I'm fine. I'm happy with what we did this summer. I'm just trying to maximize the odd man out (Burks and either Udoh or Jerekbo) to get an asset. We need to turn expirings into a bad contract and a first before the season starts.
I fully expect this entire team to stay intact for 2 more years. I don't think we will overspend for a guy like Tobias Harris. If we wanted him, we could use the 1st we acquired above and expirings at the deadline. But I still think this roster is the next two years.
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Or. . . the Jazz package Burks, Sefalosha, Udoh and Jerebko ($24 million) plus draft picks for someone like Aaron Gordon or Otto Porter at the deadline. A young guy with upside that actually fits the core moving forward.
Some star will become disgruntled or some team will have buyers remorse on a guy that could actually have a future here.
1. No one is going to give up a 1st in a trade for any of our expirings right now. The good FA's are already gone. And our "expirings" aren't expirings until the next off-season.
2. Lindsey's goal is "win now." We saw that with the Allen pick. He wanted a rookie who could contribute right away. So I don't see him wanting a bad contract. Those days are over.
3. I completely agree with Ellis and I've posted the same idea many times. Lindsey really has 3 choices at the deadline.
a. Your plan: take on a bad contract for future pick(s). Whatever we'd get would be highly protected. But a lot of teams will be able to do that next off-season. So the return won't be very good.
b. Bid on free agents next summer. I just don't see any of the top FA's beating a path to Utah's door, though. Certainly if there were interest then you waive Favors, renounce the rights to Rubio, etc. Whatever it takes to clear enough cap space. However, the date to guarantee contracts for the following year usually precedes free agency unless written into the contract otherwise. Dennis did that with Thabo, Udoh and Jerebko. I wonder if he did the same with Derrick and Raul.
c. Use the expirings to trade for a veteran at the deadline. Some teams will be looking to rebuild. Others will be looking to cut costs or realign rosters to bid on free agents. Players will be available. I think this is Lindsey's goal. He can get a starter or 6th man and still keep the roster intact (except for offloading Burks and some combination of Jerebko, Udoh and Seflosha). Depending on the player, he can add the 2019 pick and maybe another first. I'd certainly do that for Porter. For a player like Love, expirings and just 1 first). Not really debating who to get right now. But I think this option is the best way to improve the roster because, like I said, I don't think we're getting the likes of Thompson, Butler, etc.
