Roster Building From Here - FA and Summer of 2023

[Handlogten's Heros]

Like is any team pissed the Warriors are spending like 300M on tax or whatever it is and they have the 20th pick? Do they think giving them the 30th pick would have stopped them?

Weird.. not complaining as it likely won't bother us any... just weird. Its like when Congress addresses dumb tax stuff that no one cared about while there are giant holes they desperately need to address but don't.

 

[Eddie Zero]

Lol @ Trae being called a loser. He took his team to the ECF.



Jazzfanz gonna Jazzfanz.

Kevin Huerter says hi

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Pretty sure Al Jefferson just never happens in this era. I also think Al Jefferson is a reason why teams have wised up in the last decade.

I’m pretty sure it was the evolution of the 3pt shot that changed everything.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Kevin Huerter says hi

Is anyone able to have a functioning convo with you? I’m all the smartest jazzfanzers next to you.

 

[NUMBERICA]

I’m pretty sure it was the evolution of the 3pt shot that changed everything.

Probably part of it, but post-centric offenses are garbage unless you have an elite guy like Embiid/Jokic and the proper roster around them. Al Jefferson was not efficient, couldn't guard in space, and wasn't a good passer. That used to be fine until the 2010's.

 

[Park Bites]

There are a couple of players that I wouldn't mind liberating from other teams that seem to have fallen out of favor.

Moses Moody - GSW
Payton Pritchard - Celtics
Patrick Baldwin - GSW
Chris Duarte - Pacers
Jason Preston - Clippers
nassir Little - Blazers


Moses Moody would be top for me.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Probably part of it, but post-centric offenses are garbage unless you have an elite guy like Embiid/Jokic and the proper roster around them. Al Jefferson was not efficient, couldn't guard in space, and wasn't a good passer. That used to be fine until the 2010's.

If not for the evolution of the three-point shot. There’d be plenty of big Al’s running around. There were big Al’s in the nba long before Big Al in the 80’s 90,s and early 2000’s. Lol big Al didn’t cause this.

 

[Jingled]

Tony Jones was on ESPN700 this afternoon and he sounded kind of pessimistic about the likelihood of Clarkson being back next season. Said he thinks the offer from the Jazz will be conservative in terms of money and especially in terms of years...he thinks JC will want more years on his next contract than the Jazz are willing to give. He also said the Jazz see Ochai as their starting shooting guard going forward and Sexton as their 6th man, so if the Jazz re-sign Clarkson, they will be looking at having two 6th men on their roster. Also said Clarkson may have outgrown the role he would have if he were to stay with the Jazz.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Tony Jones was on ESPN700 this afternoon and he sounded kind of pessimistic about the likelihood of Clarkson being back next season. Said he thinks the offer from the Jazz will be conservative in terms of money and especially in terms of years...he thinks JC will want more years on his next contract than the Jazz are willing to give. He also said the Jazz see Ochai as their starting shooting guard going forward and Sexton as their 6th man, so if the Jazz re-sign Clarkson, they will be looking at having two 6th men on their roster. Also said Clarkson may have outfrown the role he would have if he were to stay with the Jazz.

Sounds like we will be in the PG market either through FA or the draft.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Sounds like we will be in the PG market either through FA or the draft.

Well in free agency the only names that look even half-interesting to me are:
-Dennis Schroeder
-Ayo Dosunmu
-Coby White
-Jevon Carter
-Austin Reaves if you think he’s a PG (which I am 150% interested in)

In other words, the draft might make more sense. The Jazz also have a lot of PG-ish guards in the meantime if they don’t do anything for now.

For my part, I can’t quite figure out why Sexton is basically left out of this conversation.

 

[Jingled]

Sounds like we will be in the PG market either through FA or the draft.

Sure sounds like it. I just hope they don't draft a point guard just because they feel like it's a position of need. I want them to take the best player available regardless of position, especially with the first two picks.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Well in free agency the only names that look even half-interesting to me are:
-Dennis Schroeder
-Ayo Dosunmu
-Coby White
-Jevon Carter
-Austin Reaves if you think he’s a PG (which I am 150% interested in)

In other words, the draft might make more sense. The Jazz also have a lot of PG-ish guards in the meantime if they don’t do anything for now.

For my part, I can’t quite figure out why Sexton is basically left out of this conversation.

Agreed 100% but that is the narrative Andy and Tony have pushed all season. Still doesn’t make sense to me.

You’re also forgetting about FVV btw.