*Official Sign Millsap in The Off-Season Thread*

[Stifle Tower]

Don't need to trade for him, Milsap only signed a 2 year deal with Hawks. He'll hit free agency next Summer.

I just meant both of them coming over together as FA's. Didn't DMC also sign a short-term deal?

The emergence of Gobert has perhaps changed the needs of the Jazz. They don't need another big whi can play the 5 - at least as part of their primary rotation: Favors and Rudy have that covered. That just might make someone like Millsap preferable over Kanter - unless Enes shows he has range. It likely comes down to price: is anyone else willing to pay an exorbitant amount for Kanter or can the Jazz keep him for $10M?

 

[The Midnight]

I just meant both of them coming over together as FA's. Didn't DMC also sign a short-term deal?

The emergence of Gobert has perhaps changed the needs of the Jazz. They don't need another big whi can play the 5 - at least as part of their primary rotation: Favors and Rudy have that covered. That just might make someone like Millsap preferable over Kanter - unless Enes shows he has range. It likely comes down to price: is anyone else willing to pay an exorbitant amount for Kanter or can the Jazz keep him for $10M?

I'd take Millsap $12m per over $9 for Kanter anyway.

 

[Stifle Tower]

If I was him, I would be dreaming of the day I could return to Utah. Warm weather and winning is overrated.

Humidity in Atlanta is horrible. And winning? Atlanta limped into the playoffs with a 38-44 record. Not exactly a contender.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I just meant both of them coming over together as FA's. Didn't DMC also sign a short-term deal?

The emergence of Gobert has perhaps changed the needs of the Jazz. They don't need another big whi can play the 5 - at least as part of their primary rotation: Favors and Rudy have that covered. That just might make someone like Millsap preferable over Kanter - unless Enes shows he has range. It likely comes down to price: is anyone else willing to pay an exorbitant amount for Kanter or can the Jazz keep him for $10M?

Millsap is definitely preferable over Kanter, but he will also cost more.

If Kanter doesn't prove himself this year, it would be awesome to get Sap, or draft a super athletic tweener type player (Can Chris Walker mature and prove himself this year?).

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Yup I agree. That Bill & Jalen podcast gave me this idea yesterday as well.


- Favors/Millsap/Gobert trio is a match made in heaven IMO.

- Millsap is the perfect stretch 4 in Quin's system.

- Shot 36% from 3's last year and is improving.

- Great work ethic

- Gobert will grab all the rebounds / blocks anyway.


Caveat: If we lucked out and get Karl Towns then goodbye Millsap.

Sap > Karl Towns

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Humidity in Atlanta is horrible. And winning? Atlanta limped into the playoffs with a 38-44 record. Not exactly a contender.

The ownership issues may help us too.

 

[The Midnight]

Millsap is definitely preferable over Kanter, but he will also cost more.

If Kanter doesn't prove himself this year, it would be awesome to get Sap, or draft a super athletic tweener type player (Can Chris Walker mature and prove himself this year?).

Yeah the awesome thing is we get to audition Kanter for 1 more year this year under Quin. If Quin can't make it work with Kanter, I doubt he'll amount to much. Then we go back to Millsap and it's Game Over.

 

[Stifle Tower]

I'd take Millsap $12m per over $9 for Kanter anyway.

And the rebuild is pretty much over in terms of personnel acquisition. Already have our core-8, so maybe a roster move or two if one of those players can be upgraded (like a Millsap instead of Kanter and another top-10 pick). Then the challenge is keeping and developing that core.

 

[The Midnight]

Sap > Karl Towns

LOL .. wut?????

 

[The Midnight]

Wonder why Millsap only signed a 2 year deal with the Hawks...

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

LOL .. wut?????

Sap is an All-Star, can't disrespect him by saying an unproven College Freshman is better than him.

Towns is still that PF/C hybrid that I don't think we need. We need more of a quick/explosive athlete to compliment Favors/Gobert.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Wonder why Millsap only signed a 2 year deal with the Hawks...

Because no one was offering him what he thought he was worth in terms of $$$ so he just went the short contract route to prove himself, which totally worked in his favor. This will be his last big contract, so he will probably follow the money, he deserves it for being underpaid the last handful of years.

Anything over 2 years would have put him past his 30's when signing his next contract, which would probably mean he would get less money. Signing a contract at 32 is a big difference than signing a contract at 30.