Hedda Gambler
Well-Known Member
Looking ahead, the front office has a number of important decisions to make over the next couple of seasons. We have a bunch of rookies that we all hope will turn out to the the best players in the world. We know that a number of them will never be as good as we hope or think. As fans we subjected to invest a lot of feelings in these players and are bound to value them higher than the rest of the league will.
If the Utah Jazz are going to become a contending team over the next 5-6 years, they need to avoid handing out too big contracts to players who don`t contribute enough to winning. If for example Keyonte George turns out to be 90% of what Trae Young is on offense and just as bad on defence, he needs to be traded. We cannot afford to spend 25% of the salary cap on players who do amazing things every fourth offensive possession and are turnstiles on every defensive possession.
The player I think is most likely to still be on the team on his 2nd contract, is Taylor Hendricks. His skillset is extremely valuable and it looks like he won`t be a highligt reel kind of player. If he figures it out, he has the chance to become a type of player every winning teams need. If we can get him signed for around 15% of the cap, which would mean a deal presumably starting at around $28 million in 2027, I would love that.
Keyonte George is actually the player that worries me the most. I obviously love the guy, but have concerns about him not being the right kind of player to be a solid starter on a competing team. If he proves me wrong I would be delighted and he`ll have deserved his 25% max contract. If there are doubts I would hate to max him out and would much rather trade him than max him.
In Danny Ainge we have a man who is not afraid to trade players like this. IT was shipped to Cleveland because Ainge saw that he was not the kind of player the team needed. I think we are due for a couple of trades over the next few years that initially will seem awful to us as a fan base, but prove to be good deals when we see what they become.
The only other young player I have seen enough to have any opinion about, is Walker Kessler. If he improves this year, an extension on about 15% of the cap seems right to me. If he wants more or is not satisfied with his role, I`d want to trade him.
If the Utah Jazz are going to become a contending team over the next 5-6 years, they need to avoid handing out too big contracts to players who don`t contribute enough to winning. If for example Keyonte George turns out to be 90% of what Trae Young is on offense and just as bad on defence, he needs to be traded. We cannot afford to spend 25% of the salary cap on players who do amazing things every fourth offensive possession and are turnstiles on every defensive possession.
The player I think is most likely to still be on the team on his 2nd contract, is Taylor Hendricks. His skillset is extremely valuable and it looks like he won`t be a highligt reel kind of player. If he figures it out, he has the chance to become a type of player every winning teams need. If we can get him signed for around 15% of the cap, which would mean a deal presumably starting at around $28 million in 2027, I would love that.
Keyonte George is actually the player that worries me the most. I obviously love the guy, but have concerns about him not being the right kind of player to be a solid starter on a competing team. If he proves me wrong I would be delighted and he`ll have deserved his 25% max contract. If there are doubts I would hate to max him out and would much rather trade him than max him.
In Danny Ainge we have a man who is not afraid to trade players like this. IT was shipped to Cleveland because Ainge saw that he was not the kind of player the team needed. I think we are due for a couple of trades over the next few years that initially will seem awful to us as a fan base, but prove to be good deals when we see what they become.
The only other young player I have seen enough to have any opinion about, is Walker Kessler. If he improves this year, an extension on about 15% of the cap seems right to me. If he wants more or is not satisfied with his role, I`d want to trade him.
