Kanter traded to OKC

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1. The Jazz could renounce Kanter or not offer him the QO, and keep most of that cap space.

2. As such, the Jazz only gained cap space by dumping Novak, who they shouldn't have acquired in the first place.

1. Why would you keep him and not offer the QO, when you can trade him and actually get assets? If we were going to keep him we just had to make the QO...
2. Why shouldn't we have acquired Novak when we had cap space to use and we got a second rounder out of it and were able to get rid off him in this deal?

 

[Jazz4ever]

I can see Kanter looking a lot better in OKC. They don't need him for his midrange game or passing. They need him to grab offensive rebounds. Plus he gives them an inside scoring presence in the playoffs when the outside game isn't there.

I'm just incredulous that he brought so little.

People just can't shake the #3 pick stigma. If we drafted him 15th and he put up the same numbers, no one would be complaining.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

1. The Jazz could renounce Kanter or not offer him the QO, and keep most of that cap space.

2. As such, the Jazz only gained cap space by dumping Novak, who they shouldn't have acquired in the first place.

We did acquire some other stuff too, but yeah you nailed the cap thing and the Novak deal... Frickin Massai

Don't discount the prospects we got... they might be decent. Remember the Gasol for Gasol deal... everyone thought that trade was such a fleecing... Memphis got a prospect they liked in Marc Gasol. Not saying either of these guys is a Gasol, but they could be meaningful role players. Kanter was a role player... just didn't know it yet.

 

[JAZZGASM]

Are you Max Ergul?

Maybe. We will let the results speak for themselves. . If Kanter starts for OKC over Adams, his stats will look much better. Book it.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Maybe. We will let the results speak for themselves. . If Kanter starts for OKC over Adams, his stats will look much better. Book it.

I'm messing with you... I normally agree with your takes.

I don't think Kanter can pass... just don't think he sees the game. he will fall in line though over there with Durant and Westbrook. I think he can be an okay defender when motivated.

 

[oldtimer]

This trade ia soo bad it got me thinking how bad the other trade proposals must have been

1. Kanter for Eric maynor
2. Kanter for Charles Manson
3. Kanter for Joseph Stalin
4. Kanter for bin laden
5. Kanter for hitler

I know some of these people dont play ball and some are dead. Still seem like more value than the jazz got trading kanter.

 

[jimmy eat jazz]

Less than I thought, but still plenty for a Middleton, Deng, or some big impact SF.

Deng hasn't been a big impact SF in years. By the way, we already have one of the best SFs in the league.

 

[Nate505]

Enes Kanter has been Thunderstruck.

We're dancing in the streets of Oklahoma City for that trade. Enes Kanter trade will come back to haunt you...

Not if he has to pass to do it.

 

[mct]

Kanter didn't have a lot of value. He can't pass and he can't defend the rim. No one falls in love with players like that.

I'm with you all though. I am outraged Dennis Lindsay didn't force, or at least trick, some doofus GM into committing career suicide by giving up a bunch of stuff fans can still hang their hopes on for FORMER NUMBER THREE PICK Enes Kanter.

 

[The Fresh Prince]

Enes Canter is the white Andray Blatche.

 

[mellow]

At first I didn't like the trade. But as the details have come in, I am more pleased. Grant Jerrett and Tibor Pleiss for a head case who was not in the long term plans. Not bad.

I was skeptic of Kanter from before they draft. Drafting him was a mistake and a missed opportunity. Keeping him would be the same.

I don't wish him ill, but I don't think he will succeed. I feel bad for OKC fans.

 

[addictionary]

And I was just about to start a Rudy blocks Enes watch thread...

Go ahead and start it frank. I was wondering when Rudy has his 1st double digit block game. This one might be it considering how much Enes gets blocked after offensive rebounds. Gonna be fun to watch the two starting spot contenders battling.