Off-season - Post Conley trade

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About time! :cheers:

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Georges Niang: Welcome @Mike Conley can

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http://saltcityhoops.com/conley-encore-why-adding-another-star-is-possible-but-complicated/

[QUOTE]That leaves just Derrick Favors and Dante Exum to play with, and my sense is that the Jazz would only part ways with those two if something came up that was too good to pass up. Then there

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[QUOTE]Phoenix still has no proven point guard; Tyler Johnson could be available if he opts into his contract for next season, sources say.

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Donovan Mitchell: To my guys man

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https://www.slcdunk.com/nba-offseason/2019/6/19/18692426/utah-jazz-mike-conley-trade-memphis-grizzlies-grayson-allen-what-to-expect-how-good-is


What Allen showed that was surprising was a legit ability to pass the ball and create for teammates. Allen is a better passer than you think and, if he can improve, could become a legitimate backup point guard in the league. Considering his decent size and athleticism that would be a great outcome for the Grizzlies to find a rotation guy in their trade with Utah.


seriously? We talking about the same guy that either shot or turned it over every time he touched it? Wasn't much different with the Stars either. I saw 6th man if anything


The other thing that Allen does better than expected is rebound the ball. Allen had a knack for the ball and there were a few games where he would fight for boards and get them.


With the Stars he hit 3's and scored and not much else which was disappointing for a 1st rounder that was 23

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https://thejnotes.com/2019/06/19/five-things-must-happen-utah-jazz-title-contenders-post-conley-trade/2/

[QUOTE]I assume if an unforeseen free agent signing or sign-and-trade opportunity emerges that

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Joe Ingles: Let

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https://twitter.com/BucketsONeale00/status/1141532258592931840

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https://thejnotes.com/2019/06/20/utah-jazz-georges-niang-facing-enormous-opportunity-crowder-departure/

Hopefully Niang becomes the starter cuz Favors needs to go!

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Got their 4! Short. Must be long? A high scoring small pg and a shooting guard from Yale as well. Still have Goss too. Hopefully get to see them all soon in the summer league

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[QUOTE]Tony Jones: Utah Jazz General Manager Justin Zanik said the Jazz will continue to be aggressive in free agency

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[QUOTE]Michael Scotto: The Utah Jazz have agreed to a deal with Juwan Morgan (Indiana), league sources told @The Athletic.

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Andy Larsen: Tying up loose ends: No. 50 was acquired for the Jazz

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Jordan Schultz: Former @USFDonsMBB Frankie Ferrari has agreed to play Summer League with Utah #Jazz, a source tells ESPN. @FrankieFerrari2

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The 6-foot-7 forward averaged 19.4 points and 8.4 rebounds during his senior season. Brantley also has shown the ability to hit the 3-point shot. As a junior, he was 38% from deep on 3.3 attempts per game.


a modern 4!

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Wright-Foreman averaged 27.1 points as a senior while shooting 42% from 3-point range. He's a dynamic scorer who finished second nationally in scoring average. He worked out for Utah on May 26.


another shooter! :eek:

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"What we really like is his defensive ability, even though he was a main-scoring role at Yale," Zanik said. "Open shot-making, being able to contest and use his length, I think he can be a defender at first & open shot-maker as he develops."


sounds more like a Jazzman

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https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900076374/utah-jazz-make-3-draft-picks-after-it-got-a-little-bit-crazy-in-the-second-round.html

[QUOTE]

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https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900076227/brad-rock-utah-jazz-cant-afford-to-let-likability-and-character-alone-decide-which-players-to-keep.html


Brad Rock: Utah Jazz can't afford to let likability and character alone decide which players to keep


yep. It's a basketball team not the Peace Corps

[QUOTE]Reports say the Jazz aren

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https://youtu.be/1jNH1zxwV4k

Looks like they might be able to run the offense 1 thru 4 with him. His shot wasn't pretty but effective. Especially good in transition Definitely raw. But if he puts in the work could be a nice player

6'9 with shoes and 7' length

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https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900076328/analysis-how-the-nba-draft-the-picks-and-the-trades-affect-the-utah-jazz.html


While draftees taken in the 50s don't stick in the NBA all that often, all three selections play at a position of need for the Jazz after they traded Kyle Korver and Jae Crowder. That being the case, it stands to reason they'll get a legitimate shot to compete for roster spots.


maybe. I wouldn't expect much. Be like the draft with Bolomboy on the team. Paige on a two way and Wallace on just a Stars contract.

Oni longer than Exum at about the same height!

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https://www.slcdunk.com/nba-draft/2019/6/20/18700276/utah-jazz-justin-wright-foreman-hofstra-53rd-pick-2019-nba-draft

[QUOTE]Justin Wright-Foreman averaged 27.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.9 assists while shooting 42.5% from three his senior year. Tony Jones is right when he says the kid can flat out score. While Jarrell Brantley who the Jazz selected at 53 has a real shot at squeezing out some minutes in Utah

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https://www.slcdunk.com/nba-draft/2019/6/20/18700297/2019-nba-draft-utah-jazz-2nd-round-jarrell-brantley-wright-foreman-hofstra-charleston-miye-oni

[QUOTE]2019 NBA Draft: Utah Jazz drafted THREE players in the 2nd round, here

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https://twitter.com/i/status/1141927313044582400

Oni is athletic and long. Might be better than Exum already! :cheers:

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https://www.slcdunk.com/2019/6/20/18700228/utah-jazz-trade-jarrell-brantley-indiana-pacers-50th-pick-in-the-2019-nba-draft-college-charleston

[QUOTE]Jarrell Brantley will be on a non-guaranteed contract and will most likely be fighting to make a roster spot. The Utah Jazz are known for finding diamonds in the rough when they comb through undrafted free agents and potential Euroleague targets. That

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https://fansided.com/2019/06/20/mike-conley-trade-utah-jazz-nba-finals-contenders/


Conley is headed to a Jazz team that ran more pick-and-rolls last season than all but a handful of teams, which should be a perfect fit for his skill set. This past season, he averaged 0.96 points per possession as a pick-and-roll ball-handler, putting him in the 81st percentile leaguewide. Conversely, Rubio averaged only 0.78 points per possession, which ranked in the 39th percentile.


God I'll miss that nice guy! :roll:

[QUOTE]While Rubio can create for teammates with his dazzling passing ability, he

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[QUOTE]Rudy Gobert: I don

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https://www.news-leader.com/story/sports/2019/06/21/nba-draft-utah-jazz-reportedly-pick-up-indianas-juwan-morgan/1514831001/

Sounds like another 4. What kind of deal though?

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https://*********.com/2019/05/24/juwan-morgan-interview-indiana-mock-draft-big-board/

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https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2019/6/21/18700304/utah-jazz-2019-nba-draft-justin-wright-foreman-jarrell-brantley-miye-oni-juwan-morgan

[QUOTE]Brantley is capable of being an upgraded version of Jae Crowder, Wright-Foreman holds a lot of scoring and shooting potential without being way undersized (he

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On July 5, 2018, Williams-Goss signed a three-year deal with Greek team Olympiacos, of the EuroLeague.[44]


buyout?

