Max Out Matthews?
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So it's either the most fought-over destination for superstars, or a wasteland that nobody would touch for a billion dollars? Why not stick to the reality of the situation? In reality, the Jazz had been able to acquire all star level FAs when they had the funds and the opportunity.
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Carroll has been a pretty good starter on the 2nd best team in the league. I do agree Matthews is better, but I'm not sure who will be available. Carroll has ties to Snyder, but why leave the Hawks to possibly come off the bench. Prior to the deadline, I would have said no chance of getting Matthews, but then they got Afflalo. Does that signal they might not want to pay top dollar for Wesley?
green
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Oh gawd. Show me superstars that signed with any team other than LA and Miami. Goodness.
What information is that?
freakazoid
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They've taken a poll among NBA players before as to which teams they would like to play for and which ones they wouldn't. Utah is routinely very near the bottom. That doesn't mean there aren't exceptions to the rule, but most players grow up dreaming of playing for the Lakers or maybe their local team. It is all but guaranteed that in order for Utah to sign any significant FA, it has to be a situation where we can pay more than anyone else, and even then, some players will take less to play elsewhere. Obviously our odds get better once we're back in playoff contention, but when it comes to competing for FAs with all things being equal, Utah is close to the bottom of the league.
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The increase in cap and Hayward's capabilities.
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I simply said that utah is not a free agent destination
Don't think that is too outlandish
Increase in cap was well known prior to his contract.
But what does that even mean? Surely Utah is as much a destination as any small-market team. You explained yourself by saying that Utah couldn't sign "superstars", which nobody is disputing. I agree that Utah needs to pay a bit more to compete with the appeal of larger markets, but that isn't much of an issue given the size of the cap space. Dismissing pursuing FAs because "noway they're gonna agree" is not based in reality, and despite what some wanna-be experts on here say, DL isn't pulling one on us when he says he'll try to pursue several big-time FAs. It is a legitimate possibility.
The TV deal was announced several months after he was signed.
b_line
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A lot of people were talking about it prior to free agency. It was known for sure, but not well known. If you kept up with national writers, you definitely knew about it. Even Locke talked about it a ton.