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Lauri Markkanen, no longer considered untouchable?

Yeah I know,they are same as we all, we all like getting more money. Still, I am absolutely certain that Lauri puts more value to other things than 99 % of other NBA players do. I believe nice life for the family is on top of the list, but somewhere there is also success and chance to compete.
 
My preferred path for the Jazz right now:

- Look to trade JC, JC, THT, and KO at the deadline
- Draft BPA in 2024 draft
- Extend Lauri
- Give young guys as much run as is beneficial for development for next year and a half
- Draft Flagg in 2025
- Go all in on competitive basketball for 2025/2026

Is Lauri cool with that plan?
 
My preferred path for the Jazz right now:

- Look to trade JC, JC, THT, and KO at the deadline
- Draft BPA in 2024 draft
- Extend Lauri
- Give young guys as much run as is beneficial for development for next year and a half
- Draft Flagg in 2025
- Go all in on competitive basketball for 2025/2026

Is Lauri cool with that plan?
As long as you actually do step 5 it won't matter lol. I just think step 3 may block step 5. If we play all the youngins maybe not doe.
 
The next question is what pieces are missing from being competitive/contending and how likely is it that we can obtain/develop those pieces within Lauri's window.
Lol. This team needs a complete overhaul. Our guard line isn’t winning material. And I still haven’t decided on Keythe only players I like that I see being on the team past this year is Ochai, Simone, Kessler, and Hendricks. We are light years away from contending or just being decent. For the record, obviously I like Markkanen but he should be traded.
 
And if you can’t find the star you have to at least adjust from project and value flip mode. Like you have to build an actual roster and not a collection of stuff. The pivot point is coming this offseason and trade deadline. If they punt it’s a sign they have no plan.

Yeah that's where I'm at. I'm in no rush to trade Lauri, but the Jazz do gotta do something besides sit around in collection mode.
 
Yeah that's where I'm at. I'm in no rush to trade Lauri, but the Jazz do gotta do something besides sit around in collection mode.
The Collins trade was such a dumb move. If we had mounds of cap space we could do some things this offseason while also extending Lauri. Now I'm a little leery of taking on salary in trades as it threatens our ability to extend Lauri.

Unload JC and we may be able to maneuver a bit.

Deciding to continue to mess around with THT. Extending JC (which I was fine with because of the descending contract) and using our cap space for the next two year to take on Collins is holding this team back from doing the things it should have.
 
If you get 5+ picks, then Lauri will be traded. It is painful. He is the perfect player for the Jazz and many teams. But we aren't winning anytime soon and we would be doing him a disservice.
 
How does income tax work for European players? They have to pay USA income tax and Finnish income tax?
I know Norway has a tax cooperation scheme with the US, and would think Finland has similar. At least here you can deduct taxes paid in the US. There is no direct income tax for income in the US when you live overseas, but at least in Norway the rule is you generally stay a member of the "folketrygd", a welfare that for instance will allow you healthcare. You can opt out of that and pay zero taxes at home, but then you need for instance a travel insurance when you come back home. I think there are rules about how many days you can spend in Norway (Finland in his case) per year too.
 
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