What team will Deron Williams leave the Jazz for in free agency?

[JAZZFAN_2814]

I dont think that its quite time to panic about D-Will leaving the Jazz. But I definately think that if they would like to keep him here, than they better do what it takes to surround him with winning material. Them blowing a 9th round draft pick on guys like Gordon Hayward are not going to cut it. Gordon is a great player, but he was a 19th pick at best. - Thats history. But in a couple years I think we may be finding that Deron Williams and the Utah Jazz will also be history because of the organizations decision making. Larry Miller was extrodanairy because he got to know the players wants and needs, and then try to do the best to surround them with exactly that. Example (Stockton & Malone wanted a dynamic shooter; in comes Hornacek) I cant see anyone from the Jazz organization of today giving a rats *** about what Deron and Millsap would like to have around them. Im pretty sure they wouldnt say, "get a medi-ocre under experienced kid from butler U." Think about it!

What?! A crock, rather.

Reality is that Malone and Stockton were at their peaks in the late 80s/early 90s. Where was Hornacek then? Oh. In Philly or Phoenix.

Those teams were less talented than what Deron has now. A lot less.

Miller didn't provide decent talent until Malone started grumbling about a trade. This was around 1993, thus Malone had been with the Jazz longer -- toiling for nothing, in on-court context -- than Deron has been to this point.

The good old days weren't so grand. From Malone and Stockton? Arguably underrated, especially Malone. But management was ****. A two player team, literally.

Stockton's peak (17 and 14 a game, never replicated) was wasted on Clippers'-level talent, and thanks to that wasted time both franchise players are looked on in the same context as this mediocre family-owned team.

What a shame.

 

[VINYLONE]

Nicely put.

 

[VINYLONE]

Because FANS don't want their best player to leave or even suggest it even if it's "for his own good!" I wouldn't want that kind of manic depressed person as a "fan" of my team. As such, epic thread FAIL.

I dont want it either, but I cant stop it from happening and the chances that it will happen are pretty high.

 

[JAZZFAN_2814]

Sad to say.

 

[Gameface]

I dont want it either, but I cant stop it from happening and the chances that it will happen are pretty high.

Will you follow him to his new team and stop being a Jazz fan, or are you a Jazz fan first? Just for the record since you're always saying the team should relocate.

 

[VINYLONE]

Will you follow him to his new team and stop being a Jazz fan, or are you a Jazz fan first? Just for the record since you're always saying the team should relocate.

Ive been a Jazz fan since 1992. Im not going anywhere.

 

[Gameface]

Ive been a Jazz fan since 1992. Im not going anywhere.

Good to know. You're ok in my book.

 

[jimmyjazz]

I dont want it either, but I cant stop it from happening and the chances that it will happen are pretty high.

Think so too.

It's the two-year Deron Williams window. The Jazz FO will likely not do anything until it's closed and it will, well, just rebuild again.

 

[Nate505]

I'm merging the "Deron is going to bolt the hell out of here the first chance he gets after a midseason loss when the team is a lousy 21-10" threads.

God forbid this team goes on a 3 game losing streak...I pray for the merge button.

 

[VINYLONE]

I'm merging the "Deron is going to bolt the hell out of here the first chance he gets after a midseason loss when the team is a lousy 21-10" threads.

God forbid this team goes on a 3 game losing streak...I pray for the merge button.

Solid work Nate.

 

[7StraightIsGreat]

Deron is not leaving Utah and you can bet the house on it.

I think it was a much bigger possibility earlier in this offseason but I don't think it's much of a secret that Deron was very satisfied with how KOC was aggressive in his efforts to obtain a trade exception for Booz and then turn it into Al Jefferson. I think he was even more impressed by how the Miller family was willing to pay the luxury tax yet again in order to facilitate the Jefferson move. Those are competitive moves that keep competitive players such as Williams happy.

With all the complaining and doom-and-gloom predictions you hear from Jazz fans (this thread being a perfect example) it's pretty easy to forget that the nucleus of this team is rather young and most likely will only start to hit it's peak just around the time D-Will has to make the decision to stay or go. Most people think if he did leave, it would be for Dallas. Personally, I think D-Will would choose to stay with a line-up that had Al Jefferson, Paul Millsap and CJ Miles all being under 28 years old as opposed to bolting for Dallas to play with a guy like Dirk who will be way past his prime at that point.

The Lakers will be an option but that will also be at the tail-end of the Kobe Bryant dynasty. With Gasol and Kobe well into their 30's at that point and Bynum probably retired due to knee problems, where is the enticement for D-Will to join LA? In reality, should he sign with the Lakers he would the beginning of the rebuild project in L.A. as opposed to being a piece of a championship puzzle. This will be the biggest and longest contract D-Will signs during his NBA career. I hardly think he's going to sign up going to a team that is basically starting over. While last night's game was a bad loss, the knee-jerk reactions are comical. This team starting out 21-10 has wildly exceeding my expectations considering how many new faces and adjustments they were facing. They are only going to get better as the year goes on and just about every hold-over on the roster from last season is quick to admit that the relationships in the locker room and the general feel of this team is better than it's ever been.

Now, I'm not saying that the Jazz cannot botch the re-signing of Deron but I don't think it's very likely. They've done a great job of surrounding Deron with players who are just as young, if not younger than him and they are guys that he likes being around. It's obvious to all of us that Utah is still a couple pieces away from becoming a bonafied contender so I think it's fair to say that it's obvious to KOC and the Millers as well. With AK expiring there's other moves on the horizon.

Deron will be back.

 

[franklin]

What?! A crock, rather.

Reality is that Malone and Stockton were at their peaks in the late 80s/early 90s. Where was Hornacek then? Oh. In Philly or Phoenix.

Those teams were less talented than what Deron has now. A lot less.

Miller didn't provide decent talent until Malone started grumbling about a trade. This was around 1993, thus Malone had been with the Jazz longer -- toiling for nothing, in on-court context -- than Deron has been to this point.

The good old days weren't so grand. From Malone and Stockton? Arguably underrated, especially Malone. But management was ****. A two player team, literally.

Stockton's peak (17 and 14 a game, never replicated) was wasted on Clippers'-level talent, and thanks to that wasted time both franchise players are looked on in the same context as this mediocre family-owned team.

What a shame.

Nicely put. You didn't mention that Malone also had to bitch a little to get paid what he was worth. I know plenty of hater fans who used this as an excuse to hate Malone (while also bitching that they weren't getting paid what they were worth... imagine that). Not only was the team not spending to pick up more talent, but they weren't giving their two stars their due. Stockton never got what Malone did, either. A guy who holds a record as unbreakable as they come and he never got anywhere near a max deal.