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bigmandinky wrote:Reports say that the Jazz want to trade Favours to make room for Millsap. Obviously this is speculation, but would you guys consider trading Favours + Burke for Lowry + Filler + a 1st Rounder? I'm assuming you would rather keep Exum lol.
KqWIN wrote:Why are we talking about Middleton, Harris, and Porter?
The real decision the Jazz FO is making is between Continuity, Cap Flexibility, and Cash Considerations.
bigmandinky wrote:Reports say that the Jazz want to trade Favours to make room for Millsap. Obviously this is speculation, but would you guys consider trading Favours + Burke for Lowry + Filler + a 1st Rounder? I'm assuming you would rather keep Exum lol.
OFWGKTA wrote:Would you guys do Bradley, Olynyk, and a pick for Favors?
SALT LAKE CITY — There are rumors and reports out there about what the Utah Jazz plan on doing when the 2015 NBA free agency period begins Tuesday night at the strike of 10:01 p.m.
Former Jazzman Paul Millsap is one player the team will call because of his ability to stretch the floor at the power forward position, and the team’s need for just that.
Shooting guard Danny Green, a 3-point shooter and fine defender with ties to Jazz GM Dennis Lindsey and Utah coach Quin Snyder from San Antonio, is another guy that would make sense for the organization to consider.
Here’s one thing that hasn’t happened in the time leading up to this free agency frenzy?
Snyder hasn’t made any outlandish player demands of Lindsey and Jazz ownership.
“The beauty of coach and his staff is the grass isn’t greener (on the other side),” Lindsey said. “In some ways, I wish he would come in my office and demand this player.”
Instead of asking for better players, Snyder and his staff have been busy trying to develop their guys into better players.
“He’s been great, and so when we have people calling us for Dante Exum, Quin has stopped that,” Lindsey said. “He’s like, ‘I believe in him. I believe in his makeup. I believe in his insides.’ I can just tick that off.”
This might be an important concept to bring up as free agency begins because there is a good possibility the Jazz will not be very active. Sure, their phones might go over data limits, but Utah isn’t in a desperate situation to make a big splash in the player acquisition pool.
“I think our greatest room for improvement is the internal improvement of the players,” Lindsey said.
The Jazz GM pointed out how that growth has already happened.
“He’s also growing their games," Lindsey said of Snyder. "You can see that in several ways in last year’s team. Derrick Favors’ 18-footer. Gordon Hayward’s play level that allows him to finish better; he plays lower. Trevor Booker never shot threes before.”
Then there’s Exum’s better-than-expected defense and the progress that rookie Rodney Hood made late in the season and into this offseason.
“I wish I could show the work Rodney Hood’s put in,” Lindsey said.
While Lindsey is hopeful of telling the Jazz story and having an enticing player embrace it, as he often says, the organization is comfortable with the roster as is.
The Jazz feature two of the best forwards in the NBA — Utah has Hayward (small forward) and Favors (power forward) ranked in the top 5-6 at their positions — and a center who blossomed in front of the world’s eyes this past year in 7-foot-1 defensive stalwart Rudy Gobert.
Exum and Trey Burke had rough seasons in 2014-15, especially offensively, but the franchise is keeping its faith in the young players. Utah is excited to see what Alec Burks and Rodney Hood will do when they’re healthy next season.
“The good news is we feel like we can field a high-functioning team if we don’t make any changes,” Lindsey said. “We’ve been really excited about our players’ commitment to their summer efforts.”
That’s not to say the Jazz don’t have weak areas. Shooting was a big concern last season, so it wouldn’t be surprising if the team were to target multiple players who could provide them with an offensive boost while continuing the defensive trend that began at the All-Star break.
The Jazz have about $12 million available to spend on free agents, although some of that could go to German center Tibor Pleiss and/or Brazilian point guard Raul Neto if they work out agreements to play for Utah this year.
That figure would rise to about $17 million in available salary if the Jazz opt to not exercise the team option on Booker by July 15.
Daddy 801 wrote:Phoenix would require more. But, I would do it. I like Burks but I think Bledsoe is amazing.
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Sources: Salary cap could be $2 million higher than projected
StocktonShorts wrote:With the Pacers agreeing to terms with Monta Ellis, does it make sense for the Jazz to go after George Hill?
stitches wrote:StocktonShorts wrote:With the Pacers agreeing to terms with Monta Ellis, does it make sense for the Jazz to go after George Hill?
I think they plan to play them together, not for Monta to replace Hill..
StocktonShorts wrote:stitches wrote:StocktonShorts wrote:With the Pacers agreeing to terms with Monta Ellis, does it make sense for the Jazz to go after George Hill?
I think they plan to play them together, not for Monta to replace Hill..
That's a really small back court by today's standards.
Gobert wrote:StocktonShorts wrote:stitches wrote:I think they plan to play them together, not for Monta to replace Hill..
That's a really small back court by today's standards.
George Hill really compliments Ellis though.
KqWIN wrote:Collison is a goo target once Rondo is signed. Sacramento is literally bidding against themselves.
KqWIN wrote:Collison is a goo target once Rondo is signed. Sacramento is literally bidding against themselves.
