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The Jazz should looked to sign free agent Wilson Chandler??

I don't see the Jazz giving up Okur for nothing simply for the opportunity to spend more money. They'd still have to pay for both; the former would simply not count against the cap.
 
InGameStrategy said:
Silencer, you need to silently do some salary-cap math.

Capwise, I don't know if the Jazz could've re-signed both Chandler and Kiri under the old (57% BRI), much less the new draconian deal. Feel free to spell out the numbers that show that it can be done.

Also, the notion that the Jazz would pay $8 million per year for an aging SF backup is quite ambitious.

Then again, they paid $10 million per year for an aging C backup.
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I do believe it can be done, and Chandler seems to be the type that would thrive in a Jazz offense (depending on what Corbin does for sure). He's like a Wes Matthews, with a better jumper.
As far as re-signing Kirilenko goes.... I said 7-8 million for two years. Which would be 3.5 - 4 million a year. I think AK would take it, depending on offers and other locations of course.
As far as them signing an aging Okur for 10 million...... that deal was done years ago with an entirely different team and coaching staff.


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Qman said:
https://hoopshype.com/salaries/utah.htm

This has the Jazz committed to 55.6 mil next year with 9 players. Speculation on the new cap figure has been 58 to 64 mil. The luxury tax level would normally be around 70 mil. Kanter and Burks will be signed for about 5.5 mil. So that adds up to 61.1. There isn't enough cap space to make an offer to Chandler. It would have to be some kind of sign and trade. Memo or AK for Chandler is what would make sense.
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Yeah I'm not saying it wouldn't be hard to get done...... but (in my opinion), this team can be twice as good as the team was last year at their peak play.
You throw Chandler in the mix, or maybe someone else like him, and you've got a group of guys that can take on the Heats, the Mavs, and the Bulls.
But just like some posts were talking about, with Chandler's unique situation in China..... he might be the perfect guy.
He's also just at the right price to get keep the Jazz under a supposed hard cap, and still have a great all around team of veterans and young guys.


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GVC said:
What makes you think he has a better jumper? Wes is a 40% 3-pt shooter for his career. Chandler has shot 32% from 3 for his career.
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That is true about percentages speaking there. But at the same time Chandler has logged a lot more minutes than Matthews over his course with New York and Denver. Now I suppose I would have to pull up the full stat line, compare the players playing around him, and of course the offenses each team ran to fully compare.
I think Matthews has played for some better offenses, obviously Sloan to be mentioned here.
But I don't even mention Matthews much, because we all know he won't end up back here by really any stretch of the imagination.

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Chandler's jumper was terrible before last season. Last year he attempted less three-pointers per game than Wes and still shot only .350 vs. Wes's .407. Wes also averaged more points per game than Chandler last season. Wes is a much better shooter than Chandler. It's not even close.
 
I think it doesnt make sense to sign Chandler if we will resign Kirilenko but if he will be gone, then why not?
 
sepanol said:
I think it doesnt make sense to sign Chandler if we will resign Kirilenko but if he will be gone, then why not?
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If we don't sign Chandler, and once Memo's contract expires we would have enough cap space to pursues players for the 2012 season. Which may be better players than Chandler.
 
GVC said:
Chandler's jumper was terrible before last season. Last year he attempted less three-pointers per game than Wes and still shot only .350 vs. Wes's .407. Wes also averaged more points per game than Chandler last season. Wes is a much better shooter than Chandler. It's not even close.
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Like I said, you're probably right about Wes being the better shooter. I really make no argument here, after seeing the real numbers. That was completely off topic though..... and Wes Matthews will probably never have anything to do with a Jazz franchise again.... unfortunately.


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sepanol said:
I think it doesnt make sense to sign Chandler if we will resign Kirilenko but if he will be gone, then why not?
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I think it makes complete sense..... and here's why.
Only one year in Kirilenko's career, has he ever played all 82 games of the season.... and that was his rookie year.
If you get a starter quality player like Chandler at a price the Jazz can afford, you get a 110 percent Kirilenko off the bench with monitored minutes.
And you also minimize the probability of him getting hurt (which usually seems to be back spasms or inflamed old injuries).
The way AK plays, it puts him at a high risk for injury. All the twisting and turning he does in the air on the court, and his pretty thin frame are evidence of this.
Again, 20 minutes a game off the bench would reduce that risk and allow him to go all out while he's in the game.
I really don't think there's many benches in the league that can handle reserves such as AK, Millsap, Kanter, and hopefully a 100 percent dead eye shooting Okur.
I think it also makes perfect sense considering the Jazz's almost 10 year injury bug that's plagued them.

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Qman said:
If we don't sign Chandler, and once Memo's contract expires we would have enough cap space to pursues players for the 2012 season. Which may be better players than Chandler.
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And you could very well be right as well. But at the same time, how long do the Jazz want to wait to make a push for the playoffs?
I'm not KOC, so I don't make those decisions.... but as a fan I want to see the Jazz really make an unexpected push this year.
Especially with teams like the Lakers, Mavs, and Celtics getting old, and OKC, Portland, and Minnesota starting to look like a real contenders. Hell, in 2012- 13 for all we know.... Blake Griffin, Dwight Howard and Deron Williams will end up on the Lakers or Celtics.
I think the Jazz are in the perfect position to take the league by surprise with all the talent they possess right now.


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