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https://www.ksl.com/article/46578866/the-jazz-havent-asked-for-much-out-of-their-2nd-round-picks-recently--that-might-be-different-this-year

[QUOTE]While Zanik said the Jazz will

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https://www.slcdunk.com/2019/6/21/18693874/mike-conley-trade-jae-crowder-memphis-grizzlies-utah-jazz

[QUOTE]Crowder will be the most immediate payoff for Memphis in the Conley trade. Grayson Allen is a development project as are the draft picks received (obviously). This may or may not be desirable for a now-rebuilding franchise, but it

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https://www.slcdunk.com/utah-jazz-articles/2019/6/21/18701323/ricky-rubio-utah-jazz-come-to-an-end-mike-conley-2019-nba


:cheers:

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https://www.ksl.com/article/46579030/with-the-draft-over-utah-jazz-summer-league-roster-begins-to-take-shape

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DN: Last season, you took a step forward offensively with career-highs in points and rebounds, but what are your goals going into this year? What do you want to continue to do? Rudy Gobert: Keep getting better, keep getting stronger and keep adding things to my game that can help me and most importantly help the team to take another step. Obviously, we know that it’s going to be a few changes to the team, but I try to control as much as I can control as much as I can. I know that I can be an even better than I was last year. – via Deseret News

DN: Transitioning into our next topic, obviously a big deal was made for Mike Conley that won’t become official until July 6th but how does it feel to bring in a player of his caliber? Obviously, you’re losing some special teammates in the process, but do you feel that bringing in a guy like that can help you reach a championship level? Rudy Gobert: We’re definitely losing some guys that I really love to play with and be around in Ricky (Rubio), Kyle (Korver) — well, we didn’t lose Ricky yet, but he wants a starting job as he should, so it’s tough, it’s a tough part of the business but I think we wouldn’t be where we are without those guys. Now, we have another guy that comes in, I think a guy that can really help us take the next step, which is to me, play for a championship. – via Deseret News

DN: After competing against Mike and watching him over the years, what are your thoughts on him? Rudy Gobert: I always loved his competitiveness. He’s a guy that plays to win. He’s a guy that’s selfless, but still very aggressive but he’s a winner to me. I’ve had a chance to talk with him a little bit and I think he really wants to win, to help us and we want to help him at the same time. It’s going to be a great partnership. – via Deseret News

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Ricky Rubio will be up for grabs as an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his career this summer. The Spanish guard acknowledged that big names like Kawhi Leonard, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson will, in a way, shape the fate of other free agents.

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[QUOTE]Alex Kennedy: Willie Reed will play Summer League with the Utah Jazz, per source. Reed is a 3-year NBA vet who averaged 20.1 PPG, 11.3 RPG and 1.8 BPG in 21 games last season with Utah

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Eric Woodyard: Isaiah Cousins will play Summer League with the Utah Jazz.

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https://www.slcdunk.com/nba-free-agency/2019/6/21/18713089/2019-nba-free-agency-tobias-harris-has-a-strong-interest-utah-jazz-tony-jones-of-the-athletic

Not worth trading Ingles to get him. Need a modern day starting 4. Get rid of Exum and Favors in the process.

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https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900076487/utah-jazz-release-summer-league-schedule-for-slc-las-vegas-games.html

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[QUOTE]The Washington Wizards will decline the 2019-20 team option on Jabari Parker

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Eric Woodyard: Former Utah Jazz two-way player Naz Mitrou-Long will play Summer League with the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to a Deseret News source.

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Neto has been with the Jazz since 2015, so it would be a bit surprising to Jazz fans if they let him go after retaining him for multiple offseasons in favor of a second-rounder, but crazier things have happened in the NBA.


It wouldn't be surprising at all. Only reason he's still around is because he is Rudy's buddy I''d say.


Despite the Jazz paying up for this pick and like Wright-Foreman, Oni figures to spend time in the G League with the Salt Lake City Stars and hope for a roster spot to open up in the next couple of offseasons.


I think he may already be better than Exum not that the Jazz care about that! :rant


Just because the rookies look good on paper doesn’t mean that will translate to the next level, but the Jazz have a proven track record of developing second round picks and projects like the picks they made on Thursday.


They do? They have a proven record of letting them go to other teams for little to nothing in return :wtf:

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https://www.slcdunk.com/nba-free-agency/2019/6/22/18713739/2019-nba-free-agency-bobby-portis-has-significant-interest-utah-jazz-washington-wizards

[QUOTE]According to Tony Jones of The Athletic, Bobby Portis has

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Looks like they probably have the heart of the summer league team confirmed

Cousins/Wright-Forman/Ferrari/(Goss?)
Oni
wings?
Morgan/Brantley
Bradley/Reed/Sharma

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https://thejnotes.com/2019/06/22/utah-jazz-post-conley-trade-summer/

[QUOTE]First and foremost, Jazz draftees Jarrell Brantley, Justin Wright-Foreman and Miye Oni will have the opportunity to join Utah

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https://thejnotes.com/2019/06/22/tobias-harris-bobby-portis-interested-joining-utah-jazz-pursue/

[QUOTE]Even if Harris did want that, and the other requirements could fall into place, the Jazz might feel iffy about parting ways with a lot of their current depth for him. Though Tobias is the

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https://thejnotes.com/2019/06/22/justin-wright-foreman-important-2019-utah-jazz-draftee/


The Utah Jazz walked away from the 2019 NBA Draft with three new players. Justin Wright-Foreman, out of Hofstra, might be the most important one.


I'm thinking least

[QUOTE]With those two

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https://www.slcdunk.com/research-statistics-analytics/2019/6/23/18713435/mike-conley-utah-jazz-donovan-mitchell-rudy-gobert-memphis-grizzlies-ricky-rubio

Ricky who? :bowdown:

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https://thejnotes.com/2019/06/23/right-price-khem-birch-great-addition-utah-jazz/

[QUOTE]If you can get him at the right price, Dennis Lindsey should be all over Khem Birch. He

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https://thejnotes.com/2019/06/23/utah-jazz-adding-conley-huge-win-keeping-favors-monumental/


Adding Mike Conley was a huge win for the Utah Jazz. But doing so while also keeping Derrick Favors was almost unbelievably fortunate.


Favors and Exum still being on the team is the reason I can't get too excited

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https://thejnotes.com/2019/06/23/three-mike-conley-stats-utah-jazz-fans-feeling-giddy/

Ricky who?

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http://saltcityhoops.com/how-good-of-a-match-is-mike-conley-with-donovan-mitchell/

[QUOTE]This is not some catch all numerical evaluation. Every evaluator of talent, or data, has biases and ways they interpret results. But if I could create the perfect back court mate for Donovan Mitchell, that player would have the ability to do 3 things: create good shots, both for himself and his teammates, hit open spot up shots when Donovan Mitchell is forcing help with his ball handling and drives, and be a versatile and talented defender who wouldn

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https://www.slcdunk.com/utah-jazz-history-dedicated/2019/6/24/18714728/best-defensive-players-in-utah-jazz-history-defenders-steals-blocks-mark-eaton-rudy-gobert

[QUOTE]Pistol Pete averaged 1.3 steals a game. His first three seasons, steals were not even tracked. His defensive rating hovered around 100 for his first 5 seasons with his first year in Utah being at 99. Great for a guard. He was 6

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Regarding your future in free agency, what

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https://bustingbrackets.com/2019/06/24/nba-draft-2019-analyzing-draft-selections-pickups-utah-jazz/

[QUOTE]The Conley trade has made it clear that the franchise are in win-now mode, which means they

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https://basketball.realgm.com/analysis/254403/Utah-Jazz-2019-NBA-Offseason-Preview


The other part of what gave the Jazz so much flexibility was players on good, tradable contracts, as well as several non-guaranteed contracts. Utah cashed in some of those assets when they agreed to send Jae Crowder, Kyle Korver, Grayson Allen and two first round picks to the Memphis Grizzlies for Mike Conley in a trade. The Jazz and Grizzlies had reportedly neared an agreement on a trade for Conley at the trade deadline, but the ability to match salary was too much for Utah at that point. The teams re-engaged when the season ended and came to an agreement before the draft.


sounds like giving up Exum was too much to have a chance for a title :rant

[QUOTE]Utah had been linked to both Tobias Harris and Nikola Mirotic as frontcourt options, but both are probably out of range now with the trade for Conley. If the team waives Favors, they could still pursue Mirotic, whose shooting at the four spot would be a welcomed addition. The team would also need to find another player who plays both big spots, as Favors tends to functions as both the starting power forward and the backup center. Veterans like Taj Gibson or Ed Davis would be a perfect fit for that role, or the team could go younger and look at someone like Kevon Looney or Noah Vonleh. For more of a pure backup option for Gobert, Frank Kaminsky would be an interesting fit. His shooting would give the team a difference dimension from what they

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Jabari Young: Hearing Blake Ahearn will be the head coach of the #Spurs Summer League squad in Utah. pic.twitter.com/sPTOMDABTr

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https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900076727/rock-on-byu-basketball-coach-who-do-you-love.html


Sorry to ask, but does that include losing in the first round of the playoffs?


exactly

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Gery Woelfel: Great news for ex-UW-Green Bay standout Sandy Cohen III: The Cleveland Cavaliers have added him to their summer league roster. Cohen, a 6-6 guard, will play for the Cavs in both the Salt Lake City and Las Vegas summer leagues.

