fallenchicken
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Too bad we don't see Franklin around anymore. Hope OKC is treating him right.
Looking for a new team
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Jack Strop
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Give Franklin a break. I think a lot of people had their Jazz faith tested after the off-season free agency losses and the 19-28 start.
You can give the GM of the year to Houston or Boston; that's easy when they sign or trade for one big star. And Ainge - as much as I hate him - made some brilliant moves (Hayward, trading back for Tatum, getting Irving without giving up any young talent).
But what Lindsey did was infinitely harder: sitting at #24 in the draft. Lost two leading scorers in the summer and the biggest ******* made him wait until free agency was basically over. Yet he managed to draft the best rookie in the class, find an undrafted gem in Europe who could probably start if not for Donovan. Signed some other key backups and traded a oft-injured, inconsistent, soon-to-be-overpaid FA for a BAMF on one of the league's best contracts.
You can give the GM of the year to Houston or Boston; that's easy when they sign or trade for one big star. And Ainge - as much as I hate him - made some brilliant moves (Hayward, trading back for Tatum, getting Irving without giving up any young talent).
But what Lindsey did was infinitely harder: sitting at #24 in the draft. Lost two leading scorers in the summer and the biggest ******* made him wait until free agency was basically over. Yet he managed to draft the best rookie in the class, find an undrafted gem in Europe who could probably start if not for Donovan. Signed some other key backups and traded a oft-injured, inconsistent, soon-to-be-overpaid FA for a BAMF on one of the league's best contracts.