE that you need to do one transaction preseason... we will see if Ryan gets cheap here.