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Jazz General Manager Dennis Lindsey, "I feel really good about where we’re at in 14, 21, 46. We have the ability to move up if we want to move up, which is unusual at this date. And there’s very good reasons why we may stand pat and just select the three."

http://jazzfanatical.wordpress.com/2013/06/03/bits-from-dennis-lindsey-interview-531/

Someone in the lottery has offered the Jazz a trade and left it on the table for draft night. Who is it and what are they asking for? Dennis Lindsey seems to at least be considering the offer. By his wording, I assume the Jazz will decide on draft night if the right player is available at the spot of the unnamed trade partner. He's obviously reluctant to pull the trigger on the trade right now.

Thoughts?

My thoughts are this exact scenario (with the exception of this seemingly being pretty early in the process) probably happens with every lotto team every year. The sheer amount of trade offers and pieces involved that we never ever even hear about would probably boggle our minds.

My guess is it is somewhere in the 6-12 range and depends largely on whether someone drops or not.

I guess a more direct answer to your question is as long as it doesn't involve the core 4 (maybe Alec for the right price) or next years draft picks in that stacked draft, Id love the jazz to make a bold move.

I guess a more direct answer to your question is as long as it doesn't involve the core 4 (maybe Alec for the right price) or next years draft picks in that stacked draft, Id love the jazz to make a bold move.

Would you trade Burks for Burke?

Winglish wrote:

I guess a more direct answer to your question is as long as it doesn't involve the core 4 (maybe Alec for the right price) or next years draft picks in that stacked draft, Id love the jazz to make a bold move.

Would you trade Burks for Burke?

Yeah, think I'd take that one.

I'd trade Burks for McCollum.

I think the trade was for a future 1st round pick.

DelaneyRudd wrote:I think the trade was for a future 1st round pick.

If its for next years draft, id be listening.

With good protection maybe, since this may be a tank year.

It was probably every team in the lottery, haha.

I'd trade Burks for Burke.

From what I have seen its Sacramento. They want to drop back and aquire additional picks. They are looking for a big, and if they can add a second pick - all the better. I just hope we don't have to take the Jimmer to do it.

Another thought I had, was that the Pacers are probably going to be moving Danny Granger.
The Jazz have said they could trade out of the draft. What if they traded 14, 21 for Granger. Might have to add Burks to make the salary's work.
The Pacers cant keep Granger, George, Hibbert, West, and with Stevenson + Hill are under contract for multiple years They would be getting into cap hell. I am betting they move Granger during the draft.

14 and 21 for Granger? Are you crazy?

Why would the Jazz do that?

Too steep for granger. At least til he proves healed from his injury history.

Easy. Here is my guess (I already posted it in T&T section).

Combining rumors, Portland want to dump Joel Freeland contract and Jazz want to trade up in the draft, so:

Jazz trade #14, receive Joel Freeland + #10
Portland trade Joel Freeland + #10, receive #14

Jazz move up to have a shot drafting a good PG (CJ McColum, Scroeder)
Portland dump $ 3 M in salaries and don't lose too much in this weak draft.

IMO, it's really reasonable.

My best guess is that someone higher up offered the pick for our 2 picks. Jazz decided that in this draft two lower picks is worth more than one higher one. Might not be much difference between #7 and #14 this year.

Heck.

Might not be much difference between #1 and #7 either.

What would you want to trade the #14 and #21 for?

Is that worth the 7th pick? To trade for Burke?

I might be interested in trading for the 7th pick.

If we trade down ......who do we want?

LIst- Burke, Cody Zeller, who else do we want to trade down for Mc Molluskem? uh...I mean McCollum?

Hoops Addict wrote:What would you want to trade the #14 and #21 for?

Is that worth the 7th pick? To trade for Burke?

I might be interested in trading for the 7th pick.

If we trade down ......who do we want?

LIst- Burke, Cody Zeller, who else do we want to trade down for Mc Molluskem? uh...I mean McCollum?

All of those players will be out of our range, we'd have to trade up to get them. I REALLY, REALLY like McCollum. He reminds me a lot of Arenas. (I've only watched one game and some highlights, so take it for what it's worth).

babyjax13 wrote:

Hoops Addict wrote:What would you want to trade the #14 and #21 for?

Is that worth the 7th pick? To trade for Burke?

I might be interested in trading for the 7th pick.

If we trade down ......who do we want?

LIst- Burke, Cody Zeller, who else do we want to trade down for Mc Molluskem? uh...I mean McCollum?

All of those players will be out of our range, we'd have to trade up to get them. I REALLY, REALLY like McCollum. He reminds me a lot of Arenas. (I've only watched one game and some highlights, so take it for what it's worth).

You really like a player that reminds you of Arenas? :0 as in Gilbert Arenas?

king everything wrote:

babyjax13 wrote:

Hoops Addict wrote:What would you want to trade the #14 and #21 for?

Is that worth the 7th pick? To trade for Burke?

I might be interested in trading for the 7th pick.

If we trade down ......who do we want?

LIst- Burke, Cody Zeller, who else do we want to trade down for Mc Molluskem? uh...I mean McCollum?

All of those players will be out of our range, we'd have to trade up to get them. I REALLY, REALLY like McCollum. He reminds me a lot of Arenas. (I've only watched one game and some highlights, so take it for what it's worth).

You really like a player that reminds you of Arenas? :0 as in Gilbert Arenas?

Maybe he's a 2nd Amendment advocate?