This is strange and does perhaps indicate that something more is afoot. What it really comes down to is this kid needs these Summer League minutes and they need to figure out how to get him on the court for Monday night versus the Cs. Plus, I just want to see him play.
^good point
I was expecting DL to say "yeah man, he's pretty all right". Pretty surprised he said such really nice things about him after we drafted him in the NBA draft of this year.
It's also not out of the question that the Jazz were having legit tie-ups with Lyles agent over the small details of the contract and DL just took the bullet to protect Lyles from any fan backlash.
That would have been one sweet deal for the Jazz and would have made us instant contenders.
Taken the bait? Lol.
lol. dude, you're such a ****ing shmuck. Are you always this easy to manipulate?
Indiana
I didn't get all pieces/deets.
I reached out to someone (a coach) and said, "Lyles" to my backyard.
The response, soon after, was, "not so fast, talks about shipping him to Indiana started before the pick even happened." I prodded and all I got was this;
- Lyles, Burke, and multiple unprotected firsts (not sure how many) leave Utah
- Jazz receive PG
- Pacers receive Lyles, Burke, and Melo, and 1 unprotected 1st
- Knicks receive multiple unprotected picks (Jazz) and Hibbert
(I am guessing we were offering two of our own + GSW)
My source was solid and I think the deal had at least a little to do with Utah's selection of Lyles, but I don't know that..
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