Utah Denied A Wet Bandit Trade???!!

[Stoked]

https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/02/rejected-round-williams.html

Basically Chad Ford says in his tank ranking insider piece on ESPN that the Jazz declined to trade Williams despite offers of late 1st rounders in 2014.

From the linked article:

"The Jazz rebuffed “one or two” trade proposals before the deadline that would have netted them a late first-round pick in return for Marvin Williams, as Chad Ford of ESPN.com writes in his latest Insider-only “Tank Rank” piece. There were apparently other intriguing offers on the table as well, but Utah chose to hang on to the ninth-year veteran in hopes of re-signing him this summer, Ford writes"

I'd really be interested to know what those exact offers were. Why did DL not pull the trigger?

 

[homeytennis]

You have to pay 1st rounders guaranteed money. Perhaps in their plans they have cap space allocated for so much dough and another guaranteed rookie contract would foil that. Perhaps they are either going to try and resign him or let him walk.

 

[UGLI baby]

I'm just going to pretend this is not real cuz I would rather just keep enjoying the day.

 

[UGLI baby]

Also,

****ing Marvin Williams ****ing Wet Bandit Mother ****er!!!!!!!!

 

[green]

This tells me they want to make a playoff push. Put that with the whole "skipping steps" speech, this means that the Jazz want the #4 pick on lottery night and that means I bet Favors hardly plays the rest of the year, and Kanter, Hayward and Burks lead us to...2, maybe 3 wins to finish the season.

Hallelujah.

 

[Jeffrey32]

If it is a guaranteed money issue, they could have always traded or packaged a late first rounder to move up in the draft or they could have drafted a Euro and stashed him overseas. Plus, re-signing Williams is going to be way more expensive than a guaranteed rookie contract.

 

[UGLI baby]

This tells me they want to make a playoff push. Put that with the whole "skipping steps" speech, this means that the Jazz want the #4 pick on lottery night and that means I bet Favors hardly plays the rest of the year, and Kanter, Hayward and Burks lead us to...2, maybe 3 wins to finish the season.

Hallelujah.

Are you on acid?



#nTn

 

[green]

Are you on acid?



#nTn

Which part?

 

[UGLI baby]

Which part?

The part with the words.



#nTn

 

[GVC]

If true, it's ****ing retarded; any 1st round pick for Marvin is a good haul. Even if he were traded, the Jazz could sign him as a free agent this summer. Not sure I'm buying this story.

 

[Twin Towers]

If this is true DL deserves a kick in the nuts. Wait til he drops to his knees than across the forehead.

I really hope this is not a true story. If the Jazz don't ever plan on playing Kanter and Favors together than.........I am done as a Jazz fan. I can't take this retardation anymore along with this ridiculous loyalty that hinders the teams development from coaching to playing veterans over players that need experience.

 

[Beantown]

The Jazz turned down a late first rounder?!!!??

A late first rounder is the most seeked out asset in the NBA, they are invaluable, all the best NBA talent comes from the late 1st round.......