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Westbrook in Serious Contract Negotiations w/ OKC

We will see what happens but I think what this does is allows them to see what the team looks like with just Westbrook. If it doesn't look promising they can trade him next year and rebuild... Hopefully they are good enough that they gamble on keeping him. The new cba may help them retain him. I say it's 50/50 whether he's on the team for 2018 and beyond.
 
The best part is that they are pretty much locked into their current roster. Some of their fans think that they can just swap Kanter for cap relief or decent assets. Can you imagine THAT bidding war?
 
framer said:
The best part is that they are pretty much locked into their current roster. Some of their fans think that they can just swap Kanter for cap relief or decent assets. Can you imagine THAT bidding war?
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Yes like Carla BooSir. Worthless asset gets bought out an released on the waver wire.
 
The saddest thing is that there are many peeps on this board that would trade the okc pick back to okc for Kanter and his gargantuan salary, lack of defense, and lack of team first mentality.

Kanter will continue his legacy now that OKC is stuck.
 
Although $17.5 per year doesn't seem quite so bad with the recent uptick in salaries. Still... WAY TO RICH for a greedy, one sided, pig headed, negative asset.

We got Joe Johnson AND Boris Diaw for less than paying Kancer's salary.
 
The Jazz Wonderbra said:
The saddest thing is that there are many peeps on this board that would trade the okc pick back to okc for Kanter and his gargantuan salary, lack of defense, and lack of team first mentality.

Kanter will continue his legacy now that OKC is stuck.
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I doubt that. I think they would be the in the extreme minority.
 
Stoked said:
I doubt that. I think they would be the in the extreme minority.
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Agree... we know his limitations on both offense and defense. I want guys that open up options in how you can play... not guys that have extreme limitations that make you plan what you do around what they can't do.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Agree... we know his limitations on both offense and defense. I want guys that open up options in how you can play... not guys that have extreme limitations that make you plan what you do around what they can't do.
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Well put.
 
Jazz with two 1sts in 2017, two 1sts in 2018 and a bunch of second rounders. Still 10 under the cap with contracts that will give the Jazz room to keep most, if not all, of the important pieces.

How about DL now...
 
Stoked said:
Jazz with two 1sts in 2017, two 1sts in 2018 and a bunch of second rounders. Still 10 under the cap with contracts that will give the Jazz room to keep most, if not all, of the important pieces.

How about DL now...
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This. DL has done a great job with the rebuild.
Haven't got lucky and drafted a star yet. At least we have multiple additional chances coming up.
 
Stoked said:
Jazz with two 1sts in 2017, two 1sts in 2018 and a bunch of second rounders. Still 10 under the cap with contracts that will give the Jazz room to keep most, if not all, of the important pieces.

How about DL now...
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Yeah, I currently him giving him a B+. To get an A grade you do need to acquire a superstar, whether it be draft, trade, FA.
 
Stoked said:
Jazz with two 1sts in 2017, two 1sts in 2018 and a bunch of second rounders. Still 10 under the cap with contracts that will give the Jazz room to keep most, if not all, of the important pieces.

How about DL now...
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He's done an amazing job building the foundation and accumulating assets/talent. The next few years will be the real test though. The financial flexibility is about to go away and the ability to improve the team will be much harder. He needs to keep making the right moves. One mistake can ruin everything that was built so far.
 
Jazz4ever said:
Yeah, I currently him giving him a B+. To get an A grade you do need to acquire a superstar, whether it be draft, trade, FA.
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Having lighting strike is mostly a function of luck in the draft. The last 3 drafts have been fantastic for Utah. No star was coming via free agency the last 2-3 years.

I give him an A.

Either way as [MENTION=4696]SCS[/MENTION] said. No room for mistakes now. What DL has done has been great. Now it gets even harder.
 
Looks like Westbrook had just extended with OKC ...


This is GREAT news for the Jazz obviously.


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