homeytennis
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I've talked to a lot of Jazz fans who have said if Westbrook plays a second for the Jazz, they are former fans.
Lakers-Jazz Trade
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He wouldn't play a second for the Jazz...his contract would be bought out. I'm not sure why people can't get that through their heads.
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Or this notion that the Jazz need to find money for the buyout (THEY DON'T, THE PLAYERS THEY TRADE OUT WOULD BE PAID ROUGHLY THE SAME AMOUNT).
Exactly. It's not that hard to comprehend.
jazzVA
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Why’s that? Seems an odd hill to die on.
framer
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I mean I think there is a non zero chance that Westbrook would show up to training camp if traded. He'd have to agree to a buyout. People have went broke predicting what Westbrook is thinking. I don't think it is likely he plays for us, but with him, you never know. . .
Jazz could waive him outright without a buyout. He would have no choice. But if Jazz want to recoup some of his salary, yes he'd need a buyout.
This is 100% happening tomorrow.
Bogey/Conley/Beasley for Westbrook/Nunn if they are willing to add onto their luxury tax payment this year.
Bogey/Conley/NAW or Bogey/Conley/Vanderbilt if they don’t want to add onto their luxury tax payment this year.
Bogey/Beasley/Clarkson for Westbrook is the most ideal fit for them I think because Bogey is expiring, Beasley is non-guaranteed next year and I’d be surprised if Clarkson didn’t opt out next year with his player option to get more money. You could add a Vanderbilt/Nunn swap if they insisted on it.
Conley’s deal is fully guaranteed 48 hours after the 2023 draft so that hurts them if they wanted to use him in a sign-and-trade or guarantee him if they missed out on signing someone with their cap space.
I just don't think Conley is in the deal. Just problematic positionally and contractually.
They don't get Vanderbilt and whatever other sweeteners without the 2nd pick (or the swap/s). He's important for them as he's the dude they can actually keep moving forward. This is also why I've been tinkering with a trade to send another rookie-scale/RFA guy to them because they're gonna need NBA players next year too.
Disagree on both parts actually. Conley is EXACTLY what they need. Part of their problem is they don’t have a secondary ball handler besides LeBron. Conley shoots lights out as well and would get a ton of open looks playing with LeBron. Contractually worst comes to worst they waive and stretch him for 4.77M a year for three years. That is not crippling. It is very low risk and extremely high reward.
They can take Vanderbilt and whoever else to make the deal work even if we only get one pick. I think we end up getting both but those picks are so valuable it’s not worth letting one go because of Vanderbilt.