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

LoPo said:
I'm okay with the idea of guaranteeing/using Favors in a draft day trade, but I still don't like the idea of Conley for that price. $30.5, $32.5 and $34.5 the next three years in addition to losing a 1st, Favors, Rubio, Exum and any free agent who might actually want to sign here.
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- Conley only has two more years left.
- The free agents who may want to sign here (of this crop) aren't as good as Conley. They're basically a bunch of quarters that we'd be trying to add up to a dollar.
 
There’s still s lot of people here looking at signing Tier 1 and 2 FAs. Trades and the draft are the only way the Jazz can get talent that moves the needle. I think the FO should concentrate in those scenarios.
 
infection said:
- Conley only has two more years left.
- The free agents who may want to sign here (of this crop) aren't as good as Conley. They're basically a bunch of quarters that we'd be trying to add up to a dollar.
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So $32.5 and $34.5 the next two years to add Conley while acknowledging that we are giving up Favors, Rubio, Exum, a 1st rounder and cap space for two offseasons to do it.

So it's Conley and whoever will take our $8.6 million MLE that we can use either this summer or next. I'd pass on that.
 
Tragic66 said:
There’s still s lot of people here looking at signing Tier 1 and 2 FAs. Trades and the draft are the only way the Jazz can get talent that moves the needle. I think the FO should concentrate in those scenarios.
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The Jazz shouldn't do anything to close doors that are open to them. Like any team, they need to use their best analysis of their situation and the landscape at hand and decide from there. I don't disagree that trades and the draft give the Jazz the most control and have particular value there, but if they think there's a real possibility to improve the team with a key signing or two and not have to jettison assets in the process, that's valid.
 
I think Conley is a better player than anyone we would be able to land in free agency. I would rather have Kemba, Harris or Middleton but the only one of those 3 I think we actually have a shot at is Harris and even with him we won't be the frontrunners. To me the only valuable thing we would really be giving up to trade for Conley is Favors. Rubio's gone either way, this is a very weak draft so our pick isn't valuable and Exum is constantly injured and hasn't been very good even when healthy. Favors is great but he plays the same position as our best player which means he only averages 23 minutes and never finishes games. I would have absolutely no problem with trading Favors, Exum and our 2019 first for Conley.
 
The jazz should of played more Joe ingles in pick and roll situations against the rockets. He's the best playmaker they have. For some reason donovan kept getting the ball at the top and shooting bricks the hole series. Terrible game plan. Anyone in the team could of done what donovan did in the playoffs just shoot and miss. He's a great talent but not as good as everyone thinks. I hope he's not Monte.... They need a good shooting wing
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Jrue Holiday is likely a better overall player than Conley and it is universally agreed that we would all love to have him... but he is currently not a better offensive player than Mike. More versatile and better defender... and younger... but he's had health issues too.

Jrue likely can't be had for 2 firsts, Grayson, and whatever else we offer. Conley can... It's nice to add guys that can be part of the core for 3,4,5 years but guys that can give you great value the next 2-3 shouldn't be ignored either. Rudy ain't got forever... Hayward grew impatient... How long is DM going to wait?
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Hayward would have left no matter what. He didn't grow impatient. He wanted Stevens and Boston. That's it.
 
LoPo said:
So $32.5 and $34.5 the next two years to add Conley while acknowledging that we are giving up Favors, Rubio, Exum, a 1st rounder and cap space for two offseasons to do it.

So it's Conley and whoever will take our $8.6 million MLE that we can use either this summer or next. I'd pass on that.
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Exum is ded… so that's a nothing-burger. Favs and Rubio have to go to make any meaningful deal. They would use our cap space this year... so... the 1st and cap space next year is the real value in the trade. Reduce Conley's 34.5 by ded Exum's 9.6 and that is not that bad.

If we did Conley we could cobble together 10-15M in cap space to go at a Niko type guy (probably the best free agent we have a good shot at signing). Could also work a sign and trade using Crowder and give him a little more if we wanted to keep Kyle/Neto.

Can then use room exception to address other needs.

Conley was a top 10 offensive player based on real-plus minus. He is also a solid defensive player, so no slip there from Conley to Rubio. He does a lot of the stuff we need and is absolutely a guy you want in a playoff series. He is so steady... like a super George Hill. I think people are underselling how good he is. After watching the playoffs I think we need serious/proven creators... not the Jeremy Lamb's of the world.

Harris is a better long term piece... maybe, but to sign him you lose Favs, Ricky, and likely have to waive Kyle or Neto (not sure Neto gets us close enough to have max space). So is Harris, 2019 1st, Exum's ded contract, better than the Conley deal? How big of a chance do we have to sign Harris? 10%? 20%?
 
firegirl said:
Hayward would have left no matter what. He didn't grow impatient. He wanted Stevens and Boston. That's it.
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Probably right but we gave him a legit excuse by not utilizing the cap to make the team as competitive as possible. Good point.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Exum is ded… so that's a nothing-burger. Favs and Rubio have to go to make any meaningful deal. They would use our cap space this year... so... the 1st and cap space next year is the real value in the trade. Reduce Conley's 34.5 by ded Exum's 9.6 and that is not that bad.

If we did Conley we could cobble together 10-15M in cap space to go at a Niko type guy (probably the best free agent we have a good shot at signing). Could also work a sign and trade using Crowder and give him a little more if we wanted to keep Kyle/Neto.

Can then use room exception to address other needs.

Conley was a top 10 offensive player based on real-plus minus. He is also a solid defensive player, so no slip there from Conley to Rubio. He does a lot of the stuff we need and is absolutely a guy you want in a playoff series. He is so steady... like a super George Hill. I think people are underselling how good he is. After watching the playoffs I think we need serious/proven creators... not the Jeremy Lamb's of the world.

Harris is a better long term piece... maybe, but to sign him you lose Favs, Ricky, and likely have to waive Kyle or Neto (not sure Neto gets us close enough to have max space). So is Harris, 2019 1st, Exum's ded contract, better than the Conley deal? How big of a chance do we have to sign Harris? 10%? 20%?
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Yes trade Dante and favs together. Let them succeed together
 
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