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Eric Pincus: The Utah Jazz sending their own 2021 2nd unprotected along with $1 million even to the Pacers for Jarrell Brantley (50th)

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[QUOTE]Eric Pincus: The Utah Jazz spent $2 mil to buy the Miye Oni (58th) pick

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https://www.slcdunk.com/nba-offseason/2019/6/24/18716310/donovan-mitchell-mike-conley-work-out-together-nba-2019-offseason

cool! When does Rudy get back in town?

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Andy Larsen: Mike Conley, on when he learned about the trade:

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[QUOTE]Chris Grenham: Jaylen Brown worked out in California today with @ChrisJHoops. Donovan Mitchell, Mike Conley Jr., Andrew Wiggins and Rodney Hood were also part of the workout.

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https://www.ksl.com/article/46580884/new-jazz-pg-mike-conley-wins-nba-teammate-of-the-year-and-sportsmanship-award

A nice guy and he can play basketball. Imagine that! :cheers:

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https://www.ksl.com/article/46580853/rudy-gobert-wins-2nd-straight-defensive-player-of-the-year-award


Gobert is the tenth player to win the award multiple times, joining a list that includes Hall-of-Famers Hakeem Olajuwon, Dennis Rodman, Dikembe Mutombo and Alonzo Mourning, as well as former Jazz great Mark Eaton.


:bowdown:

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https://www.slcdunk.com/nba-offseason/2019/6/24/18735719/2019-nba-free-agency-derrick-favors-not-a-lock-to-return-to-the-utah-jazz-according-to-tony-jones


Derrick Favors not a lock to return to the Jazz according to Tony Jones of the Athletic


sweet! :cheers: :cheers:

What about Dante?

[QUOTE]The nice thing for Utah is that if things don

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Tony Jones: Point guard Jarius Lyles will play for the Utah Jazz on Summer League, League sources tell The Athletic

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Cousins/Wright-Forman/Ferrari/(Goss?)
Oni/Lyles
wings?
Morgan/Brantley
Bradley/Reed/Sharma

For all those that think Bradley sucks he still is the youngest guy in the organization

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[QUOTE]Andy Larsen: Rudy Gobert:

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Definitely want to get Portis in if they can. I know people say he's got defensive issues, but we've got the perfect guy to cover for him there.

That gives you 1-4 that can hurt a team from beyond the arc and hopefully with Conley taking more of the ballhandling and offensive load both Ingles and Mitchell can be more efficient next year.

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Definitely want to get Portis in if they can. I know people say he's got defensive issues, but we've got the perfect guy to cover for him there.

That gives you 1-4 that can hurt a team from beyond the arc and hopefully with Conley taking more of the ballhandling and offensive load both Ingles and Mitchell can be more efficient next year.

Yep Portis would be great. Anyone that can start and spread the floor would be welcome though

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We

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Eric Woodyard: The Utah Jazz will introduce new draft picks Jarrell Brantley, Justin Wright-Foreman, and Miye Oni on Thursday.

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[QUOTE]Tony Jones: Reporting with @Fred Katz: Washington Wizards forward Bobby Portis is seeking as much as $16 million in free agency, League Sources tell The Athletic. The Wizards aren

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Donovan Mitchell teamed up with

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[QUOTE]Tony Jones: Tanner McGrew, a 6-8 forward, will play for the Utah Jazz on Summer League, League sources tell The Athletic. McGrew player for the SLC Stars this past season

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Cousins/Wright-Forman/Ferrari/(Goss?)
Oni/Lyles
wings?
Morgan/Brantley/McGrew
Bradley/Reed/Sharma

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https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900076902/what-you-need-to-know-about-nba-summer-league-times-places-and-rosters-for-jazz-jimmer-utes-and-cougars.html

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Cousins/Wright-Forman/Ferrari/(Goss?)
Oni/Lyles/Edge
wings?
Brantley/Morgan/McGrew
Bradley/Reed/Sharma

Also of note: Former Jazz two-way player Tyler Cavanaugh will play summer league with New York while Naz Mitrou-Long will play for Cleveland, Woodyard reported.

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https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2019/6/25/18738392/utah-jazz-nba-free-agency-derrick-favors-tobias-harris-bobby-portis


What should the Utah Jazz do at the Power Forward position?


replace the guy that doesn't fit with someone that does

[QUOTE]Anyways, what should the Jazz do at the power forward spot? Is Mike Conley

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https://www.slcdunk.com/2019/6/25/18740475/rudy-gobert-hall-of-fame-defensive-player-of-the-year-nba-legacy-2019

[QUOTE]But looking past these great accomplishments for just a moment, the future might be even brighter for Rudy Gobert. What is the ceiling of Rudy Gobert

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https://thejnotes.com/2019/06/25/utah-jazz-realistic-free-agency-post-conley-trade/16/

the guys that can hit shots maybe. Anyone else no

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https://thejnotes.com/2019/06/25/will-2019-20-year-dante-exum-finally-rewards-utah-jazzs-patience/


As such, if Utah wants to get better still following the Conley trade, the most realistic way to do so would be to continue to explore the trade market. If they were to go that route, one player under contract that may make sense for them to look to move would be none other than the oft-injured Dante Exum. Exum has had his moments of brilliance, but overall his inability to stay healthy has made him a less than reliable or consistent option for the Jazz.


let's stop blaming him sucking on injuries. Neto has been hurt a lot the past two years but he's good when he's playing

[QUOTE]Now, of course, I

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https://thejnotes.com/2019/06/25/utah-jazz-mike-conley-era-utah-will-defined-health/

No it will be defined by the front office going all in and Snyder putting the right guys on the floor. Not too confident in that ever happening

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https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900077011/morning-links-why-the-utah-jazz-could-be-next-years-nba-award-night-darlings.html

[QUOTE]

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https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1143511766112067584

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https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2019/6/26/18759293/2019-nba-defensive-player-of-the-year-rudy-gobert-utah-jazz-should-be-favored-in-the-west

[QUOTE]For the last three seasons the Utah Jazz have made the playoffs and they

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https://www.slcdunk.com/2019/6/26/18759751/donovan-mitchell-shoe-release-adidas-don-issue-1

like the ones with the green best but still not my thing

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[QUOTE]Eric Woodyard: Jazz assistant Fotis Katsikaris has agreed to coach Herbalife Gran Canaria in Spain for the next 2 seasons.

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https://www.slcdunk.com/2019/6/26/18760080/donovan-mitchell-d-o-n-issue-1-adidas-signature-show-spida-man

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[QUOTE]Chris Miller: I

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https://www.slcdunk.com/nba-free-agency/2019/6/26/18760602/2019-nba-free-agency-nikola-mirotic-utah-jazz-derrick-favors

[QUOTE]Even if Utah releases Derrick Favors and all their cap holds, it

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https://www.slcdunk.com/nba-free-agency/2019/6/26/18760603/2019-nba-free-agency-derrick-favors-utah-jazz

[QUOTE]2019 NBA Free Agency: Derrick Favors is

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Chase Hughes: The Wizards have extended a qualifying offer to Bobby Portis, meaning he will be a restricted free agent on June 30, @NBCSWashington has learned.

