Sources: Utah has expressed interest in re-acquring Deron Williams

[Stifle Tower]

Lou Williams makes every shot? Check his averages: very pedestrian. TBH, I'd rather have Hood shooting those 3's.

I've criticized DL and the Millers pretty hard on this forum. I've criticized a rebuild that, IMO, was botched badly. Jazz could have kept Millsap, etc., made the playoffs and still drafted everyone but Burke, Hood and Exum. In Dante's place we'd have ? (~18th pick instead of 5). Jazz wouldn't have had an extra pick to trade up for Burke.

Lyles was not rated as a lottery pick. He likely would have been on the board at ~18. Or maybe DL would have been forced to draft someone who could actually shoot.

Jazz are not competing for a championship this year. Better hope DL gets lucky in the draft and accidentally chooses a player with NBA skills.

 

[David Stern]

Dallas waived him. He has 48 hours to clear waivers. After that he is a FA and Cleveland can sign him to vet minimum.

I think Philly, Brooklyn, Denver, and Utah (might be a few other crappy teams) have enough space to outright claim his 9 million. It doesnt look like anyone is going to claim him though, so he will most likely just sign with Cleveland as his camp has reportedly expressed interest in doing.

While I think this is what ultimately happens, this seems like a DL move to me... pick up a vet for absolutely nothing

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Can Cleveland even sign the guy?

How much was D.Will bought out for? His contract was $9 million and the rumors I see say Dallas is giving him 2.5. Why would Deron oblige Dallas and leave 6.5 on the table if he and his agent don't have an unspoken deal with a team willing to give him at least the remaining 6.5 plus a few valuable years of extension?

Cleveland is over the cap. They cannot pick up Williams on waivers and, as far as I can see, they have no exceptions other than the standard vet minimum.

So, if this buyout rumor is true, nobody picks up the waiver (zero chance of happening IMO), Cleveland cannot sign him if my assumptions are correct post-waiver, then who is the team offering him a better deal to compensate for the 6.5 million he gave up in Dallas?

Houston bros.

It was his pro rata salary for the rest of the year. Cleveland can sign him for vet minimum.

 

[Coach Ellis]

Dallas waived him. He has 48 hours to clear waivers. After that he is a FA and Cleveland can sign him to vet minimum.

I think Philly, Brooklyn, Denver, and Utah (might be a few other crappy teams) have enough space to outright claim his 9 million. It doesnt look like anyone is going to claim him though, so he will most likely just sign with Cleveland as his camp has reportedly expressed interest in doing.

Isn't it just the prorated $2.5 million that they'd be on the hook for?

 

[sgjazzfan]

So if Jazz were interested in trading for him, then why would they not claim him off waivers and essentially get him for nothing other than the remainder of his salary? Obvious answer must be he didn't want to come to Utah.

 

[NAOS]

Like I said, we will see soon enough.

this is as close as he'll get to:

I'm mistaken. Or, I'm just refusing to acknowledge that I even might be wrong

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

So if Jazz were interested in trading for him, then why would they not claim him off waivers and essentially get him for nothing other than the remainder of his salary? Obvious answer must be he didn't want to come to Utah.

This may be the case, but the local reporters or whoever should change their tone then because people said he'd like to be here.

 

[Ron Mexico]

So if Jazz were interested in trading for him, then why would they not claim him off waivers and essentially get him for nothing other than the remainder of his salary? Obvious answer must be he didn't want to come to Utah.

Or Jazz didnt want him and it was just a rumor by the media or an agent drumming up business. Or maybe we do claim him or get him after he clears.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

If he does clear waivers Jazz can offer him more money to come over this year... Could offer him 4.2 to get to the floor. Not sure the pro-rated difference between that and what Cleveland offers is worth it in his mind (would be about a million dollars), but we could go higher and give ourselves a team option in second year too. Would he take a two year $20M deal with second year being a team option or mostly non-guaranteed? Would pay him an additional 2-3 Million this year and give us an option next year if we want it.

 

[Siro]

Hmmm. I remember people using the same cakk arguments two offseasons ago. It was stupid back then, and it's stupid now. So many reinforcements that could have been had for next to nothing.

SHAAAME!

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Deron's jersey is going to have to say "Dero Williams" on the back of it to differentiate between Derrick Williams.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Hmmm. I remember people using the same cakk arguments two offseasons ago. It was stupid back then, and it's stupid now. So many reinforcements that could have been had for next to nothing.

SHAAAME!

It's pretty different.

The cake is looking pretty good, and that is partly through the "bakking" so many of y'all incessantly bitch about.