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

[Thee Jazz Fan]

There's a report that they're going to meet with Bobby Portis once free agency starts and they also have significant interest in Bojan Bogdanovic.

Can’t see the jazz going after Portis as he’s a RFA. They’d have to drop Favors just to sign an offer sheet. I also don’t think Bogdanovic leaving Indiana.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

It would probably be the greatest offseason ever if we come away with Conley and Bogdanovic

 

[GVC]

It would probably be the greatest offseason ever if we come away with Conley and Bogdanovic

and no starting 4 or backup 5?

 

[Jingled]

and no starting 4 or backup 5?

Start Bogdanovic or Ingles at the 4 and use the room MLE on a backup 5.

 

[Jack Strop]

and no starting 4?

Niang!

 

[somebody]

Forgive my complete ignorance, but could we somehow make this three-way work with sign and trades or some voodoo?:

Utah gets: Bogdonavic, Harris
Indiana gets: Rubio, Ingles, MLE
Memphis gets: Exum added to deal
Favors is waived.

Jazz clear 17, 12, 11 and MLE (9?) in space
= 49 million
= 18 for Bogdonavic, 31 for Tobias

Lineup:

Conley, Palacio
Mitchell, Giricek
Bogdonavic, Handlogten
Harris, Gilliam
Gobert, Det. Polynice

 

[Jack Strop]

Favors guarantee date is July 6; free agency opens at noon on July 6.

Is the guarantee by EOD July 6? If so, the Jazz may be able to work something out.

Free agency officially stars at 6:00 pm EST Sunday. Contracts aren't official until July 6th, but they can be signed. Unofficially, though, free agency has already begun, evidenced by Kemba allegedly agreeing to a contract with Boston. League doesn't care anymore about tampering.

 

[GVC]

Forgive my complete ignorance, but could we somehow make this three-way work with sign and trades or some voodoo?:

Utah gets: Bogdonavic, Harris
Indiana gets: Rubio, Ingles, MLE
Memphis gets: Exum added to deal
Favors is waived.

Jazz clear 17, 12, 11 and MLE (9?) in space
= 49 million
= 18 for Bogdonavic, 31 for Tobias

Lineup:

Conley, Palacio
Mitchell, Giricek
Bogdonavic, Handlogten
Harris, Gilliam
Gobert, Det. Polynice

At least a couple reasons that doesn't work:
- You can't trade an exception.
- The Jazz have to send out $39.2m to take in $49m. Exum and Ingles make $21.6. I don't see Indiana paying Ricky $17.6m. Favors would have to be included somehow.
- Why swap Ingles and Bogdonavic? I'd guess both teams prefer to keep their own guy.

 

[mellow]

Sounds like the jazz were going to go after Niko, where do the jazz turn to next?

Full rebuild mode.

 

[DasJazz]

and no starting 4 or backup 5?

Ben Handlogten FTW!!

 

[somebody]

At least a couple reasons that doesn't work:
- You can't trade an exception.
- The Jazz have to send out $39.2m to take in $49m. Exum and Ingles make $21.6. I don't see Indiana paying Ricky $17.6m. Favors would have to be included somehow.
- Why swap Ingles and Bogdonavic? I'd guess both teams prefer to keep their own guy.

Thanks for the explanation.

 

[GVC]

Free agency officially stars at 6:00 pm EST Sunday. Contracts aren't official until July 6th, but they can be signed. Unofficially, though, free agency has already begun, evidenced by Kemba allegedly agreeing to a contract with Boston. League doesn't care anymore about tampering.

Right. That doesn't answer the question though. Are the Jazz able to trade Favors between noon and midnight on the 6th to a team that immediately waives him before his contract is guaranteed?

That is, do the Jazz have to make a decision on Favors before or after free agency starts?