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https://thejnotes.com/2019/06/26/utah-jazz-swapping-derrick-favors-nikola-mirotic-huge-mistake/


Utah Jazz: Replacing Derrick Favors with Nikola Mirotic would be a huge mistake


depends on the price. Maybe they fet him for half of what Favors makes and have more money to spend? Either way Favors needs to go!


Not only that, but we have yet to see what the Favors-Gobert combo can do with a point guard who is actually a scoring and shooting threat. The disadvantage caused by the trio of non-shooters in Gobert, Favors and Ricky Rubio was nearly impossible to overcome. But counting Favors out before seeing what he and the Stifle Tower can do with Mike Conley running the offense could be a huge mistake.


You forgot Hill already? That worked best when Favors was benched and replaced by Joe Johnson's last breath and the corpse of Diaw. Favors has to go!

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https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/254470/Derrick-Favors-To-Approach-Offseason-As-Though-Hes-Already-Unrestricted

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[QUOTE]Utah Jazz forward/center Derrick Favors will enter the free-agency period fielding calls from interested teams as if he will be an unrestricted free agent, agent Wallace Prather told The Athletic. Favors, who has a July 6 date on his $17M contract guarantee for 2019-20, will have a robust market as a free agent with several teams pursuing big men. In 76 games last season, Favors averaged 11.8 points and 7.4 rebounds. He has been a critical part of Utah

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[QUOTE]Wondering where free agents like Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving or Kawhi Leonard will land? Well, Donovan Mitchell is here to lend his expertise and predict where they all will go.
http://twitter.com/*********/status/1144244337418690560

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https://twitter.com/E_Woodyard/status/1144354087695028224/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwte rm%5E1144354087695028224%7Ctwgr%5E393039363b747765 65745f6d65646961&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2F*********.com%2Frumors%2F

Looks like they finally added some wings. Another Star player for a total of 6. That could be the future once everyone has their own Gleague team. Your Gleaguers and picks and a few other guys to fill out the open spots each year.

If I remember right there was talk of them wanting to sign Kidd last year. Couldn't work out a buyout with his team maybe? Makes him one to keep an eye on for sure. Disappointing we won't get to see William-Goss again.

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[QUOTE]Former BYU basketball star Eric Mika is getting another opportunity in the NBA. Mika will be competing on the Sacramento Kings summer league roster in the California Classic and the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.

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[QUOTE]The Utah Jazz were also set to pursue Satoransky, but their trade for Mike Conley Jr. has taken them off the list. The Phoenix Suns could also emerge as a suitor, though they are being linked to higher profile free agents at this point.

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https://www.ksl.com/article/46583501/its-truly-a-blessing-jazz-draftees-hoping-to-make-the-most-of-opportunity

[QUOTE]Utah reportedly paid $1 million along with a future second round to take Brantley, and then paid another $2 million for the No. 58 pick. The Jazz didn

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https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900077294/utah-jazz-summer-league-roster-includes-tony-bradley-and-a-heavy-stars-flavor-along-with-drafted-rookies.html


Isaiah Cousins, Salt Lake City Stars G: Cousins (6-4, 191) started 37 games for the Stars last season and averaged 14.9 points, 5.9 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game while shooting 39.5 percent from 3-point range in his second year with the team.


better numbers than Allen

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https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900077107/utah-jazz-brass-look-to-remain-aggressive-in-free-agency-options-even-after-mike-conley-jr-trade.html

[QUOTE]If the Jazz were to keep Favors, that

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https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2019/6/27/18760443/donovan-mitchell-nba-utah-jazz-journey-louisville

[QUOTE]Donovan Mitchell has had quite the story so far. He

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https://thejnotes.com/2019/06/27/utah-jazz-snyder-coaching-staff-flux-two-major/

[QUOTE]Another sentimental favorite

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Howard is French which might help him

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https://thejnotes.com/2018/07/11/report-utah-jazz-expected-to-sign-stanton-kidd-to-a-deal/

This is from last year. Looks like maybe they were talking 2 way.

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[QUOTE]Gery Woelfel: Sources said the Bucks have been frantically trying to trade Ersan Ilyasova and the $14 million (two years) left on his contract. Asked what Bucks wanted for Ilyasova, an NBA exec said,

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Omari Sanfoka II: Grizzlies announce their summer league roster. No Jaren Jackson Jr. or Ja Morant, as expected. Brandon Clarke and Grayson Allen can

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As Jackson begins the second year of his career, he

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https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900077395/how-paul-millsap-could-return-to-the-utah-jazz.html

[QUOTE]Denver would need to decline the former Jazz power forward

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https://www.slcdunk.com/latest-utah-jazz-news-recent/2019/6/28/19350927/utah-jazz-thaddeus-young-indiana-pacers-free-agent-nba-2019

He fits

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https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/254508/NBA-Will-Launch-Coachs-Challenge-System-During-Summer-League

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[QUOTE]Tony Jones: The Utah Jazz are expected to meet with Washington Wizards RFA Bobby Portis once free agency starts, League Sources tell The Athletic. The meeting, sources say, is expected to take place in Los Angeles. Portis also holds major interest from the New York Knicks, among others

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[QUOTE]Marc Stein: Utah had major interest in signing Nikola Mirotic to a three-year deal in the $45 million range, league sources say, but Mirotic was apparently determined to make a total change and return to @EuroLeague life

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Tony Jones: As free agency approaches, the Utah Jazz are one of the teams that have shown interest in UFA Thad Young, League Sources tell The Athletic. But the list of interested teams is a large one. As of now, no meeting is scheduled as the jazz think through what to do with Derrick Favors

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Nikola Mirotic

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[QUOTE]Adrian Wojnarowski: Charlotte has been scouring the free agent point guard market, considering such options as Elfrid Peyton, TJ McConnell, Ish Smith and Emmanuel Mudiay, league sources tell ESPN.

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The Dallas Mavericks are among a handful of summer suitors who are interested in forward Tobias Harris

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Additionally, the sources say his present employer, the Philadelphia Sixers, are confident they will retain the much-traveled Harris, who this year averaged 20 points and 7.9 boards in the regular season, both career-highs, shot 39.7 from 3-point range and served as a go-to guy on a contending Sixers team.

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http://saltcityhoops.com/following-the-money-every-teams-cap-situation-heading-into-free-agency/

[QUOTE]The Jazz have committed their cap space in the Mike Conley deal, but even after swinging that deal, they could open up close to $19M by waiving all other non-guaranteed salary. They

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https://www.slcdunk.com/nba-free-agency/2019/6/29/20051596/2019-nba-free-agency-utah-jazz-to-meet-with-bobby-portis-once-free-agency-starts

[QUOTE]It

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https://www.slcdunk.com/nba-free-agency/2019/6/29/19952522/2019-nba-free-agency-utah-jazz-derrick-favors-replacements-targets


This is the obligatory inclusion. I do not think Kevin Love is an option and I believe all the talk of Love to Utah is being floated out there by Cleveland to build a trade market that does not currently exist for the stretch shooting big man. While he can light it up from distance, the question with Love is can he guard the four spot? The answer as Love gets older might become more and more of a resounding no. He can guard the five, but then Utah finds themselves in a similar situation with Favors and Gobert. Two big men who play the same position but cannot spend a lot of time on the court together.


