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Round 3 of Roster Trimming

Who are you cutting?

  • Brantley

    Votes: 2 6.1%

  • Niang

    Votes: 11 33.3%

  • Morgan

    Votes: 2 6.1%

  • Oni

    Votes: 2 6.1%

  • Tucker

    Votes: 13 39.4%

  • No cuts (or butts or coconuts)

    Votes: 3 9.1%
  • Total voters
    33
Handlogten's Heros

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Handlogten's Heros said:
Alright... assume we keep JC and waive one of TB or Ed or do a trade where we consolidate them into one player and we'd have 8 roster spots spoken for. Also assume we use our first round pick, sign at least one veteran, and add one more guy either as a prospect in the second round/undrafted or add one more vet. We are up to 11 roster spots spoken for.

Which G League/Non-guaranteed guys do we keep? Thought it might be fun/different to vote and cut the guys one by one. Vote for the 1 guy you'd cut first. The last 4 remaining are the official list of guys Jazzfanz would keep. Assume non of these guys will accept a two way deal... so they are either on the regular roster or they out this bitch.

One note - I think Niang is an NBA player and is very likely on our roster unless we traded him for something... I kept him on here because he has a bunch of haters.
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NWG and JWF are gone in what is obviously an anti-hyphenated name bias... who is next?
 
And where is Bradley? Jazz have cut fully guaranteed guys before. It's not unheard of.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
And where is Bradley? Jazz have cut fully guaranteed guys before. It's not unheard of.
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Well... I think they will either keep one of TB or Ed or trade them both for one guy... so you net a roster spot. Honestly... I'd keep TB over Tucker anyway and I am not a huge Bradley fan.

I am more using this to get a sense with how folks value our projects... and Niang. I know we ended up relying on Georges a bit too much because of the Bojan injury, but the hate has really gone too far on him. Dude is an NBA player.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Needs a "no cut" option
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I'll add a no cut option on the next one. I don't see us keeping all those guys and I think Brantley will get a normal NBA deal, so a two way is likely not gonna keep him around. I know you aren't a big fan of his. I think he could be a difference maker defensively and he has some good things on offense.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I'll add a no cut option on the next one. I don't see us keeping all those guys and I think Brantley will get a normal NBA deal, so a two way is likely not gonna keep him around. I know you aren't a big fan of his. I think he could be a difference maker defensively and he has some good things on offense.
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Yeah, but the poll isnt about what you think.....
 
And for Ed I think we can give like 3.5M and send him to portland for their trade exception... they will operate over the cap and it gives them a Dame favorite and a minimum salary. I'd rather see us poke around and see what we can get for Ed and Tony if we aggregate their salaries and find a guy a team wants to move.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
And for Ed I think we can give like 3.5M and send him to portland for their trade exception... they will operate over the cap and it gives them a Dame favorite and a minimum salary. I'd rather see us poke around and see what we can get for Ed and Tony if we aggregate their salaries and find a guy a team wants to move.
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No one trading for Ed Davis after this past season unless you giving them a 2nd rounder.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
No one trading for Ed Davis after this past season unless you giving them a 2nd rounder.
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If he was a free agent would he get a minimum deal? If you think yes then we could send cash and basically make him a minimum contract to a team over the cap. You are probably right that it would require a pick and some cash. But for Portland if they can get him at the minimum (essentially) then his salary is preferable over a minimum player because he could be later added into a bigger trade. At worst case he make Dame happy.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Yeah, but the poll isnt about what you think.....
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And sadly I think you made this a whole lot more interesting... I think I will go round by round until "No cuts" wins the vote.
 
I voted Niang. I think he has peaked in his development. He played fairly well during the regular season, but him and Bradley really had their athleticism exposed to a huge degree in the playoffs. Just think they are super low ceiling role players who cant excel in the post-season. Sure, Quin played them cuz they were more ready to compete, but DL/JZ are going to cut them because they have maxed out. A way to make your team more athletic is to get rid of your worst athletes.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
If he was a free agent would he get a minimum deal? If you think yes then we could send cash and basically make him a minimum contract to a team over the cap. You are probably right that it would require a pick and some cash. But for Portland if they can get him at the minimum (essentially) then his salary is preferable over a minimum player because he could be later added into a bigger trade. At worst case he make Dame happy.
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Dame isnt happy if Ed Davis is now a walking trash can.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
I voted Niang. I think he has peaked in his development. He played fairly well during the regular season, but him and Bradley really had their athleticism exposed to a huge degree in the playoffs. Just think they are super low ceiling role players who cant excel in the post-season. Sure, Quin played them cuz they were more ready to compete, but DL/JZ are going to cut them because they have maxed out.
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Not that its a big haul but I think a team desperate for cheap shooting would give a very minor asset for him... Philly has four second round picks... wonder if they'd give #49 for him. Highly doubt they'd give 34 or 36... #49 seems doable though.
 
I don't understand getting rid of tucker as he has a lot of potential. Niang is NOT going to get better and the Jazz need to get more athletic
 
Xthren said:
I don't understand getting rid of tucker as he has a lot of potential. Niang is NOT going to get better and the Jazz need to get more athletic
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He's already an NBA player with an NBA skill and does some other stuff okayish. Also a solid locker room guy...

Niang shoots 9 3s per 36 min (#17 in the league) and makes 40% of them. He's an okay passer and can handle the ball a little. I really do think a team would give up a second if we wanted to trade him.

Tucker is a great athlete but I'm not sure he can connect all the dots and become a good role player. He's interesting. I think the other guys have more potential to fill a role.
 
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