Jazz 'In The Mix' To Trade For Mikal Bridges

[RealGM Wiretap]

The Utah Jazz could potentially enter the trade market for Mikal Bridges, according to Jake Fischer of Yahoo! Sports.

The Jazz have the No. 10, No. 29, and No. 32 picks in the upcoming draft.

The team is reportedly "in the mix" with the Rockets and Knicks as potential landing spots should the Nets trade Bridges.

The Jazz have previously been linked with drafting Bronny James with the No. 32 pick.

Via Jake Fischer/Yahoo! Sports

[elmdawgg69]

Knicks need to trade Bogi and both of their FRPs for Bridges

[puja21]

Knicks need to trade Bogi and both of their FRPs for Bridges

That's an interesting idea-- i think i would pass as BKN.

Bridges clearly not a 1 and maybe not a 2 even (despite his amazing 2023 finish).
But there should be competition for him in the market.

Knicks have 4(?) days to guarantee Bogi's $20M or cut him and pay his $2M guarantee
(or he agrees to push back the deadline to help facilitate a trade)

FWIW trade machine says this is not possible:
"used the Non Taxpayer and Mid-Level Exception or Non Taxpayer Bi-Annual Exception to sign a free agent(s) and therefore their owed tax cannot exceed $6 million at any time during the season"
^Can't find anything confirming this

[Barcs]

Didn't the Nets recently say they weren't trading him?

[haste10176]

Knicks need to trade Bogi and both of their FRPs for Bridges

That's an interesting idea-- i think i would pass as BKN.

Bridges clearly not a 1 and maybe not a 2 even (despite his amazing 2023 finish).
But there should be competition for him in the market.

Knicks have 4(?) days to guarantee Bogi's $20M or cut him and pay his $2M guarantee
(or he agrees to push back the deadline to help facilitate a trade)

FWIW trade machine says this is not possible:
"used the Non Taxpayer and Mid-Level Exception or Non Taxpayer Bi-Annual Exception to sign a free agent(s) and therefore their owed tax cannot exceed $6 million at any time during the season"
^Can't find anything confirming this

Spotrac trade machine says its fine..

[Toine85]

Knicks need to trade Bogi and both of their FRPs for Bridges

That's an interesting idea-- i think i would pass as BKN.

Bridges clearly not a 1 and maybe not a 2 even (despite his amazing 2023 finish).
But there should be competition for him in the market.

Knicks have 4(?) days to guarantee Bogi's $20M or cut him and pay his $2M guarantee
(or he agrees to push back the deadline to help facilitate a trade)

FWIW trade machine says this is not possible:
"used the Non Taxpayer and Mid-Level Exception or Non Taxpayer Bi-Annual Exception to sign a free agent(s) and therefore their owed tax cannot exceed $6 million at any time during the season"
^Can't find anything confirming this

What do you think about a re-signed OG and opt-in Bogi for Ben Simmons and Mikal Bridges?

[puja21]

Knicks need to trade Bogi and both of their FRPs for Bridges

That's an interesting idea-- i think i would pass as BKN.

Bridges clearly not a 1 and maybe not a 2 even (despite his amazing 2023 finish).
But there should be competition for him in the market.

Knicks have 4(?) days to guarantee Bogi's $20M or cut him and pay his $2M guarantee
(or he agrees to push back the deadline to help facilitate a trade)

FWIW trade machine says this is not possible:
"used the Non Taxpayer and Mid-Level Exception or Non Taxpayer Bi-Annual Exception to sign a free agent(s) and therefore their owed tax cannot exceed $6 million at any time during the season"
^Can't find anything confirming this

What do you think about a re-signed OG and opt-in Bogi for Ben Simmons and Mikal Bridges?

As a Celtics fan, I would've preferred that to what actually happened.

Assuming they re-up OG now (and you have to go all in when you've dumped 5 FRPs), this is a pretty devasting line up.

I just wonder if keeping OG makes Randle a dump candidate, and if so can they recoup anything that helps them versus straight salary dump