Trade Rumors Involving the Jazz

[Elizah Huge]

If we picked at #3 or #4 in the next draft, the Jazz would be getting a prospect who is likely as good as Donovan or better, and he'd be under team control for 7 years at least.

How can you say that? Like seriously.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

It is textbook what we shouldn’t do if we traded Donovan. We can get a piece like Shai but I have no interest in keeping players that will make us any semblance of being respectable.

I’m aware… that’s why you trade Donovan and just tank right. It wasn’t a waste because they know SGA can be solid on a playoff team. The rebuild started in earnest the following year when they offloaded CP.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Okay lmao… when did the process start? They had 4 ****** seasons from the time they started the process… and they missed on picks and had all sorts of weird **** happen… and still came out with a team that is a contender. The two years in the lotto the years before were they trying but still sucking years.

Look SA did the.. stay competitive thing for a few years … wasted several years in the middle… and what do they have to show for it? They get to start to tank now… that is where we are headed if we don’t trade Don… making the play in and getting the 12th pick… sounds fun.

I think we both know we either are trading for players who make us a playoff team or we are trading Donovan.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

The team won’t be mediocre if we trade for Ayton amongst other moves.

Yeah we are. Conley is nearing the end of his career. Bojan is 33 and in the final year of his contract. Ingles is already gone. Jazz sold high on Gobert, but he's gone. We're mediocre, and Ayton alone won't change that.

 

[Elizah Huge]

I’m aware… that’s why you trade Donovan and just tank right. It wasn’t a waste because they know SGA can be solid on a playoff team. The rebuild started in earnest the following year when they offloaded CP.

It was absolutely a waste. They could have had a chance to draft Edwards or LaMelo. Is knowing SGA can be solid on a playoff team worth that?

 

[Elizah Huge]

Yeah we are. Conley is nearing the end of his career. Bojan is 33 and in the final year of his contract. Ingles is already gone. Jazz sold high on Gobert, but he's gone. We're mediocre, and Ayton alone won't change that.

I am not advocating for just trading for Ayton and that’s it.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Our next two lottery picks will be lucky to be as good as Mitchell and Ayton.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

How can you say that? Like seriously.

Go watch Amen and Ausar Thompson. They're great offensive talents with size/length and the ability to switch defensively. Donovan is a high-usage, score-first guard who doesn't defend and probably doesn't help you win.

 

[Elizah Huge]

This is year 3… they were a 4/5 seed in the bubble and almost beat Houston 2 years ago. If they hit on Chet or any of their other picks they come out the rebuild with Chet, SGA, Giddey, Dort, a high pick in 23, cap flexibility and a crap ton of future picks… they didn’t even get that much luck. A top 5 pick in this year’s draft should net a great building block.

Going back to this post we are going into year 4 they are still going to be *** and how long until they compete?

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

I’m aware… that’s why you trade Donovan and just tank right. It wasn’t a waste because they know SGA can be solid on a playoff team. The rebuild started in earnest the following year when they offloaded CP.

FWIW, OKC already knew that from watching SGA on the Clippers the year prior.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Go watch Amen and Ausar Thompson. They're great offensive talents with size/length and the ability to switch defensively. Donovan is a high-usage, score-first guard who doesn't defend and probably doesn't help you win.

Probably doesn’t help you win? What?

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

It was absolutely a waste. They could have had a chance to draft Edwards or LaMelo. Is knowing SGA can be solid on a playoff team worth that?

Nope

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

I am not advocating for just trading for Ayton and that’s it.

Who else do we have the assets to trade for without moving Donovan?

 

[Keefe]

How do you guys feel about Conley+Bojan+Rudy Gay for Westbrook+2 1sts from the Lakers?

Get er done! The tanking, the potential high comedy. This has to happen.

 

[LoPo]

Explain to me how a 26/5/4 25 year-old isn’t a foundational player lol. We can only pray to get that type of player with our pick next year if we tanked.

You are an amazing poster in this forum. I'm so grateful you are here.

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[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Our next two lottery picks will be lucky to be as good as Mitchell and Ayton.

I think the Jazz are considering trading for Ayton.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Get er done! The tanking, the potential high comedy. This has to happen.

Jazz would waive Westbrook. I don't think either party wants him to play here.

 

[MT Steve]

It is textbook what we shouldn’t do if we traded Donovan. We can get a piece like Shai but I have no interest in keeping players that will make us any semblance of being respectable.

Yesterday you threw a tantrum when I said I didn't want to trade Mitchell for Ayton & Bridges.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Going back to this post we are going into year 4 they are still going to be *** and how long until they compete?

Nope this is year three… they were better in the bubble season than we can hope to be. If they had dumped CP mid season it would count but they didn’t… at the end of this season they won’t be ***. They would have had a chance at the play in last year if they didn’t bench everybody and play G league dudes. They were better than Sacramento who was trying like hell.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Who else do we have the assets to trade for without moving Donovan?

I have no idea who’s available and who’s not. I’m not an NBA GM. You make a move for Ayton then see where you go from there. We are loaded with a **** ton of draft capital right now.

Did anyone think Murray was available up until a couple of days ago?