Before we made the Collins trade we had a lot of talk on this board about going after Kuzma. There were also some reports that Kuz had interest in coming here. If we put some feelers out and Kuz was actually interested and we still made the Collins trade then I'm thinking we made a huge mistake. He brings so much more to the table offensively and would have been a way better fit with Lauri and Walker. The wiz hit a homerun with not only re-signing Kuz but managing to do it with a descending contract as well.
Revisiting Collins versus Kuzma
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It's a hard call. Kuzma wants to take 18 shots a game. He's not going to play good defense. He's going to be a inconsistent shooter.
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I would rather traded for neither but if I had to choose then I go with Kuzma
That was kind of how I felt but it seemed like the organization had a vision that included one or the other.
Kuzma has a year or two more on his contract as well. I think the Jazz just wanted Collins because it was a free player and his salary is needed if they do a star trade. If it goes well it goes well.
This. Also FIFY.
SteakNEggs
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I'll give it a week or two of regular season before I make any judgements personally.
Peter Effin' Parker
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Collins was basically free. Why would the Jazz not do that?
This should be a very popular take because he brings passing and shooting that makes the game easier for guys offensively. Hopefully Collins can get back to his previous self and get his shooting on track but there is a massive gap between them as passers.
We are also talking about Kuzma being free.