Trade deadline discussion
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Seriously… I’d consider dumping him to OKC and lightening up the protections on their pick they have from us… it’s reached that level.
I really want a Ingles/Clarkson/2026 1st for Harrison Barnes and Kenrich Williams deal.
For some reason Im remembering that keeping Neto would have put the Jazz in the luxury tax.
No. That was a total ******** narrative pumped by the organization. I addressed it in this post:
This was actually a situation where they tried to use the finances as a cover for letting Neto go. I think even Locke pushed that narrative. But here were their salaries that year:
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So Neto makes $237k more that year. But the kicker is that NWG had a $1M buyout to get out of his contract in Europe:
Former Huskies and Zags star Nigel Williams-Goss set to return to Jazz roster
Nigel Williams-Goss played for Utah’s 2017 summer league team after he was drafted in the second round.www.seattletimes.com
So this wasn’t a money thing, but we publicly said it was a money thing to justify getting rid of a guy who had been here for 4 years, knew the system, and was our best player’s best friend. All so we could have a chance at developing a guy who could maybe become the next Neto (he didn’t).
What I suspect is that when a couple teams inquired about getting NWG’s rights (as had been reported), it stroked DL’s ego and I presume he must have thought that other people must be seeing something he can’t, and “of course everyone wants him, he’s my guy!” This is also at the height of “OMG DL found Rudy, DM, Royce, and Joe!” Neto was at his ceiling. But DL should have known that Neto was NWG’s ceiling.
campaignist
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Lmao now that people have figured out that Morey and Harden are colluding, they have to make a move now before they get penalized in the off-season. Awesome.
Yeah, he was held out tonight. Did anyone see him on the bench?
Yes...it showed him multiple times. I really hope he gets traded but I think he was legitimately out tonight because of his sore knee, not because a trade is imminent.
I hope the knee doesn't create an obstacle to trading him...
jom2003
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like even when he shoots well he's still hurting the offense... it's a lost cause