What Price Should the Jazz Extend THT?

[infection]

You dont get a Prius to do a H2's job.

You are right. We get an H2 to do an engineer’s job.

 

[KqWIN]

Those are way more appropriate comps and three of those got all the way to FA which means the teams had less leverage.

Sextons could be solid but it’s not gonna be viewed as a supreme value right now. Stay productive and healthy and it’s solid… make improvements in key areas and stay healthy and it’s great.

I would not even really discuss an extension in serious terms for a couple months… unless he is approaching the team and his ask is just below “insulting” per @Saint Cy of JFC

The other caveat, however, is that they were all restricted which definitely deters bidders and lessens the risk of losing them for the team. A player certainly has more leverage entering UFA than RFA.

I moreso see the extension as an “opportunity” from the Jazz side if they like him tbh. If they like him a lot and think he’s about to breakout you’re better of locking him up now versus later. And that goes back to the Sexton thing. If they are happy paying Sexton what they are (maybe they are not) you have to think they will approach a similar number for a guy they feel similar about.

Maybe they don’t love THT or either player, but just thinking out loud if they do. I don’t think you’re the biggest Sexton guy, but if you were imagine what you’d want to do if he was on THT’s deal. You’d probably want to lock him up long term. Enter any player you actually like. If they are on a one year deal and about to have more opportunity than ever you probably want to sign him before he breaks out.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Who are we saving up money for in the 2024 free agency? There's not many interesting players. Just lock up THT. He's a keeper.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Who are we saving up money for in the 2024 free agency? There's not many interesting players. Just lock up THT. He's a keeper.

Our cap space will barely be affected by giving THT a 10M/year extension so that was a weird comment.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Who are we saving up money for in the 2024 free agency? There's not many interesting players. Just lock up THT. He's a keeper.

Go look at a free agent list… those guys… plus we need like 10-25M to work a Lauri renegotiate and extend… the following year Lauri’s deal moves up… beyond that if we do a trade it could add salary.

Just because you don’t know the exact use for funds doesn’t mean you spend it cuz “why not?”

 

[Jazz Traveler]

Both Sexton and THT could be trade bait as far as I’m concerned. No reason to hold on to either. Neither have been particularly successful with Utah.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Go look at a free agent list… those guys… plus we need like 10-25M to work a Lauri renegotiate and extend… the following year Lauri’s deal moves up… beyond that if we do a trade it could add salary.

Just because you don’t know the exact use for funds doesn’t mean you spend it cuz “why not?”

I've looked at the list and struggle to find anyone I would want to sign.

 

[Elizah Huge]

I've looked at the list and struggle to find anyone I would want to sign.

Siakam?

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I've looked at the list and struggle to find anyone I would want to sign.

There are dudes and that list grows during the year as guys emerge. Flexibility with THTs deal this year is so obviously the best route.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Siakam?

You want to give Siakim 50 million?

I'm not completely against it, but it's an even weirder fit than Collins is and you would have to move Collins for it to even begin to make sense.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Another huge factor: THT will be 23 when his next contract starts. If you get him on a steal like 20 million per year, he can be the headliner in a star trade. Teams would love to start a rebuild with a 23/24 year old rising star like THT.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Siakam?

There are lots of guys below the top tier guys… anything we aren’t using can be used to keep Lauri and make his deal more cap friendly.