There's too ends of the floor. Love can shoot. He fits. :wtf:

[QUOTE]Other than having a fantastic name, JaMychal Green is another value play for the Utah Jazz at power forward. He shot 40% from three last year and can rebound the ball well. He could play small ball five in a pinch. He

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https://www.slcdunk.com/nba-free-agency/2019/6/29/19893119/2019-nba-free-agency-los-angeles-lakers-utah-jazz-anthony-davis-mike-conley-lebron-james

[QUOTE]They currently have a front court of Derrick Favors and Rudy Gobert that is not made for the modern NBA. They also have a tough situation where their 4th best player

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https://www.slcdunk.com/latest-utah-jazz-news-recent/2019/6/28/19350927/utah-jazz-thaddeus-young-indiana-pacers-free-agent-nba-2019

[QUOTE]Thad is a great teammate and you

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https://thejnotes.com/2019/06/29/utah-jazz-part-derrick-favors-thaddeus-young-excellent-replacement/

[QUOTE]Earlier today, I gave my two cents on the matter that unless by some miracle the Jazz could swing a way to let Favors go and add two high-impact players, they

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https://thejnotes.com/2019/06/29/utah-jazz-made-right-choice-going-trade-route-free-agency-point-guard/


Utah Jazz made right choice by going trade route over free agency for their point guard


getting the guy that fit better than anyone in the league was the right choice? Imagine that. Too bad he's not as good as Exum. Might have a title


Props to Dennis Lindsey, Justin Zanik and Co. for taking the savvy approach that should pay major dividends in the 2019-20 season and beyond.


What really would have been saavy was not wasting the past 4 years or Rudy's career :rant

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https://thejnotes.com/2019/06/29/utah-jazz-keep-derrick-favors-trade-deadline-not-longer/


Despite several potentially enticing alternative options, the Utah Jazz should keep Derrick Favors this summer and see what he can do with Mike Conley.


Why? we already know Favors man will be guarding someone else and he will be paid a lot for not very many minutes


Obviously, trying to advise the Jazz on what to do would all depend on who is truly available. If players were beating down the door to sign in Utah, perhaps the argument to let Favors walk would be stronger because of the abundance of options. However, though we may never know specifics, there could always be that chance that the Jazz were open to parting ways with Favors, but the right interest from other parties simply never occurred.


players should be beating down the door. Get a modern 4 and you will have people lined up for the championship run

[QUOTE]But it

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Burks declined to mention which teams he

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Tony Jones: The Utah Jazz are expressing significant interest in Indiana Pacers UFA Bojan Bogdanovic, League Sources tell The Athletic. Bogdanovic is thought to be a Pacers lean heading into free agency. Bogdanovic is one of the better forwards on the market

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https://thejnotes.com/2019/06/29/utah-jazz-free-agent-mirotic-spain-portis-meeting/


He shown an ability to light up the scoreboard at times. And 6-foot-10 players with 7-foot-10 wingspans, a soft touch on their jumpers and an ability to run the floor don’t grow on trees.


longer than Rudy? :facepalm


However, if the reports coming out about Mirotic, Portis, Thaddeus Young, etc., have any validity at all, it would seem they’re leaning in that direction.


not very familiar with the Jazz are you? A lot of talk. Little action. At least they have nice guys!

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https://www.slcdunk.com/nba-free-agency/2019/6/29/20139310/2019-nba-free-agency-utah-jazz-have-significant-interest-in-bojan-bogdanovic

[QUOTE]The Utah Jazz may be out their first choice in NBA Free Agency as Nikola Mirotic signed with FC Barcelona, but their front office came prepared. According to Tony Jones of the Athletic, the Utah Jazz have

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J. Michael Falgoust: I

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Bojan would be a nice fit I think. With the West open and Conley being 32 they need to go all out now. Even if that means trading Exum and his "potential" you go for it. Rudy is in his prime, if it fails then you've still got a 25 year old Donovan Mitchell to rebuild around again after Conley and Ingles are likely done.

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Albert Nahmad: Due to the slightly higher than projected finalized 2019-20 salary cap ($109.14M), the Jazz could potentially take Mike Conley into cap room and still retain the non-guaranteed salaries of Derrick Favors, Royce O

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Bojan would be a nice fit I think. With the West open and Conley being 32 they need to go all out now. Even if that means trading Exum and his "potential" you go for it. Rudy is in his prime, if it fails then you've still got a 25 year old Donovan Mitchell to rebuild around again after Conley and Ingles are likely done.

Bojan makes them the favorite in the league Should be able to fill out the roster with nice players that ant to be part of it on the cheap.

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https://www.ksl.com/article/46584670/how-the-official-salary-cap-affects-the-utah-jazzs-trade-for-mike-conley


The player that seems most likely to be included or waived to make the deal work is point guard Raul Neto.


Which sucks but I'm happy for Raul. He's never been appreciated here. He needs to go elsewhere. Not sure why they brought him back this past year other than he is close with Rudy. Won't easily be replaced :applause:

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https://www.slcdunk.com/nba-free-agency/2019/6/29/20239405/2019-nba-free-agency-former-utah-jazz-point-guard-ricky-rubio-indiana-pacers

feel bad for Pacers fans :cheers:

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https://www.slcdunk.com/nba-free-agency/2019/6/29/20165163/raul-neto-could-be-salary-cap-casualty-as-cap-is-set-at-109-14-million

[QUOTE]The NBA now knows the official salary cap number for the 2019-2020 season. That figure? $109,140,000. That might seem like an arbitrary number, but that number means that in order for Utah to complete the Mike Conley trade on July 6th, they will have to cut either Raul Neto or Georges Niang. Right now, it appears that Raul Neto

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Tony Jones: Reporting with @Shams Charania: The Utah Jazz are emerging as a significant threat to sign Bojan Bogdanovic away from the Indiana Pacers, League Sources tell The Athletic

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https://thejnotes.com/2019/06/30/utah-jazz-2nd-round-pick-justin-wright-foreman-professional-scorer/

Wasn't impressed with his highlites. Looked like a gunner to me. Liked the other two they drafted

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[QUOTE]Marc Stein: Talk of Ricky Rubio and a

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Bojan 4- yr 80 mil being reported.
Bojan will be a great addition.

does this mean they have a taker for Exum or they going to cut Niang, O'Neale etc?

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I figured they'd be looking at 2 year deals with Rudy, Mitchell, Conley, Ingles contracts

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https://thejnotes.com/2019/06/30/utah-jazz-bojan-bogdanovic-talks-may-picking-steam/

[QUOTE]In a lot of ways, this would be an exciting and sensible move for the Utah Jazz. Bojan Bogdanovic is a renowned shooter who converted on an incredible 42.5 percent of his triples a season ago. Considering all the wide open threes that Quin Snyder

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Darren Wolfson: While D

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Marc J. Spears: Free agent guard Garrett Temple is getting strong interest from Brooklyn, source said. Denver, Utah and Houston also interested.

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Tony Jones: Meanwhile, according to sources, incumbent Jazz forward Derrick Favors is in a holding pattern while teams wait for clarity in his situation. Favors is hoping that clarity comes soon so he and his team can confidently proceed

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Tony Jones: The meeting between the Jazz and Bobby Portis has been shelved, pending the outcome of whatever happens with the Jazz and Bogdanovic, Sources tell The Athletic

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[QUOTE]Ricky Rubio:

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Chase Hughes: Bobby Portis and Jabari Parker are both operating at the start of the free agency with the expectation they will not be returning to the Wizards, @NBCSWashington has learned. Wizards have given them the impression they are focusing on other players.

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Bojingles is alive!

Favors signing with the Pelicans.

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Nabbed Ed Davis too.

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[QUOTE]Tony Jones: The Jazz aren

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[QUOTE]Tony Jones: The New Orleans Pelicans have traded for Derrick Favors, League Sources tell The Athletic

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Should get a 16 million dollar TPE in Pelicans deal. That could be big! Maybe get Ed Davis into that and save xxception for someone else?

