You're the GM this offseason. What do you do?

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I think the Jazz will have a very tough time landing any max guy simply because of supply and demand. There's a whole of teams, many in big markets so competition is fierce.

Off the top of my head, here's the teams that have cap space for max guys so he eats one of those slots.

Atlanta
Brooklyn (2)
Dallas
Indiana
LA Clippers (2)
LA Lakers
New York
Philadelphia
Utah

That's not counting teams like Toronto or Denver that can get max money by tweaking a few things.

Point is, go into FA assuming that we get nobody that's a gamechanger and you'll probably feel a bit better about the most likeliest of outcomes.

Yep, it really sucks. Just hope and pray that KD changes teams.

 

[fishonjazz]

Been prepared for this for a while. Not because I'm cynical, but just because. DL has already indicated his level of optimism regarding free agency through his decisions. If anyone hasn't been taking a gander at Kevin Love, they're not reading the tea leaves. However, it does seem increasingly concerning to me that they're looking/hoping for a reason to bring Favors back.

I would rather bring back favors than trade for love

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[LoPo]

I would rather bring back favors than trade for love

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I would rather bring back Favors than trade anything of value for Love. If we got him for literally like a 2nd rounder and our cap space, I'd consider it.

Still don't like it though. We got to aim higher.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Yep, it really sucks. Just hope and pray that KD changes teams.

If KD and Kyrie go to Brooklyn (saw a report that said the injury doesn't affect their pursuit of him) then it frees up Tobias (maybe) and DLo. I think if that happens we have a pretty good shot to get one of them. Tobias still may go back to Philly or maybe he has interest in NY.

If we missed on them I still say go after Rudy Gay and Pat Beverly (also Caruso... every fa plan involves him and I no longer feel like I need to mention it) on decent sized 1+1 deals... might have to go 2-3 years, which at the right number I am cool with. Solid players but they can also be salary ballast in a trade down the line if something good becomes available. Say Philly re-signs Tobias and has some buyer's remorse... those guys can fit on almost any team.

It would be nice to get that third star, but we can also jump a tier with solid guys that fit and with DM taking a step forward.

 

[LoPo]

If KD and Kyrie go to Brooklyn (saw a report that said the injury doesn't affect their pursuit of him) then it frees up Tobias (maybe) and DLo. I think if that happens we have a pretty good shot to get one of them. Tobias still may go back to Philly or maybe he has interest in NY.

If we knew that Tobias wasn't in play, we should be trying to do an Atlanta/Brooklyn type trade where we absorb a contract and pick up a draft pick.

If we added $10 million of salaries so we can move up, we still have around $25-30 million in cap room (depending on if Korver is here, or part of the trade, or retires). So even if we take a contract, we can still offer Russell a max deal or Randle a big deal or pick up Gay and Beverley or keep Favors and add another guy.

I think we have to trade up in this draft. There are too many teams who seem willing to trade their pick and so many guys who would seem to fit us nicely.

 

[infection]

I would rather bring back favors than trade for love

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Not I. I'd rather move on from Favors and sign Jabari as a buy-low.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Not I. I'd rather move on from Favors and sign Jabari as a buy-low.

That wasn't what he said doe... I'd rather keep Favs than trade for Love... Love has one of the worst contracts in the NBA... He's one injury from having to add multiple picks just to have off the books.

 

[framer]

If we knew that Tobias wasn't in play, we should be trying to do an Atlanta/Brooklyn type trade where we absorb a contract and pick up a draft pick.

If we added $10 million of salaries so we can move up, we still have around $25-30 million in cap room (depending on if Korver is here, or part of the trade, or retires). So even if we take a contract, we can still offer Russell a max deal or Randle a big deal or pick up Gay and Beverley or keep Favors and add another guy.

I think we have to trade up in this draft. There are too many teams who seem willing to trade their pick and so many guys who would seem to fit us nicely.

The one thing that has been blindingly obvious is that the Jazz management HATES this draft. They just aren't seeing anything of value there. I highly doubt they are angling for more or slightly better picks.

 

[LoPo]

The one thing that has been blindingly obvious is that the Jazz management HATES this draft. They just aren't seeing anything of value there. I highly doubt they are angling for more or slightly better picks.

Maybe it's a smoke screen? Maybe they hate anybody they see at #23 but would love some of the guys in the late lottery?

Hell, I don't know...

 

[framer]

That wasn't what he said doe... I'd rather keep Favs than trade for Love... Love has one of the worst contracts in the NBA... He's one injury from having to add multiple picks just to have off the books.

I'd take Love, only if he is essentially free, after all other options have passed.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

The one thing that has been blindingly obvious is that the Jazz management HATES this draft. They just aren't seeing anything of value there. I highly doubt they are angling for more or slightly better picks.

How is that obvious?

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

If we knew that Tobias wasn't in play, we should be trying to do an Atlanta/Brooklyn type trade where we absorb a contract and pick up a draft pick.

If we added $10 million of salaries so we can move up, we still have around $25-30 million in cap room (depending on if Korver is here, or part of the trade, or retires). So even if we take a contract, we can still offer Russell a max deal or Randle a big deal or pick up Gay and Beverley or keep Favors and add another guy.

I think we have to trade up in this draft. There are too many teams who seem willing to trade their pick and so many guys who would seem to fit us nicely.

Nah... we aren't taking dead salary for picks. Just use the space on good players... we need good players, not picks that could turn into good players someday. We are past that part of the build. If we miss on guys in the tier of Gay/Beverly and want to take on salary for a pick then the player needs to be able to at least be a rotation piece (like marvin Williams or Kelly Olynyk). There are a couple guys I like that will go before we pick like Nickeil Walker Alexander, but some of the dudes that @Saint Cy of JFC is pimping like Weatherspoon and Terrence Davis are just as intriguing imo. I don't see a big benefit in moving up and taking ugly salary to do it right now.... honestly I'd rather move back into the 30s and get something extra for the trouble.