The Future First Rounder Appreciation Thread

Post #1 » by **Inigo Montoya** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 2:35 pm

Goodbye, First Rounder, we hardly knew you. It's been a while since we've seen one of your kind in our land and it will be quite a while until we'll see one of you again, you've become a rare breed indeed. Thank you for all the gifts you've bestowed upon us throughout the years, they've been greatly appreciated and will be sorely missed.

Winglish · Post #2 » by **Winglish** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 3:20 pm

Is this the 3rd worst trade in Utah Jazz history behind the pick that became Magic Johnson and Dominique Wilkins?

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AingesBurner · Post #3 » by **AingesBurner** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 4:44 pm

Amen!

Post #4 » by **Inigo Montoya** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:00 pm

First they came for Cash Considerations. Then they came for Cap Flexibility. Then they came for First Round Pick Draft-Day Trade, and now they come for his older brother, Future First Rounder.

AingesBurner · Post #5 » by **AingesBurner** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:20 pm

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Inigo Montoya wrote:First they came for Cash Considerations. Then they came for Cap Flexibility. Then they came for First Round Pick Draft-Day Trade, and now they come for his older brother, Future First Rounder.

I feel like we could make a Haiku about this.

They sign him
Assets to dump him
Jazz fan sad

red4hf · Post #6 » by **red4hf** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 6:40 pm

Have the protections on the newly departed pick been announced yet?

red4hf · Post #7 » by **red4hf** » Sat Jul 31, 2021 12:31 am

Some info on the pick protection:

Assuming the 2022 pick does go to Memphis, that would open a three-year window for this pick to convey starting in 2024 with top-10 protection in 2024 and 2025 and top-8 in 2026 before converting into a second-round pick according to my ESPN colleague Tim Bontemps. Most likely, we're looking at Utah sending out a pick in the middle to late first round in 2024. The Jazz did structure this pick so that they can offer a guaranteed first-round pick to another team in 2028 if needed for another deal.