I still think he has a chance to be a decent backup. He'll never be strong but if he works on it and goes to P3 he can certainly improve physically. As much as QS focuses on player development I'd bet they have a plan for Tibor, as long as Tibor has the drive to improve.
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What did you expect in exchange for partial year of Kanter and the right to match an offer you have no intention of matching?
It would have been a good deal with just OKC's first round pick.
I don't. I think Ti-bore will end up being your garden variety Euro stiff.
You mean the piece that pried Jackson away in the first place? Uhh, I don't know, maybe Reggie ****ing Jackson?
Unreal shooting mechanics though.
AlaskanAssassin
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If the Jazz staff can fix his body movement and strength, I don't see why he can't be a 3rd or 4th big for somebody.
Coach Ellis
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This. ^^^
Blown opportunity. They should have done a disgruntled player swap - Kanter for Jackson and then gone into the offseason looking to match. Jackson's cap hold was $5.5 million and I doubt that he would have gotten a huge offer as a RFA. Even with Dante and Burke in the fold, it would have been a good move.
Jazz4ever
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He would have just played his qualifying offer out if we didn't max him. Just like Kanter would have done if OKC didn't max. Their agents are well aware of the cap spike.
So unless you want Jackson at the max, its a dead end trade.
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TBH, if he put up the kind of numbers that he did for Detroit last year (despite their disfunction) I'd have been pretty happy to figure out how to keep him around. Still think that you go into a trade trying to get the best assets back.
Reggie Jackson >>>>>>>>> Tibor + 2018 late 1st draft pick.
Sort the contract stuff out later. Put talent in the building and the rest of it works out. Getting rid of Kanter, adding Jackson and putting Rudy into the starting lineup. . .
I think we'd have been elated with the results. I'm sure Detroit is pretty happy that they got the best player out of the deal.
fair enough. he certainly looked lost, and not ready for the NBA. There are skills there though. Hes played well against good comp in Europe.
we shall see how it plays out
I think generally unless they are really a great player it normally takes a Euro player one season in the NBA before they adjust well so I think there is still hope for Tibor. But of course new hope for backup C is Jacob Poetl.