Potential Trade Targets

[HeatCheck]

Really a great trade partner. They need another guard and the Jazz can give them Sexton on a great contract for the next two seasons.

Maybe but they might not want another small guard with McCollum on their books. Sexton would be great for them next to Dyson Daniels, Herb and Murphy which I don't really like as a jazz fan though.

Ingram is due for a huge extension just like Lauri. The rumor a few weeks ago was that David Griffin's stance had changed and he might consider dealing BI who was totally off limits in trade talks the past few years. Wishful thinking but wonder how many picks Jazz would need to add to John Collins? Supposedly Pels are also looking for a young replacement for Valanciunas which screams Kessler.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

How do they have a salary crunch?

Ingram is due a raise. Trey Murphy is due a raise. They already have spendy players and guys like JV are free agents. They don’t pay the tax traditionally. So may offload 1 of those guys for multiple fit pieces or cheaper fit pieces.

 

[sip]

Without knowing specifics:

Extremely cheap owners and 3 players making over 30 million next year with upcoming payments to Herb Jones/Trey Murphy and the need to either pay Jonas or find a new center.

If they arent in one next year, there is one coming soon, especially if you're giving Ingram a max or near max deal to keep him.

They already paid Herb Jones and Jonas isn't going to cost more than what he is already making to re-sign if they choose to go that route. They are in a very good position salary wise moving forward.

 

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Ingram is due a raise. Trey Murphy is due a raise. They already have spendy players and guys like JV are free agents. They don’t pay the tax traditionally. So may offload 1 of those guys for multiple fit pieces or cheaper fit pieces.

Ingram is due a raise but even that doesn't put them even close to salary hell. They have no bad contracts and if they move on from anyone it makes more sense to move McCollum. Overall they are just in a good spot salary wise moving forward because they have so much flexibility. They also have a nice crop of future picks to give them some consistent cheaper players.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

They already paid Herb Jones and Jonas isn't going to cost more than what he is already making to re-sign if they choose to go that route. They are in a very good position salary wise moving forward.

Again, I'm not a cap guy and dont know what everyone has and out of who has money, who wants a center, but Jonas can easily make more than 15 million per year.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Ingram is due a raise but even that doesn't put them even close to salary hell. They have no bad contracts and if they move on from anyone it makes more sense to move McCollum. Overall they are just in a good spot salary wise moving forward because they have so much flexibility. They also have a nice crop of future picks to give them some consistent cheaper players.

No one said they are in hell. Yeah, they have flexibility, flexibility to help them save money and avoid the tax which means forgoing paying some players.

But they dont like spending money. They just paid to get off a rookie scale deal because they are cheap.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Ingram is due a raise but even that doesn't put them even close to salary hell. They have no bad contracts and if they move on from anyone it makes more sense to move McCollum. Overall they are just in a good spot salary wise moving forward because they have so much flexibility. They also have a nice crop of future picks to give them some consistent cheaper players.

They aren’t in cap hell but next year they will be at or near the tax and the following season they will blow way past it with Murphy getting 25m or so and Ingram bumping up to like 45-50m. This is all without a starting center. CJ won’t return much at his age but sure they could do that instead… but he fits with both guys.

If their owners are willing to pay a significant tax then sure… they aren’t so they will peel some pieces off at some point. They may wait but BI hits FA soon.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I am waiting for a couple pods that we have in the pipeline but built a FA list. Naji Marshall is one of the top targets I’d have in FA this year.

 

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Again, I'm not a cap guy and dont know what everyone has and out of who has money, who wants a center, but Jonas can easily make more than 15 million per year.

Doubt it. I actually can't think of a single team besides the Pelicans that would even offer him 15mil.

 

[sip]

They aren’t in cap hell but next year they will be at or near the tax and the following season they will blow way past it with Murphy getting 25m or so and Ingram bumping up to like 45-50m. This is all without a starting center. CJ won’t return much at his age but sure they could do that instead… but he fits with both guys.

If their owners are willing to pay a significant tax then sure… they aren’t so they will peel some pieces off at some point. They may wait but BI hits FA soon.

I don't think Trey gets 25mil. In fact I think they get him locked in this summer at something close to 4yrs 70mil.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I don't think Trey gets 25mil. In fact I think they get him locked in this summer at something close to 4yrs 70mil.

Put down the crack pipe. There's zero chance he doesnt get at least Cam Johnson money.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Doubt it. I actually can't think of a single team besides the Pelicans that would even offer him 15mil.

Jonas is still a starting caliber center who puts up excellent per minutes stats. He's probably going to have several options over 15 millions.