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https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900077713/what-will-the-utah-jazzs-lineup-look-like-next-season-with-the-addition-of-bojan-bogdanovic-ed-davis.html


The Jazz still have some work to do to fill out their roster. They have five total roster spots open, with the most immediate needs being another backup point guard and another solid forward or center, depending on where they see Davis fitting in best.


Plus 2 two ways. Davis could probably play some 4 with Bradley being able to space the floor. Defensively not sure it would work though? Need a wing more than anything I'd say. Have O'Neale and Exum. Don't want to count on Exum. Might want a combo guard with Exum and Neto and their injuries not to mention Conley's. A 4 to compete with Niang at the 4 would be good. Want to leave some flexibility to see what happens in Summer league and who they want to add from that. I'd think 4 of the Stars guys could be in the mix as well as Mitrou Long and their picks of course. Ideally leave some flexibilty to make moves later in the year after they see how the pieces fit and what they will need later at the deadline and with buyouts where they could be a top destination

[QUOTE]At guard off the bench, Utah will surely want to find solid insurance in case Dante Exum

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https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900077714/brad-rock-adding-bogdanovic-will-add-all-stars-in-utah-after-one-of-the-teams-best-offseasons-ever.html

[QUOTE]Experts are expecting the Jazz to reach the conference finals next spring, even though they don

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guess they can't use the trade exception because they are operating as an under the cap team

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http://saltcityhoops.com/how-the-jazz-navigated-the-cap-to-land-conley-bogdanovic/

interesting but before Davis or Favors trade!

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[QUOTE]Adrian Wojnarowski: Pelicans are sending 2021 and 2023 second-round picks

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https://www.ksl.com/article/46584935/jazz-agree-to-terms-with-forward-bojan-bogdanovic


By trading Favors instead of simply waiving him, the Jazz allowed the longtime Jazz big man to have a choice on his next team.


wouldn't he have had more choice as a free agent? Seems like him and Zion aren't the best fit either?

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https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900077688/utah-jazz-make-their-moves-on-first-day-of-free-agency-bojan-bogdanovic-ed-davis-in-rubio-favors-out.html


Favors was drawing interest from several other teams in the league at just 27 years old after averaging 11.8 points and 7.4 rebounds on 58.6% shooting, while playing mostly out of position at power forward next to two-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert. He also posted a career-best effective field goal percentage (60.0) this season and ranks fourth in all-time rebounds in franchise history with 4,250 boards.


mostly at center which is why he only played 23 minutes a game :rolleyes:

[QUOTE]The Conley deal won

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https://www.slcdunk.com/nba-free-agency/2019/6/30/20676082/rudy-gobert-speaking-on-utah-jazzs-offseason-so-far-lets-get-this-ring

They've finally put a team around you Rudy! :bowdown:

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https://www.slcdunk.com/nba-free-agency/2019/6/30/20662074/2019-nba-free-agency-utah-jazz-sign-power-forward-ed-davis-to-2-yr-10m-contract

[QUOTE]Most likely Ed Davis will be coming off the bench for Utah. It

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https://www.slcdunk.com/nba-free-agency/2019/6/30/20645795/2019-nba-free-agency-bojan-bogdanovic-signs-4-yr-73m-contract-utah-jazz-indiana-pacers

[QUOTE]While Utah had $17.4 million dollars in cap space if they released Derrick Favors, there

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[QUOTE]As the team explores the market to fill the rest of its bench, veteran fan favorite Jared Dudley remains interested in re-signing with the Nets, a league source told The Athletic.

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https://www.nba.com/jazz/news/big-man-tony-bradley-wants-show-big-improvements-his-third-utah-jazz-summer-league-run

sounds good. He still growing?

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David J. Smith
@davidjsmith1232
.@Tjonesonthenba brought up Jeff Green yesterday. Should he be available for a vet min deal, he would be another good add for UTA. Last year w/ WAS: 12.3 PPG (48-35-89 splits), 4 RPG, 1.8 APG.

That said, there are a lot of teams looking to add vets.

A guy that averaged `12 points on that kind of shooting is only geting minimum? He could start and split minutes with Georges

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https://www.slcdunk.com/nba-free-agency/2019/7/1/20674275/2019-nba-free-agency-utah-jazz-favorite-nba-championship-title-finals-bogdanovic-davis-mike-conley


Rudy Gobert has not had this much spacing since George Hill, Gordon Hayward, and Joe Johnson were spacing the floor


and for some reason after Rudy put up 17 points a game with that lineup they thought it was a good idea to get Ricky and put Favors back in the starting lineup and waste two more years of Rudy's career. :rant

[QUOTE]It

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Jody Genessy
@DJJazzyJody
Now that Day 1 of free agency is over, let the Miye Oni Era begin!

Same height and longer than Dante and can hit an open shot and is from Yale. Maybe they'll get lucky with him and/or Brantley and they can help at some point this year. The other guy didn't impress me in highlites

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Jake Fischer: The Chicago Bulls are searching for a trade that would move point guard Kris Dunn, league sources say. – via Twitter JakeLFischer


Dante?

says it works in the trade machine? I think Dante is only guaranteed this year. Have a buit more flexibility position wise with Exum. Dunn fits and has proven more

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Looks like Green was a minimum player last year but with the money available this year and the year he had it's hard to imagine he won't get more. He would have made sense for the exception instead of Davis. Can play 3/4

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https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900077756/utah-jazz-among-the-winners-of-free-agency-now-considered-a-title-contender-among-national-nba-experts.html

[QUOTE]"I love Utah, man," Kevin O'Connor said on The Ringer NBA Show podcast. "If Kawhi (Leonard) doesn

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Shams Charania: The Utah Jazz are planning to waive guard Raul Neto in order to create space to complete the Mike Conley Jr. trade, league sources tell @The Athletic @Stadium. Neto will become a strong option as a reserve point guard on the market. – via Twitter ShamsCharania


Good for Raul. Sucks that the Jazz think Exum is good and Neto isn't though. No one wants to take him in a deal? Be a good pick up on the waiver wire for sure

I think they could bring him back but he needs to go where he will be appreciated anyway.

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David J. Smith
@davidjsmith1232
That is a shame. Perhaps the Jazz can bring him back on the vet minimum?

If he does not return, UTA has four roster spots to fill (including two two-way players and assuming all three 2nds stick).

Why would you think the 2nds would stick when they obviously need more vets for depth? Last time they had 3 2nds one got some guaranteed money. One was invited to camp and cut and played for the Stars which was stupid I thought but maybe the agent/player demanded it? And the other was stashed for a year before being given away for nothing for some reason.

Mitchell is the only rookie that has done anything in summer league under Snyder and the only one that deserved to play right away. If one of these guys does good in summer league I would look to sign them. Otherwise I'd want to stash them. Not sure why they don't like stashing players? The Spurs add guys to their roster every year that have been stashed. Big advantage. Like having a bigger roster

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David J. Smith
@davidjsmith1232
Alec Burks has now played for four teams in about just over seven months (UTA, CLE, SAC, OKC).

hope he's found a home! :cheers:

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https://www.nba.com/jazz/players-watch-slc-summer-league?cid=slcsl_natsocial_twitter_playerstowatch_ 20190701

[QUOTE]Tony Bradley

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https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/7/1/20677690/utah-jazz-conley-bogdanovic-davis-winners-offseason

[QUOTE]The ripple effect of adding these guys stretches to Rudy Gobert, who broke the league record for dunks in a single season in 2018-19 with 306. In 2017-18, he was considered an offensive liability; the two-time Defensive Player of the Year broke that stigma last season by simply buying into basketball

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https://www.slcdunk.com/2019/7/1/20677805/2019-utah-jazz-salt-lake-city-summer-league-nba


This is a make or break year for some of these guys. Probably the most important guy to watch is Tony Bradley. The Jazz have invested a lot of time in Bradley and at some point he needs to show an ability to impact the game.


a double double in his only opportunity off the bench :facepalm

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Mark Medina: I’m told Jordan Bell also fielded interest from Houston, Oklahoma City and Utah. But Bell narrowed in on Minnesota because he could have the biggest role there – via Twitter MarkG_Medina

I'm guessing he would have been starting for the favorite in Utah though?

