Marvin Williams out until December

[mellow]

Maybe the surgery will distract him and he will forget to file his opt-in papers?

 

[Zulu]

At this point it doesn't matter if he opts in or not...

 

[LifeOnaPlate]

I did this (right side also) two days ago. Surgery Monday.

Well, there goes the championship.

 

[homeytennis]

At this point it doesn't matter if he opts in or not...

Time to sign a DLeague small forward. Perhaps Junior Sapp?

 

[UtahMan]

ha, ha, ha.

Serious question: Does an NBA player pay for his surgery like that? Does the team? Does the NBAPU?

NBA Contracts include a provision for benefits (including health and dental insurance, pension, 401k, etc.) as negotiated in the Collective Bargaining Agreement, CIGNA is the current Health Insurance provider. https://www.nbpa.org/cba/2005/article-iv-benefits

 

[slc]

Good grief!
How many athletes have ruptured their achilles this off season?
Seems like an epidemic.
Does someone need to monitor their activity to prevent serious injuries during the off seasons?

 

[spycam1]

This is great for our tank. We'll be paying him $8 million, yes? That helps us reach the cap basement (or whatever you call it) without actually putting a body on the court.

If it leads to the re-signing of Foye, so be it. He'll only help the tank.

 

[Ellipse]

Except Marvin was never really used as a big. He started at SF.
This might mean the Jazz will be more likely to re-sign Foye to a 1-yr deal since Hayward will now have to play most of his minutes at SF. Or (I hope) it means the Jazz make sure Carroll comes back. I'd like to see a 3-man rotation of Burks, Carroll and Hayward at the 2/3. Pile up those losses early, so when a couple of teams have to dump good players at the deadline, we're too far out of the playoff picture to make a late push.

So why do you think playing Burks, Carroll and Hayward at the 2/3 will lead to piling up losses? I'm of the opinion that we are just a point guard away from a 50-win season.

 

[Zulu]

So why do you think playing Burks, Carroll and Hayward at the 2/3 will lead to piling up losses? I'm of the opinion that we are just a point guard away from a 50-win season.

Cuz we have no bench!!

 

[slc]

Losing Marvin could also change draft strategy.

 

[franklin]

If he's out half the season then A-M-N-E-S-T-Y!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Ellipse]

Cuz we have no bench!!

Which minimizes the potential for Ty screw-ups. I say again, we are a point-guard away from a 50-win season.