Who you got?

[kabenac]

PG Mitchell 3
SG Hornacek 3
SF Kirilenko 3
PF Malone 5
C Rudy 1

 

[Jazz Spazz]

https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2019/07/30/years-ago-jazz-traded-an/

That was definitely not the case. The Jazz got $1M plus John "the Drugslinger" Drew and Freeman Williams. Then-owner Sam Battistone was reportedly cash-strapped, but the word in the press was that the trade occurred ONLY because Dominique refused to report and demanded the trade.

This is where I read it. There may be 2 stories out there.

I wanted the link down here. Oh well.

 

[JazzyFresh]

With Rudy only being one I refuse in silent protest.

 

[ChicAggie]

https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2019/07/30/years-ago-jazz-traded-an/
This is where I read it. There may be 2 stories out there.

I wanted the link down here. Oh well.

This all went down when I was about 15 or 16, so I will admit that the memories are a bit vague. My recollection is that the local media (this was pre-ESPN/national cable for me) very much painted Dominique as the bad guy. I grew up hating him as a result. Certainly sounds plausible that Battistone didn't want local fans turning on him or the Jazz, so the story was leaked locally that they made the trade because Dominique refused to play in Utah. If it was a choice by the Jazz to get that $1m in cash from the Hawks, man, what a HUGE mistake. Dominique would have increased box office at the old Salt Palace dramatically.

Speaking of Battistone and the Salt Palace, he regularly showed up for games at half-time or skipped the game entirely. Some of my high school buddies and I would drive down to SLC, get cheap tix for the games ($5 or less), and sit down on the front row at mid-court in Battistone's seats. Pre-9/11, security didn't GAS where you sat. Players were great to us. We'd regularly chat up the Golden Griff, Bobby Hansen, Adrian Dantley, et al. At the end of one game, Hansen came over and gave one of my classmates his pair of game-worn sneakers. Can you imagine what those must be worth today? I'm guessing AT LEAST a cool $15.

 

[infection]

At the end of one game, Hansen came over and gave one of my classmates his pair of game-worn sneakers. Can you imagine what those must be worth today? I'm guessing AT LEAST a cool $15.

I was mentally preparing my response to this until I read your answer.