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More dreams: swap Mudiay + filler for Chris Dunn

I like Dunn for his defense but his offense is meh.

His assist to turnover ratio which was a knock coming into the draft is no longer an issue but I'm wondering what his basketball IQ is and how he'd fit in the system.
 
I like Dunn for his defense but his offense is meh.

His assist to turnover ratio which was a knock coming into the draft is no longer an issue but I'm wondering what his basketball IQ is and how he'd fit in the system.
He’d fit as a defensive specialist getting approx 15 minutes a game. He’d fit the same way a left-handed pitcher with a screw ball would fit into a bullpen: you don’t start him or make him your closer, but he’d be helpful in certain matchups as a set-up guy.

He’d be very helpful down the stretch and in the playoffs
 
Jazz play Orlando tomorrow (I'll actually be there). I'll keep an eye out for the next NAOS pet dream.

I'll guess Mo Bamba.
Mo Bamba would be the perfect get IMO. He at least brings a semblance of what Rudy does on the Defensive end. I think if we get to the playoffs and had an 8 man Rotation. Conley, Mitchell, Clarkson rotation at the Guards. Bogy, Joe, and Royce at the Wings with Gobert then Bamba playing backup at Center would give us a real shot at competing with anyone.
 
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Once we have Baynes, Conley, and Clarkson anchoring the offense of the bench, we can then obviously afford one more move to help capture a championship.

And this move is obviously to trade Mudiay and other minor pieces to Chicago for Chris Dunn. The dude can shut the water off. He’d be a great asset as a defensive specialist in the upcoming playoff battles.

Chicago drafted White and signed Sato. Dunn isn’t a starter in this league, and they probably would rather commit dollars to another position. I have more research to do about whether Dunn’s qualifying offer was picked up, etc. And I’m sure Chicago likes him more than they did in September. But I still think he’s gettable. If we acquired Baynes and got full-health Conley, then our offense would be stabilized throughout the rotations. It would then be valid to acquire this kind of help.

flame away.
Why would Chicago do this? Jim Boylan is a defensive coach, why would he trade a good defender for a meh defender?

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He’d fit as a defensive specialist getting approx 15 minutes a game. He’d fit the same way a left-handed pitcher with a screw ball would fit into a bullpen: you don’t start him or make him your closer, but he’d be helpful in certain matchups as a set-up guy.

He’d be very helpful down the stretch and in the playoffs

Not disagreeing as it would have been nice to have put Exum on Harden during the playoffs but these are the things people said about Exum (defensive specialist especially needed for the playoffs).
 
Not disagreeing as it would have been nice to have put Exum on Harden during the playoffs but these are the things people said about Exum (defensive specialist especially needed for the playoffs).
But that’s not what Exum ended up as. Dunn is a better defender and has found more ways to stay on the floor, in general.

And if the Jazz FO had Exum’s role pegged as a defensive specialist, then that only furthers my claim that Dunn should be on the radar since we now have nobody pegged for that role.
 
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