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This deal was about $$$$ and the fact that Ainge wants to reunite with one of his old exes.... some serious ********. I am guessing this means Lee gets cut.
Trade Confirmed: Jazz get jack for Bogey
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This deal was about $$$$ and the fact that Ainge wants to reunite with one of his old exes.... some serious ********. I am guessing this means Lee gets cut.
Not really. We can analyze one transaction and say it's dog water... We don't have to lump it in with other trades we've done.
Saint Cy of JFC
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Andy Larsen said there were offers with 1st round picks, but there was too much salary coming back.
Again... this trade kinda shows we really can't read the room with our cap space. If you had to take on money... even a Duncan Robinson type.... do it to get the pick. Our cap space is not that valuable and lots of bad teams will have space and be competing for whatever FA are available. Salary dump deals really haven't been available.
Also, if you are going to do ****** offers because you are locked into a guy you love... go ahead and squeeze a little. If we told Detroit we will do it but need two second round picks or they can take Gay's salary are they doing the deal still? Probably... if they walk... tell em you will call em later.
One more thing. I bet you they'd have done KO for JC straight up. They have a huge logjam at center... why wouldn't we do that? Well follow the money. Ryan got a little ways away from the tax and banked $7M... thank god he can now feed his family.
Also, if you are going to do ****** offers because you are locked into a guy you love... go ahead and squeeze a little. If we told Detroit we will do it but need two second round picks or they can take Gay's salary are they doing the deal still? Probably... if they walk... tell em you will call em later.
One more thing. I bet you they'd have done KO for JC straight up. They have a huge logjam at center... why wouldn't we do that? Well follow the money. Ryan got a little ways away from the tax and banked $7M... thank god he can now feed his family.
Saint Cy of JFC
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It's W/E overall though. Obviously Ryan Smith didnt want this tank thing to happen but DA/JZ talked him into pursuing it. He's going to get compensated by the team being more affordable and having trades like these. It's fair, I guess.
One of them was Duncan Robinson and likely their 2023 1st. If it was their 27/28/29 1st I’d bet we would have done that.
Saint Cy of JFC
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Yeah, 3 picks would have done it.
I dont think any single individual one would have done it though.
SoberasHotRod
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It's good of you to be concerned about the Smith's.
I don't think we are trying to maintain cap space next year for salary dumps. From everything we are hearing it sounds like we legit think we can get some free agents next year that will put us in to contention.
Saint Cy of JFC
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Next year is a OK free agent class without the top top end talent. THe following year is the GOAT class. I do think Utah can maybe cleanup if they put their eggs in that basket and get some solid overall players on good deals.
Just by selling off the stars and Royce and not competing he saved like $30M+
Last year they saved $12M on the NAW deal... it was a credit card doe... so they needed to cut another $5M I guess.
Fine with cutting salary to save some money I guess but maybe not with Bogey... at least squeeze them for a second round pick so you can route that pick to someone to take Doke's salary or Lee's salary or JB's salary to save some more cash.
SoberasHotRod
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Sure, but what's the plan to get All Star level talent? (Could be misinterpreting your post)