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Kyrie to Utah?

I don't want to give up Exum, Mitchell or Gobert for anybody. Hood and Rubio only for the right deal.

We arent getting Kyrie, but I was saying what I would propose.

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Thee jazz fan said:
You're crazy if u think that will get Kyrie to Utah. There's no way cle doesn't at least ask for one of Hood Gobert or Mitchell. No way!!
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But kyrie doesn't play defense and he sucks. Shouldn't take much to get a player like that.
 
Lifetime Jazz fan here...I lived in Utah for the majority of my life but due to work I moved to Cleveland, OH back in 2014 (a month before Lebron came back). Whenever I have moved to a new place, I always adopt the home teams...it helps to transition.

It has been fun following the Cavs and the championship runs but whenever they played the Jazz I would throw on my Jazz gear.

I share this because I think the Jazz have a great opportunity to improve the team offensively. I am a meat-and-potatoes basketball guy and I prefer a system to isolation play, but watching the Jazz play the Bulls I could not deny that having a superstar is key to breaking through the championship ceiling. Plus we need an edge against the Warriors with Gordon in Boston.

By the time his career is over, Kyrie Irving will go down as one of the greatest scorers ever to play the game. He is a leader even if he isn't known as a facilitator. The Jazz have plenty of great passers on the team...and Kyrie does create for his teammates despite what the assist numbers say. I have watched every game this year...he does not hurt the team with his defense or his scoring, despite what the media/analysts have been saying. He simply gets you a shot when it is needed the most. He gets the team back into games...and he is a magician with the ball.

I am not saying abandon the Jazz makeup...but I think there is a trade here that can help both the Cavs and the Jazz in meaningful ways.

Rubio, Hood (or Mitchell, but preferably not) & Derrick Favors (and possibly a pick) for Kyrie Irving and Iman Shumpert. Shumpert is a great defender and can shoot the 3 reliably and has been rumored in various deals throughout the offseason. Losing Favors hurts some but the NBA landscape leans more on outside shooting than a classic PF (as we saw last year).

Kyrie and Shumpert would be major additions to Jazz's legitamacy in the difficult Western Conference...

Anyway, I haven't posted in a long time but thought I would share my two cents from what could be a unique perspective on this Cavs situation.
 
Jazz people, do whatever you can to get Irving. It is a simple move that will make us the second best team in the league.
Hood needs extension no matter what next year, and honestly i dont see a great 2-3 duo between Mitchell and Hood. Hood is good for 2 but not physical enough for 3. Mitchell is good for 2 but too undersized to defend likes of Durant, Kawhi... (please dont say he did Tatum)

So best bet is to use this opportunity, give Hood, Favors, Johnson, or even Exum. Throw a pick and get Irving + Shumpert. We dont really have a superstar, a defensive superstar isnt enough to contend. We need Irving as badly as you can imagine.

This is an opportunity that would come once in 10 years to small market teams like us. Just use it!
 
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