Jazz trade John collins

[Thee Jazz Fan]

We are, in fact, absolutely keeping Lauri. And we should.

Why should we keep him? Lol

 

[framer]

Is there a roster in the NBA less prepared to win in 25-26 than us?

New Orleans will certainly give it their best.

 

[HadAnEffectHere]

We are, in fact, absolutely keeping Lauri. And we should.

Lauri is going to be a turnstile in 4 years and Ace is at least 4 years away and our 2026 pick may be further than 4 years away, this is not happening, we're trading him as soon as his trade value shows a pulse.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

No... Salary dumps of one year contracts... then next year you have cap space. I chose both thank you.

Probably the smartest move. Use this year to make some final decisions on our current pieces. Consolidate some of the young players you dont want moving forward and try to trade them for some sort of value, then try and sign a starting level player in UFA to complement your existing core.

But Giddey does really interest me and I like him better than some of the UFA names in 2026.

 

[framer]

This depends heavily on

1. What we trade Lauri for during the season
2. Whether we extend Kessler before next offseason or wait until next offseason.

Those two factors cause the projected cap space to change by more than $70m. If we keep Lauri and extend Kessler at like 5/175, we will have not much space. If we trade Lauri for expirings and picks and do not extend Kessler, we'll have the most space of any team in the league.

If the Jazz gave Walker 30 million they would still have about 40 million in capspace WITH Lauri on the roster. We are not trading Lauri for freaking expirings.

 

[framer]

Did they give one up to acquire Collins in the first place?

Yes, but mainly that was to get off Rudy Gay.

 

[RandyForRubio]

Honestly I think Giddey is the player I would target if we actually wanted to make some noise in RFA and make a team sweat. I really like his potential fit on the Jazz and he has shown fairly consistent improvement as a player year to year.

Giddy would be a blast. Is he worth 30 a year though?

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Yes, but mainly that was to get off Rudy Gay.

No. We added like 18M in salary. We could have simply waived him. We wanted Collins.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Giddy would be a blast. Is he worth 30 a year though?

I think the highest the Jazz can get to is 28.4 million.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2ul7KEuytw


This guy did a video on what Utah could do after the trade regarding Giddey.

 

[framer]

This seems to be a move to open up cap space, but which RFAs or FAs are we going after? The notable RFAs are Kuminga, Giddey, Cam Thomas, and Grimes. I would want to go after Giddey.

Meh, convert it to a big trade exception we can use after next year's draft. You will get better deals from teams scrambling to get out of the apron selling off players for capspace.

 

[sip]

So nice to be 100% committed to a clear direction this offseason.

 

[KqWIN]

Giddey is going to want $30M AAV on a long deal. I think I like him more than most, but that is a heavy investment.