I was always down with that trade.
I was also down with burks and favors or favors and #5 for wiggins.
I'm down with the proposed trade in the op too.
I went through every team in the league and identified their best player and then looked at how each teams best player was acquired.
Only one was acquired through free agency (LeBron)
Only like 5 or so were acquired through trade.
The rest were all drafted. Our best player was also drafted. But our best player needs to be better.
Therefore we need more good draft picks to give us more shots at a better player than we currently have.
What about second or third options on every team?
I jumped from page 1 to 6, but hell yes I would do this. Neither Hayward or Fav (as much as we love them...well, Fav) are superstars and either of the dudes on the scenario from LA could be. We have VERY limited chances to get that guy. With Favors and Hayward, you're destined to be "a nice team" if no one else emerges or you get lucky beyond belief in the lottery/draft.
This is a pretty near sided post. U completely ignore the other players around both Hayward and Favors, not to mention that Favors has continued to get better and improve every year, and if he takes another jump next year?
We still have 4 others to consider its scary how good this team could be.
1. Exum... Exum is already a good defender as a rookie. He will only get stronger and more explosive. I've also read a lot on him how he's working to improve his shot, and he's got a shot at being special.
2. Hood... Hood is coming off an up and down year, but he's shown potential as a #1 scoring option and a guy u ca give the ball to in crunch time and let him create buckets.
3. Gobert... Gobert is already the best of the best Rim protectors and a very good rebounder who moves well as a 7ft+ person. As we have plenty of offensive minded players around him who are still getting better, he doesn't have to improve much on offense. He is already a superstar defender and rim protector in his third year
4. Lyles... Lyles showed he can put up points at a frantic pace. Most experts at draft time last year felt that in order to be successful, lyles would need to develop an outside shot... Well, that didn't take very long. This year I'm looking to see him take more oppertunities on offense with his floor game as more a triple threat guy and find a post up and face up guy. If he does that he can be elite on offense. As I can see it he is still super young and has only scratched the surface of what he could be.
Then u have to consider guys that round up this team. Guys like Neto, Burks (one of my personal favorites on this team), and Mack.
Neto showed glimpses of a nice backup pg that can put pressure on a defense. There were huge questions about his defense and shooting. I no at one point he was leading all rookies in three point% and was a fine defender. Not elite but above average.
Mack was a surprising source of offense and shot pretty well and great at getting to the hoop and scoring with floaters. Is he perfect? No, but let's consider the fact that he's been a 3rd string his entire career till he got to Utah where he started for the first time ever.
Burks, feel was derailed the last two years by serious injury. I think he's still got room to improve. Two years ago I thought he was getting close to Haywards level. He's made strides in his outside shooting, and all he needs to do is gain confidence to shoot more three's and he will be just fine in that department.
There is a ton of talent on this team, and it's still improving, let's also not forget that if not for all the injury this team would've been in the playoffs. I don't think this can't even be debated. Let's also not forget that we were only a few losses behind Portland even with all of the injury to this team.
Most of u need to open your eyes and realize there aren't many teams as stacked as the Jazz are, and we have at least one more lotto pick in front of us and this org seems to have an eye for talent. Sometimes the grass seems greener on the other side... It's not!! We have potential stars and very potent role players next to them. Let's not shed talent we've worked long and hard to develop for some wait and see risks. We are on the path to contending. Bows not the time to re-rebuild.