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The two draft picks I liked from highlites were the ones that stood out especially the first pick Brantley. He might be able to help them at some point this year. Might have to find a roster spot for him. Looks like he's gotten into better shaped since college. Looked like he might be more of a 3 than a 4. Maybe some small ball 4? Can handle the ball and score it. Made some good defensive plays too.

The last pick Oni was a bit raw but active and athletic on D and can handle it too. Maybe a two way? The other guy made a couple nice shots but a bit of a gunner and small. Stash him on the Stars or elsewhere?

Bradley looked good against a more experienced player in Rabb who he's played against in the Gleague.

Willie Reed might be someone they look at for their bench as well. He's good.

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Conley/Exum
Mitchell/O'Neale
Bogdanovic/Ingles/Brantley?
?/Niang
Gobert/Davis/Bradley/Reed?

Maybe Oni on two way?

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https://thejnotes.com/2019/07/01/utah-jazz-offseason-ages-arent-done-yet/

[QUOTE]The Utah Jazz have had an offseason for the ages, and they aren

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https://www.ksl.com/article/46585954/3-things-you-may-have-missed-on-the-first-day-of-the-slc-summer-league


In another stoppage of play, Exum was shown on the big screen and his name was announced. He wasn't forgotten, after all.


Wish he could be. Should have cut him instead of Bolomboy. They'd have money for a starting 4 and could have kept Neto

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https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900077876/morning-links-why-the-jazz-leaving-behind-the-feel-good-team-label-is-a-good-thing-for-utah.html

[QUOTE]That wasn't the end of flattering phrases from O'Shaughnessy, who also said "the franchise

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https://www.sbnation.com/2019/7/1/20677637/utah-jazz-rumors-nba-free-agency-gordon-hayward-donovan-mitchell

[QUOTE]It

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https://twitter.com/AustinJazzHoops/status/1146068875433263107

Calderon and Vince wouldn't be bad as vets that can hit shots

Caruso would be a great pickup. I'd think someone is going to pay him though

Wilson Chandler could start at the 4

Cook would be a nice pickup

Does Gasol have anything left to start?

Might be able to start Cunningham

Dorsey might be interesting

Might be able to start Dudley

Ellenson is worth a look

Ennis would be good

Jerebko fits other than Snyder doesn't like him

Kornet might fit

loved Koufos!

I'd be all over Layman. Hard to believe he's be had for minimum

Lydon is worth a look

Mitrou Long should be considered

Greg Monroe as depth

Morris brothers if they could be had at that price for sure

Like Pachulia!

Jabari for sure at that price!

Definitely should be able to fill the bench with some good players. Rather they can get a starting caliber 4 that fits is the question. Definitely need some depth in the likely case that Dante still sucks though

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[QUOTE]Adrian Wojnarowski: Free agent guard Emmanuel Mudiay has agreed to a one-year deal with the Utah Jazz, league sources tell ESPN.

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[QUOTE]Tony Jones: Jeff Green has multiple suitors, League Sources tell The Athletic

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Adrian Wojnarowski: Free agent Jeff Green has agreed to a one-year, $2.5M deal with Utah, league sources tell ESPN.

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Conley/Exum/Mudiay
Mitchell/O'Neale
Bogdanovic/Ingles/Brantley?
Green/Niang
Gobert/Davis/Bradley/Reed?

Maybe Oni on two way?

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https://www.slcdunk.com/nba-free-agency/2019/7/2/20680288/2019-nba-free-agency-utah-jazz-sign-forward-jeff-green-to-one-year-contract

[QUOTE]Jeff Green gets a bad rap but as long as he

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https://www.slcdunk.com/2019/7/2/20678915/utah-jazz-reactions-from-day-1-of-salt-lake-city-summer-league

[QUOTE]To Bradley

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http://saltcityhoops.com/25184-2/


Fare thee well. Conley, Bogdanovic and Davis will replace Rubio, Crowder and Favors in their respective roles, but that means three lovable (if flawed) player are moving on.


2 of the 3 needed to move and Crowder's role needed to be reduced

[QUOTE]So why did they do it? This might just be about roster prioritization. Utah has three guys already who can play some point guard, and Ingles and Bogdanovic can also both facilitate the offense for stretches. When you

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https://www.ksl.com/article/46586181/ben-anderson-jazz-complete-identity-with-summer-acquisitions

[QUOTE]Ricky Rubio was supposed to step in for the departing George Hill, adding a steady hand next to Gobert and providing enough shooting to keep the defense honest. Rubio

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[QUOTE]Richard Jefferson: I

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Donovan Mitchell:

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McGrew had a nice game yesterday. He was good with the Stars. Not sure he's an NBAer though

Forman reminds me too much of Burke. I think he's better. Bigger, more athletic, longer, better shooter but he needs to be stashed I think especially now that they have Mudiay and Exum who aren't much older

Cousins played a good floor game. Might be a two way candidate

Fletcher did pretty good. Might get him another Stars deal

Hollins stuck out to me. Didn't shoot well but looked really long defensively and was active. Really skinny. All arms and legs.

Ferrari has talent as a true pg but too small and old school

Morgan had a big body. Might be a Stars candidate too

3 guys still haven't played. I think they may have just added a 2nd round pick of the Suns from a year ago who shot well in the Gleague last year so that's interesting

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https://www.ksl.com/article/46586697/the-alley-oop-that-changed-things-justin-wright-foreman-bounces-back-on-day-2-of-slc-summer-league

[QUOTE]

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https://www.ksl.com/article/46586626/report-jazz-to-sign-emmanuel-mudiay

[QUOTE]Mudiay might have been a highly-sought after recruit and a lottery pick four years ago, but there

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https://thejnotes.com/2019/07/02/utah-jazz-free-agent-jeff-green-emmanuel-mudiay/

[QUOTE]Neto has been a fan favorite, solid back-up and plus/minus god over his four years with the Jazz. Unfortunately, he

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Mudiay is a disappointment given his draft position, but he has played some good ball in the past. Green will be a solid guy off the bench for 15-20 minutes a night and can cover both forward spots.

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Mudiay is a disappointment given his draft position, but he has played some good ball in the past. Green will be a solid guy off the bench for 15-20 minutes a night and can cover both forward spots.

Sounds like Green will probably start. Tony Jones is saying Bojan starts at the 3 with Ingles off the bench but both close.

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DN: So, it was the BS rumor that came out recently overseas about you possibly needing surgery for an injured finger, which you weren

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https://thejnotes.com/2019/07/03/utah-jazz-wanted-mirotic-bogdanovic-even-better-move/

Bojan > Mirotic anyday!

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https://thejnotes.com/2019/07/03/trevor-booker-hint-interest-coming-back-play-utah-jazz/

He's be a great energy guy at the end of the bench. They missed him when he was gone

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Kincade Upstill
@Kincade12
Would love to see Jamychal green or markieff Morris on the jazz but see this as unlikely. Best option outside of that might be bringing Thabo back #TakeNote #UtahJazz

Love Thabo but why bring back someone that the coach doesn't want to play? Made no sense last year

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https://www.ksl.com/article/46587176/patrick-kinahan-losing-star-player-greatly-benefited-jazz


My goodness, the Jazz took it to a level this week. The result is they have soared well past whatever the expectations were two years ago.


where they are now is where the expectations should have been than. Instead they let Hill go and replaced him with Rubio and didn't go after another max guy that might have kept Hayward here


Instead of waiting, the Jazz shipped off several reserves and draft picks to the Memphis Grizzlies for Mike Conley. The top-flight point guard provides the 3-point shooting the team desperately needed and has badly lacked since the NBA discovered that three points is more than two points.


been waiting over 4 years now :rant

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https://thejnotes.com/2019/07/03/utah-jazz-consider-former-returning-jazzman-richard-jefferson/

I liked him when he was here. Could make sense. Has played in big games

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https://earlybirdrights.com/2019/07/03/utah-jazz-nba-offseason-free-agency-bojan-bogdanovic/


However, there might be a better way for the Jazz to handle things, particularly in relation to the three second-round picks they would also like to sign, preferably to multi-year contracts using cap space.

