Plus there is the team option for next year and he's at a reasonable price if he is playing well.
I’d say Vando then Beasley but agree. Vando has a low salary which really matters… that’s a big reason why Royce landed you a first and Bogey was harder to work a deal for.
How I'd rank our trade pieces:
I'm curious on JC. I think he likely should be top of that list but I'm just curious if the chucker label drives down his value.
How I would rank our trade pieces by priority to be traded:
It’s ****ed that easily our best winning piece is also probably the hardest to trade.
I would put Mike and KO at the top of that list. We have a lot of shooters and scorers and those two are the best connectors. Stretch bigs are also a little bit of a cheat code for bad teams as they can get hot and win some games for you. Look at like Mike Muscala and Mo Wagner's on/off numbers with OKC and Orlando... then realize KO is much better of a player.
The one thing with Conley is that I could see him just sitting out like what the Thunder did with Horford a couple years ago.
I don't think anyone will get away with that level of tanking this year... there is a microscope on it... just shutting guys down like 30 games into the season will be a no fly zone.
Because of the drop off between KO and our next center... you might be right actually. Getting rid off KO would make our center rotation tanktastic!
I'm not so sure... I think he will play. It's possible he doesn't play B2Bs... which might actually make him more effective in the games he actually plays.
that was my whole theory on what Danny was doing pre-KO trade. KO is important not just because of the drop off but because he can connect the other pieces. Its honestly a shame we didn't have him last year.
I've been trying to convince myself that this might be okay, because if he doesn't play in back-to-backs he'll miss 8 games just by the end of the year. If he misses a few more just games just due to a tight schedule, and if the early schedule ends up being as tough as expected the Jazz wins could be pretty scarce by mid season.
Agreed Vandy is the one guy I would rank higher in terms of value but the Jazz have absolutely noone that can remotely fill his spot and provide defensive toughness, rebounding if they trade him. I believe the real secret sauce for Markkannen is to play him next to a defender similar to how the Cavs played him next to Allen/Mobley. He got headhunted during his Bulls days because they were trying to make him the man in the frontcourt, play him at center, etc. Now if DA is really looking to tank on the down low then Vandy could be traded as he might be the one youngish vet outside Markkannen that could fetch a nice return. Maybe Beasley could fetch a very protected FRP or 2 SRP's type return...tough to say but his catch and shoot ability should be very attractive to contending teams and believe he has a team option for next season so he's controllable for another year.
IIRC David Locke said on his podcast that Mike isn't eager to be traded because his wife and kids are going to remain in SLC regardless throughout the school year. When it comes time to go full tank commander I could see him sitting out with a phantom injury and then we return the favor by trading him to a competitive team next off-season on the last year of his contract. I could see us doing something similar with Clarkson as well.
