Who gets waived?

[homeytennis]

Here is a question I don't know the answer to. Could the Jazz restructure the contracts of a couple of yonger players and move them into the two way spots and just waive the two way guys without having the guys with guarantees be put on waivers? Asking for a friend.

 

[framer]

I don't know why we feel like the Jazz would be OK just buying off Westbrook's 47 million dollar contract but would freak out about waiving 12 million dollar's worth of Rudy Gay. The only reason we have kept him this long is because he might make interesting trade ballast to equalize out salaries. We could use Doke for the same thing. I'm pretty sure he's gone.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I don't know why we feel like the Jazz would be OK just buying off Westbrook's 47 million dollar contract but would freak out about waiving 12 million dollar's worth of Rudy Gay. The only reason we have kept him this long is because he might make interesting trade ballast to equalize out salaries. We could use Doke for the same thing. I'm pretty sure he's gone.

Because the 12 million is on the books over 2 years, not a single year.

 

[framer]

Because the 12 million is on the books over 2 years, not a single year.

It's six million dollars Cy, what can you buy with that? A banana?

Seriously though, is the cap an issue next year?

 

[Elizah Huge]

It's six million dollars Cy, what can you buy with that? A banana?

Seriously though, is the cap an issue next year?

If the cap was an issue we wouldn’t have taken THT.

 

[framer]

If the cap was an issue we wouldn’t have taken THT.

Yep. I still believe though. . .

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

It's six million dollars Cy, what can you buy with that? A banana?

Seriously though, is the cap an issue next year?

I think teams just generally want to keep flexibility as high as possible. Maybe it's not an issue and they dont care and they will waive him. I do not know, just doing my best to guess what their thought process is.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

If the cap was an issue we wouldn’t have taken THT.

This is going to sound crazy, but it turns out those within the Jazz organization have a different risk/reward evaluation on THT than you do.

 

[homeytennis]

This is going to sound crazy, but it turns out those within the Jazz organization have a different risk/reward evaluation on THT than you do.

THT will lead us to the promised land. He will have more bricks than Bricky Ricky could dream of.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I think teams just generally want to keep flexibility as high as possible. Maybe it's not an issue and they dont care and they will waive him. I do not know, just doing my best to guess what their thought process is.

It’s beachside once you waive him you are locked in to his number. Not sure what the cap plans are but 6.8M does take some flexibility away. Unlike Westbrook who it’s a one year deal and we have already done what we need to with our space for the year. It’s also not a situation where Russ will raise his value and be traded for something to offset his cost. There is a world where Rudy shows he still has some juice and a team trades an expiring for him… so you save 6M or so.

Honestly… play him in preseason and if there isn’t an interested team I’d just cut him. It’s not his bad attitude… it’s not the salary… it’s just feeding him 15 minutes a night or so that could go to a developmental player is tough.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

This is going to sound crazy, but it turns out those within the Jazz organization have a different risk/reward evaluation on THT than you do.

Then they aren’t great at player evaluation cuz he ***. Lots of ***.

 

[homeytennis]

The Minivan is tearing up thinking how bad THT sucks and bringing down the reputation of Iowa State.