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Neither Asik or Ajina are terrible contracts. If New Orleans is actually willing to trade a first round pick, they could trade both players. They are just owed a combined 15 million next year and 3 million in 2019. A ton of teams (including the Jazz, especially if they actually wanted Burks) would be willing to do that.

However, no one is trading a first round pick to get Burks and just dump Ajinca's small *** contract.

Yep, you're right Cy. Those contracts are great. Or as Woj put is moribund. Maybe you need a dictionary...

New Orleans is limited in its tradable assets. No one is taking the moribund contracts of Omer Asikand Alexis Ajinca without the Pelicans including a first-round draft pick -- if not more -- in the deal.
 
Yep, you're right Cy. Those contracts are great. Or as Woj put is moribund. Maybe you need a dictionary...

New Orleans is limited in its tradable assets. No one is taking the moribund contracts of Omer Asikand Alexis Ajinca without the Pelicans including a first-round draft pick -- if not more -- in the deal.
Can you read? He said Ajinca and Asik. He didnt say *or*.

Also, New Orleans would want to do that deal for expirings, not Burks equally moribund contract.
 
According to your logic Cy, the Pelicans wouldn't consider Asik and a 1st for Burks. That's because New Orleans stays in the exact same
Can you read? He said Ajinca and Asik. He didnt say *or*.

You just said they weren't bad. I'm sorry, you said "Neither Asik or Ajina are terrible contracts".

Both are awful.
 
If Utah's position is to hold in 2018 UFA and go all in on 2019, taking on Asik/Ajinca for a first rounder would be a solid move.
 
If NOLA came to the Jazz right now and said Asik/Ajinca/1st round unprotected for Burks, DL would be dumb as hell not to do that.

Probably true, but the last salary dump was a Toronto 1st and 2nd for DMC. DMC's contract is not nearly as terrible as Asik+Ajinca (the extra year on Asik is no bueno). The value of the pick is higher though... especially if unprotected.

I forgot AB was in the deal doe... Cy is right we would do that deal unless we have major plans in 2019 FA... even then we could waive and stretch asik and take the cap hit down to $4M that year.
 
If Utah's position is to hold in 2018 UFA and go all in on 2019, taking on Asik/Ajinca for a first rounder would be a solid move.
Yeah, but wouldn't you have to give up Johnson or Favors rather than Burks?
 
If Utah's position is to hold in 2018 UFA and go all in on 2019, taking on Asik/Ajinca for a first rounder would be a solid move.
You know Asik has an extra year on that deal right?
 
According to your logic Cy, the Pelicans wouldn't consider Asik and a 1st for Burks. That's because New Orleans stays in the exact same


You just said they weren't bad. I'm sorry, you said "Neither Asik or Ajina are terrible contracts".

Both are awful.
They are owed a combined 16 million next year and 3 million in 2019. Utah isnt going to be a player in 2018 UFA unless they do some major salary dumping and who would they sign? Parker? That would be a huge risk to spend assets necessary to dump enough money (ie trading Burks for an expiring) just to offer Parker a max when the Bucks could and probably would match.

So under the assumption that 2018 is a hold year in terms of Utah making signings, taking on 16 million in 2018 isnt a huge deal.
 
Not really. He's just owed 11 million next year and 3 million guaranteed in 2019. I'd take that on for a first rounder, especially if they took Burks. It'd be a no brainer.

My bad... I use baskeball insiders and thought it was a blue player option.

It's still terrible because Asik is terrible... it's not Mozgov or Deng terrible though.
 
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