Utah Trade Deadline Discussion
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LoPo
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I updated the plan:
Burks and Thabo for Noah, NY's top 1 protected 2018 pick, and a future pick swap
then
Joe Johnson for Asik, Jackson and NOLA's top 10 protected 2018 1st.
then
Asik and the NOLA pick to Chicago for Mirotic.....
We add Mirotic, Jackson and a top 10 pick. We have to pay Noah though....
Burks and Thabo for Noah, NY's top 1 protected 2018 pick, and a future pick swap
then
Joe Johnson for Asik, Jackson and NOLA's top 10 protected 2018 1st.
then
Asik and the NOLA pick to Chicago for Mirotic.....
We add Mirotic, Jackson and a top 10 pick. We have to pay Noah though....
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That adds about 23M in 2019. I just don’t like having that much completely dead salary on the books. AB is at least a rotation player at a position with scarcity. Removing him and adding 30m in completely dead money just feels icky.
LoPo
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Yeah, true. I saw that then I forgot Chicago was willing to take Asik and NOLA's 1st for Mirotic. We just do that deal once we have Asik and NOLA's 1st.
Hmm, yeah, forgot about Love. Not a contender, anyway. Then again, perhaps they continue by offloading Love and Klay and _then_ tank...
According to Realgm his agent is Aylton Tesch. Who is the agent for multiple foreign players in the NBA. Including Raul Neto.
radiohegel
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Sounds like The Jazz are still frontrunners for Niko.
http://www.basketballinsiders.com/nba-daily-inching-closer-to-the-trade-deadline/
Relevant section:
"The Utah Jazz continue to be the team considered the front-runner to land Mirotic, but they have been unwilling to part with a first-round pick to seal the deal."
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It seems clear no one wants to take Niko for a first unless they can also use it as a cap clearing move, meaning maintaining his team option for flexibility in the offseason (e.g., New Orleans). Obviously Niko isn't ok with that (with the possible exception of the Jazz, because he really does seem to have Utah as his number one destination). Sure looks more and more like Chicago is going to have to lower the asking price. DL is looking pretty great right now.
http://www.basketballinsiders.com/nba-daily-inching-closer-to-the-trade-deadline/
Relevant section:
"The Utah Jazz continue to be the team considered the front-runner to land Mirotic, but they have been unwilling to part with a first-round pick to seal the deal."
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It seems clear no one wants to take Niko for a first unless they can also use it as a cap clearing move, meaning maintaining his team option for flexibility in the offseason (e.g., New Orleans). Obviously Niko isn't ok with that (with the possible exception of the Jazz, because he really does seem to have Utah as his number one destination). Sure looks more and more like Chicago is going to have to lower the asking price. DL is looking pretty great right now.
LoPo
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Interesting. Burks and Noah really isn't that bad for us next year. Sure, we spend $6 million more next year, but it's not too bad. If we sent Rubio and Burks, we actually save money next year which is an interesting twist. I also worry about NY's pick getting worse this summer.
I'm not sure I'm committed right now to trading Rubio. Seems like it would be a step in the tank direction. It also seems like Donovan is a Rubio fan. Don't want to send the "business decision" message to Donovan so early if he does like Rubio.
Hopefully he knows enough (and is pretty damn sure on that) to wait it out. If so, kudos, but I still see it possible that another team can swoop in unexpected who wants his second year.