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I was perusing potential free agents in 2025 and Myles Turner kind of stuck out to me.

Utah has shown an interest in playing five out, to the point where they perused Porzingis.

I know the Jazz dont currently have cap-space to sign a UFA like Turner, but they can open up space with trades. Do we think Utah would be interested in Turner?

I know his defensive numbers werent good this past year, but that's mostly due to Indy's playstyle (I would assume).
 
I'd like a little more playmaking if we sacrifice that much rebounding. But since his low rebounding is more of an offensive rebounding issue than a defensive rebounding one, I could see some potential interest.
 
I'm irrationally high on Turner, so I would love for the Jazz to get him. He's so important to Indiana that I can't imagine them not giving him a lot of money unless they are really disappointing this year for some reason.

The Jazz should try and open up a max slot next off season. Even if it isn't to sign someone, it just gives us more flexibility. I'm guessing that means offloading Collins?
 
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idiot said:
I'd like a little more playmaking if we sacrifice that much rebounding. But since his low rebounding is more of an offensive rebounding issue than a defensive rebounding one, I could see some potential interest.
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Yeah, it's a product of where he is on the court on offense. His DRB% is just a tick lower than Kessler's the last two seasons.
 
Seems like a difficult target to get. IND would have no way of replacing him, so unless they want one of our players it's likely he will be back in IND. They will pay up. The Jazz also have a difficult path to cap space. They would have to get rid of Collins, but it will be difficult to find a partner and it would come at a hefty cost. Trade him to BKN with two bad firsts and then sign Turner? I guess....but IND is still a better basketball situation for him.

As a player, I think he's ok. His defense has fallen off significantly in the last few years. One could attribute that to the system...but he's complicit in the "no defense" mentality IND has. On the other hand, his offense has gotten significantly better.
 
I'm lukewarm. He's not really a ball mover, not a driver and not much of a self-creator, all qualities that I would consider to be real advantages for a stretch-5.
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
I'm lukewarm. He's not really a ball mover, not a driver and not much of a self-creator, all qualities that I would consider to be real advantages for a stretch-5.
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He's a rim protector who can shoot and rebound, there's only a few starter quality players who have those traits. If he had ball moving, driving, and self-creation he'd be a max player.
 
KqWIN said:
Seems like a difficult target to get. IND would have no way of replacing him, so unless they want one of our players it's likely he will be back in IND. They will pay up. The Jazz also have a difficult path to cap space. They would have to get rid of Collins, but it will be difficult to find a partner and it would come at a hefty cost. Trade him to BKN with two bad firsts and then sign Turner? I guess....but IND is still a better basketball situation for him.

As a player, I think he's ok. His defense has fallen off significantly in the last few years. One could attribute that to the system...but he's complicit in the "no defense" mentality IND has. On the other hand, his offense has gotten significantly better.
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Is Indy a team that usually pays the tax? I would assume anything north of 25 million per year would make them a significant tax paying team.

Indy has a lot of interesting young players. I'm sure they could make some moves to get a replacement.
 
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