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Would you trade Jefferson and Kanter for Brook Lopez?

Ron Mexico

Ron Mexico

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This trade helps the tank. Lopez is out for the season but not a serious enough injury to hurt him for next season.

Lopez is a great scorer from the center position with great size. He is weak on defense and rebounding but might be a great pairing with favors next to him at the center.

Kanter can help them this season since they do not have their first round pick they really need help now. Jefferson can provide depth for them as well. Kanter is going to get better but I think he is too slow to play power forward in the NBA and does not have the size or athleticism to be a starter at center on a good team.

Lopez contract is 16 million next year and 17 the year after. Next year we have no cap space issues even if we resign hayward. The year after we need to resign Burk but at that point we could trade burk or Lopez if he is not the future at that position.
 
I'm too lazy to look up how many games per season he plays, but Lopez misses time every year, and the foot problem seems long term.

It's not worth trading out Kanter for nothing. The Jazz can just give Kanter bench minutes to help the tank as it is.
 
No. His raw size lets him look overpowering at times but the fact he averages 7 rebounds a game for life is a serious red flag.
 
A broken foot for anyone 7 ft is a VERY serious injury. Feet problems caused Yao to retire early. Same with Rik Smits. Would be pretty risky for the Jazz.
 
Darkwing Duck said:
A broken foot for anyone 7 ft is a VERY serious injury. Feet problems caused Yao to retire early. Same with Rik Smits. Would be pretty risky for the Jazz.
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Don't forget Borchardt.
 
Even though this trade looks unbalanced right now, knowing that Kanter is lacking the confidence to play his game under Ty's command, Nets could gain an unexpected advantage from it as Enes gathered himself up quickly. But it is a lose situation for Utah as long as Favors is not an offensive four. At the same time, Nets don't have the luxury to change a good defender center to a non defending one.
 
Didn't he recently sign a max extension? I'd offer Jefferson / Williams an filler as a way to relieve them of a huge cap burden for someone who has questionable health and may be an albatross. I have a hard time thinking anyone else would offer any more when considering that contract. The bottom line is that he'd be more valuable -- and valued -- to Brooklyn than to anyone else, so people won't be offering much.
 
Shocked people would not be higher on a guy who is shooting 56 percent from the field and scoring 20 points per game. Seven rebounds a game is pretty rough for a guy his size but he seems to box out pretty well. He is also averaging 1.7 blocks a game.

The foot is an issue but I am confident they can get the bone healed up in time for next season.

I think Jazz would do this trade in a heartbeat I think its Brooklyn, that are a little desperate right now, that would not do this trade and would probably ask for draft pick(s)
 
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