Rubio traded to Jazz

[Shad]

In before rubio only plays the same amount of games or less than Hill

 

[Isaiah 1:13]

Best wishes Hill and Hayward. https://www.sbnation.com/2017/6/30/...gency-rumors-2017-jazz-gordon-hayward-celtics

 

[fishonjazz]

This.

All that happened was we took a good player for almost nothing because we could.

This.
People would have bitched if we didn't use that money before it expired.

 

[enchilada_style]

I think worse decisions have been made. I'm optimistic

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[Ron Mexico]

Finally a PG that can feed the bigs. Exum has been the only PG in Goberts career and he is inconsistent at it. I am excited to see some decent pick and rolls. Favors will level excel with him assuming we keep him.

 

[MTS]

Best wishes Hill and Hayward. https://www.sbnation.com/2017/6/30/...gency-rumors-2017-jazz-gordon-hayward-celtics

That article was based exclusively on Jody Genessy's tweet. Jody also tweeted out this:

Despite pessimism on Twitter, there's obvious optimism within Jazz that acquiring Ricky Rubio bolsters their case to keep Gordon Hayward.

 

[David Hume]

I'm happy to see Rubio joining the team. Outstanding passer, good defender, good contract, gave up little to get him.

 

[Cappy_Smurf]

How could Hill be in our plans? Assuming we re-sign Hill, Hayward and Ingles we are already over the luxury tax assuming 1) Diaw is waived and 2) Burks is dealt for nothing. Then add in Rubio at $14M. Yeah, Hill ain't coming back unless the Millers are now Paul Allen.

Another trade could be in the works that changes our financial outlook. Lots of things could happen, and you don't even know if Hill is going to be an option. If we lost Hill without some insurance, then we'd hear nothing but bitching about how Utah never does nothin but sit on their hands blah blah blah.

Like I said, we just traded a pick that could very well turn to trash and used our leftover cap space that people have been bitching and moaning about all season.

No matter what a GM does, fans gonna bitch.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Ricky Rubio for the OKC pick vastly improves the team. The west has improved to the point that I think OKC is going to struggle to make the playoffs.

Real possibility. Also a real possibility it could be a relatively prime 1st round pick in the 18-22 range.

 

[infection]

This.
People would have bitched if we didn't use that money before it expired.

Not I. I only wanted it used to upgrade the team.

 

[Spinoza]

From Twolves fan kimjongslice on Reddit.

Ummm Rubio's teammates generally love playing with him. He's not going to take shots away from you, he's a great defender, and he'll set you up nonstop.

This was in the context of whether it meant Hayward would leave because of the swap.

 

[dipship31]

I really don't think this has that much effect on Hayward. I think when he has been saying "sign Hill" it mostly meant "if I'm going to stay on this team don't just let that kind of productivity go away". I think Ricky can at worst be slightly less effective than Hill was for us, but at a much cheaper contract. Also if we bring Hayward back and the roster stays relatively healthy I think Ricky will make all the other players better than Hill could so could be a win-win for us. I thought Hill was at his best for us when we needed him to kinda be the man stepping up when we had key injuries which was most evident when Hayward was down early and he played out of his mind.