Looking ahead to 2025-2026

[Bawse Dawg]

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I would definitely take this deal

 

[Coach Ellis]

I would definitely take this deal

I would too, but I don’t think the Rockets put that much in the pot without a bunch of it going back to Phoenix.

 

[NUMBERICA]

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The teams involved here are IMO by far the most realistic partners. Realistically, I think Jalen Green needs to be the main piece and less assets leaving Houston. It would be wild to me to get a haul like this, but in either case, I am in.

 

[Coach Ellis]

Let’s look at players and assets for next year:

Veterans
01 - Lauri Markkanen (28) - $46.4 m
02 - John Collins (28) - Player Option $26 m
03 - Collin Sexton (27) - expiring $19.2 m
04 - Jordan Clarkson (33) - expiring $14.3 m

Non-Guaranteed
01 - KJ Martin (25) - $8.0 m
02 - Svi Mykhailiuk (28) - $3.7 m
03 - Johnny Juzang (24) - $2.8 m
04 - Jaden Springer (23) - $2.4 m

Young Guys
01 - Taylor Hendricks (22) - $6.1 m
02 - Cody Williams (21) - $5.7 m
03 - Walker Kessler (24) - $4.9 m
04 - Keyonte George (22) - $4.3 m
05 - Kyle Filipowski (22) - 3.0 m
06 - Bryce Sensabaugh (22) - $2.7 m
07 - Isaiah Collier (21) - $2.6 m
08 - Gabriel Prodica - International
09 - Top 5 Rookie
10 - Top 20 Rookie
11 - Mid-2nd Round Pick
12 - Mid-2nd Round Pick

Free Agents / 2- Way Players
01 - Micah Potter (27) - $2.0 m cap hold
02 - Oscar Tshiebwe (26) - $2.0 m cap hold
03 - Elijah Harkless (25) - 2 Way

Assuming the Jazz don’t trade away ANY of their young players yet, they’re already likely at 10 roster spots. Even if they trade Collins, Clarkson and Sexton I would expect the Jazz to have to use up at least 3 more spots on players coming back for salary- matching purposes. Add Lauri to the equation, and that’s 13/14 spots before even addressing non-guaranteed players, free agents and 2nd round picks. Will definitely make for an interesting offseason.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

I don’t think the Jazz can blatantly tank their way to a bottom 3 record like they did this year. If that’s the plan, they’ll probably need to tear the house down to the studs and then burn the frame to the foundation to crap out at that level.

Get what you can out of Lauri, JC/JC and Sexton, then take the vets you get from them and trade them at the deadline. Make this offseason/trade deadline as interesting and exciting as 2022.

Nobody's trading for Lauri with his massive contract and bone-on-bone knee. Just forget it.

Another disastrous blunder by Ainge.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

I was sooooo hoping we traded Lauri to GS last offseason

 

[fishonjazz]

I was sooooo hoping we traded Lauri to GS last offseason

I was on the fence. With hindsight I'm still on the fence lol.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

I was on the fence. With hindsight I'm still on the fence lol.

Going to be hard to both trade that contract and build around Flagg after we draft him. With that contract on the books. And my confidence in him fully earning that deal is low.

 

[fishonjazz]

Going to be hard to both trade that contract and build around Flagg after we draft him. With that contract on the books. And my confidence in him fully earning that deal is low.

Ya Im higher on Lauri than most.
I think having an extremely efficient all star on Flaggs team is actually beneficial to building a team around Flagg.

 

[homeytennis]

Let’s look at players and assets for next year:

Veterans
01 - Lauri Markkanen (28) - $46.4 m
02 - John Collins (28) - Player Option $26 m
03 - Collin Sexton (27) - expiring $19.2 m
04 - Jordan Clarkson (33) - expiring $14.3 m

Non-Guaranteed
01 - KJ Martin (25) - $8.0 m
02 - Svi Mykhailiuk (28) - $3.7 m
03 - Johnny Juzang (24) - $2.8 m
04 - Jaden Springer (23) - $2.4 m

Young Guys
01 - Taylor Hendricks (22) - $6.1 m
02 - Cody Williams (21) - $5.7 m
03 - Walker Kessler (24) - $4.9 m
04 - Keyonte George (22) - $4.3 m
05 - Kyle Filipowski (22) - 3.0 m
06 - Bryce Sensabaugh (22) - $2.7 m
07 - Isaiah Collier (21) - $2.6 m
08 - Gabriel Prodica - International
09 - Top 5 Rookie
10 - Top 20 Rookie
11 - Mid-2nd Round Pick
12 - Mid-2nd Round Pick

Free Agents / 2- Way Players
01 - Micah Potter (27) - $2.0 m cap hold
02 - Oscar Tshiebwe (26) - $2.0 m cap hold
03 - Elijah Harkless (25) - 2 Way

Assuming the Jazz don’t trade away ANY of their young players yet, they’re already likely at 10 roster spots. Even if they trade Collins, Clarkson and Sexton I would expect the Jazz to have to use up at least 3 more spots on players coming back for salary- matching purposes. Add Lauri to the equation, and that’s 13/14 spots before even addressing non-guaranteed players, free agents and 2nd round picks. Will definitely make for an interesting offseason.

I can see letting all the non-guaranteed guys go and adding as many rookies and Procida as possible. I don't know what they will do with the two way guys. My gut is that they all leave.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Ya Im higher on Lauri than most.
I think having an extremely efficient all star on Flaggs team is actually beneficial to building a team around Flagg.

My concern is that he’s not getting his points the way he was year one here and he’s piling up on injury. I’m not saying he’s breaking down yet but it’s a concern, and it should be.

 

[Coach Ellis]

I can see letting all the non-guaranteed guys go and adding as many rookies and Procida as possible. I don't know what they will do with the two way guys. My gut is that they all leave.

I think they’ll keep Juzang, but I agree with the rest of them. In all honesty, I think it’s going to be REALLY hard to tank next year, and I’m almost positive that Danny broke the system and they’ll make some changes to discourage the most blatant forms of tanking moving forward.

No matter what anyone says, the Jazz are nowhere near being the worst team at full health and effort.