Jazz Trading JLIII, Murphy for Carrick Felix

[fishonjazz]

So funny.
Good work HH

 

[The Midnight]

We are going to continue to trade them back until we fulfill my dream of owning ALL of the second round picks in a draft. We are a third of the way there. It will be cool when the second round hits and Nate Silver will have to give the mike over to DL who will take over the next round of the draft. Run it like an auction. It will be EPIC!

There must be an unwritten rule somewhere that says if you collect all 30 second rounders you get a free top #10 pick.

 

[Doublea]

No way the Cavs were giving up more than a 2nd for $816K in cap relief. There have been times I thought the Jazz should have gotten more for taking on salary dumps. This isn't one of them.

Uhhh wasn't it like 3.3 million?

 

[Nate505]

I have no idea who this guy is, but getting anything for JL3 and Murphy is an absolute steal and a half.

Though I kink of liked Thomas' game. Still, I'd like the Modum kid to grab that final bench spot.

 

[The Midnight]

I actually think we are a better team after this trade.

But not substantially better... and that's really my point.

 

[Lost_Jazz_Fan]

Better even if in small increments, is still better.

 

[♪alt13]

Better even if in small increments, is still better.

I believe this trade was about small excrements not increments;P

 

[Jazz Spazz]

I have no idea who this guy is, but getting anything for JL3 and Murphy is an absolute steal and a half.

Though I kink of liked Thomas' game. Still, I'd like the Modum kid to grab that final bench spot.

56K Baud Modem is a decent bench guy, I like him as our 12th or 13th guy.

 

[Kenwood]

Uhhh wasn't it like 3.3 million?

No. Felix was only on the Cavs' payroll for $816K guaranteed. They traded him for all guys they could waive or trade, so $0 guaranteed. End result is Cleveland dumped $816K in payroll.

However, the more I think about it this wasn't a straight salary dump for the Cavs. They wanted as many unguaranteed contracts back as they could get, or else the Jazz would have likely only sent one of the three contracts over.

JAZZ GET Felix, $1 million (more than enough to pay Felix), a 2nd round pick
CAVS GET three contracts they can use in a later trade

 

[colton]

Wasn't there an article written about how much harder it is nowadays to find those diamonds in the rough, because of the internet, more and better scouting as well as increased in investment?

I'm not sure I've seen the article you're thinking of, but I do agree with that sentiment. Harder, but not impossible.

 

[The Midnight]

I'm not sure I've seen the article you're thinking of, but I do agree with that sentiment. Harder, but not impossible.

Also with the harder cap being implemented, cheaper talents (i.e., draft picks) are becoming more valuable, putting more emphasis on 'leaving no stone unturned' thereby making it harder again to find obscure talent.

 

[GVC]

Also with the harder cap being implemented, cheaper talents (i.e., draft picks) are becoming more valuable, putting more emphasis on 'leaving no stone unturned' thereby making it harder again to find obscure talent.

The cap isn't harder for most teams, and with veteran contracts shorter and potentially cheaper (smaller max raises), the savings on rookie deals are not as great as they once were. I'd guess rookie scale contracts lost trade value in the new CBA.