If he keeps playing like this some team is going to bid high for him.. teams have been preparing for the PG's in this FA class and after teams A and B priorities are off the board the bids will go higher and higher.
The question is really does Hill want to take a small paycut to stay here in a system he thrives in with coaches/management he likes.
It was an asinine trade to get him in Utah, right?
It's certainly paying early dividends, there's still a great deal of risk involved though and if it's just for a 1 year rental in which they don't win a championship it's basically all for naught. Also if they turn a draft pick into a player that they need to pay a truckload of $$ like what this thread is about, the trade isn't as efficient as it initially appears, it's more like a good FA signing at the cost of a lottery pick..
that trade involves a draft pick so it will be years til we can truly tell, I say it's likely that the BPA at that spot will end up a damn good player.
There's also the risk of what if Hill gets hurt..
It's safe to say it was never asinine. You can say we mortgaged a little bit of our future but asinine is not the right word at all... and words matter.
It's safe to say it was never asinine. You can say we mortgaged a little bit of our future but asinine is not the right word at all... and words matter.
This. Even if Hill leave, certainly possible, it was never asinine. Players that will be here like Gobert, Favors, Exum and Hood will have been to the playoffs. They are learning how to close games, how to win. So the Jazz come out winners no matter what IMO.
The Jazz see PG George Hill as a long-term fit and could attempt to sign him to an extension this season, preventing him from hitting the free agency market in the summer. "If that's the case, then I would be very interested in that," Hill told ESPN. "But I'm going to let them take care of that and just do what I can control." Hill is making $8 million in the final season of his contract, a bargain considering his sensational start in Utah. Whether or not he gets an extension, Hill said he hopes to remain with the Jazz long term. "I'm not the type of guy that likes to move around and go from team to team," said Hill, who leads the Jazz with 21.4 points and 4.6 assists per game. "I really like it here. My family likes it here. I've got some friends here. The city's been great for me so far, and it's a nice place to raise a family, so hopefully I get an opportunity to re-sign here if they would love me to be here."
Deron Williams on Utah: "It is always good to come back to. I still make this my home in the offseason, so I definitely have a special place in my heart for Utah. Some of my best years in basketball most memorable years. It's definitely good to come back and good to know the boos are getting less and less every year. They were kind of faint today and not throughout the whole game."
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I don't know how the money will be worked out, but I really, REALLY hope he stays based on what I see from his play (career-wise, not just the last few games) and character. Hopefully he continues to thrive in our system. I would hope he gets attached enough here that he has a good desire to stick around. We obviously have needed a PG like Hill for a while now. I'm hopeful for Exum, but right now he isn't there yet.