They need to sign at least a couple more vets unless those kids really show something which Brantley did in game 1. Have the two ways and stash/Gleague options for the other two

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David J. Smith
@davidjsmith1232
The good: Emmanuel Mudiay shot 49% on shots 10-16 feet out and 48% on 16 ft-3 pt range.

The bad: He shot 54% on 0-3 ft shots, and just 39% 3-10 feet.

He did shoot 42% on corner 3s (14-33), but just 55-177 on other 3s (31%).

the good all better than Dante! :cheers:

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[QUOTE]Eric Walden: Jairus Lyles has a left foot sprain and is out for the rest of tonight

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[QUOTE]Shams Charania: Free agent guard Raul Neto is signing a one-year, guaranteed veteran

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Oni was the impressive one tonight. He might be better than Exum already. Raining 3's. Long defensively. Can play with or without the ball in his hands. Atheltic.

Brantley was good too but it was Oni's night. Might have to find spots for both of them on the roster. Can[t wait to see how they do in Vegas. Time to move Dante?

Reed looked vulnerable on D.

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https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/254734/Jazz-Possibly-Looking-To-Make-Another-Move-This-Offseason


The Utah Jazz may make another move this offseason, league sources told Tony Jones of The Athletic.


I'd say ideally they'd add a couple more vets, one being a center, but with the way Brantley and Oni look it may be hard not to sign both of them too. Need to get rid of Dante!

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[QUOTE]Mychal Lowman
@My_Lo
Anthony Davis

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https://thejnotes.com/2019/07/04/utah-jazz-offseason-wild-team-may-not-done-yet/


As it stands, the Jazz roster sits at 11 players; 12 if you count Georges Niang (non-guaranteed deal), who the Jazz can waive with minimal financial impact before January 10. After his performance last season, though, I expect him to be back. But that still leaves the team with one more spot to fill to get to the minimum of players a team must carry at 13.


Niang should be in the rotation. Last spot right now should be out of Mudiay and Dante. Go Mudiay!!! :cheers:

[QUOTE]There are also a handful of guys from the team

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Tony Jones: Kyle Korver and the Utah Jazz have not been in contact, according to sources

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David J. Smith
@davidjsmith1232
Former Jazzman Erik McCree will be suiting up for ORL's summer league team.

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[QUOTE]David J. Smith
@davidjsmith1232
Isiah Thomas has the Jazz has his team to come out of the West, as of right now. https://www.nba.com/video/2019/07/01/20190701-gametime-free-agency-fever-west-finalists-prediction?cid=EMA_NBA_daily&uniqueID=524127942

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Need to deal Dante! :rant

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https://www.ksl.com/article/46588182/patience-led-to-one-of-the-jazzs-best-summers-in-franchise-history

[QUOTE]It made sense to roll it back. It didn

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[QUOTE]Adrian Wojnarowski: The Clippers are waiving guard Tyrone Wallace, league sources tell ESPN.

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[QUOTE]JD Shaw: The Grizzlies-Jazz trade from June that sent Mike Conley to Utah in exchange for Grayson Allen, Kyle Korver, Jae Crowder, the No. 23 pick (Darius Bazley, sent to Oklahoma City) and a 2020 first-round pick is now official. Korver will soon be moved to Phoenix.

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Utah Jazz
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@utahjazz
Stars are out 🤩

now Dante is a star! :rant

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https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900078499/quin-snyders-assistant-coaches-embed-utah-jazz-dna-in-new-guys-during-nba-summer-league-action.html

so they embed bad shooting and turnovers into them?

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https://twitter.com/JazzNationNews/status/1147676022336176128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Eembeddedtimeline%7Ctwterm%5Elist%3Adesnewssports% 3Anba_free_agency%7Ctwgr%5E393039363b74776565745f6 d65646961%7Ctwcon%5Etimelinechrome&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.deseretnews.com%2Farticl e%2F900077692%2Fthe-latest-ap-source-middleton-will-return-to-the-bucks.html

:bowdown:

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Michael Wallace: As far as newcomers in Grizz-Jazz trade, expect Grayson Allen to join summer league squad as soon as this weekend

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[QUOTE]Ekpe Udoh has agreed to a one-year deal with Beijing Ducks in China, sources tell Eurohoops. The one-time Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champion and former Utah Jazz player will become the highest paid import in CBA.

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Kincade Upstill
@Kincade12
#utahjazz roster is at 12 with 3 second round picks. Assuming one makes roster and 2 get the two way contracts, jazz can add 2 more players. Jamychal is 1st (But a long shot) other names I like are Thabo, Mbah a Moute, Korkmaz and Diallo. #TakeNote

Why bring back a guy the coach didn't like... again? Need to add Oni and Brantley from what I've seen. I'd add a vet with the other and I'd look for a guy with some experience for one of the the 2 ways like the first two they signed a couple years ago so he can sit on the Jazz bench while the two picks and Bradley play for the Satrs. Stash the other pick if possible

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JD Shaw: The Pelicans have officially acquired Derrick Favors from the Jazz for a 2021 and 2023 second-round draft pick.

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Utah Jazz
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@utahjazz
Jarrell Brantley (right hamstring tightness) will not return.

hopefully he'll be back this summer

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https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900078590/utah-jazz-guard-dante-exum-continues-rehab-conditioning.html

[QUOTE]

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Ken Clayton
@k_clayt
With the Conley trade & Bojan signing completed, Jazz sit $1.5M under the cap with 3 roster holds. This is the opportunity to add any players they want to 3 yr deals BEFORE signing Davis, Green or Mudiay. Total of about $3.3M to play with under the cap because as each contract...

Maybe for Oni and Brantley?

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Pelicans EVP David Griffin recruits Vince Carter on camera to play alongside Zion

sounds like he was asked but Conley too and liked the idea and than Mike told him to be a coach :lol

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[QUOTE]Shams Charania: Guard Alec Burks has agreed to a one-year deal with the Golden State Warriors, agent JR Hensley tells @The Athletic @Stadium.

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Tony Jones: Justin Zanik to Mike Conley: your leadership, your talent, we

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Tony Jones: Bojan Bogdanovic: I

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[QUOTE]Shams Charania: Sources: Denver is rescinding the qualifying offer on forward Trey Lyles, making him an unrestricted free agent. Move allows Lyles to focus on new home with a better opportunity given the depth of forwards on the Nuggets now.

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David J. Smith
@davidjsmith1232
Lyles has the offensive skill set a lot of teams need. But his defense and his atttitide/hard work (insert three-hour practice joke) have limited his prospects.

the Jazz said he was their hardest worker except for Hayward though. Him thinking he was Kobe his 2nd year was a bigger problem

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https://thejnotes.com/2019/07/08/utah-jazz-former-clark-wallace-free-agent-options/


The Utah Jazz still have spots to fill on their roster despite a busy opening week of free agency. Former Jazzmen Ian Clark and Tyrone Wallace may fit the bill.


no thanks on Clark. Wallace and Oni replacing Exum on the cheap would be great


As it stands, the Jazz have 12 players locked up for next season (counting the partially guaranteed contracts of Royce O’Neale and Georges Niang). And while the they have done well to compile a deep, well-rounded roster, more able bodies on the wing is something that could definitely help the push for the title.


I'd say they need a center more than anything.


According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the LA Clippers made the decision to waive Wallace in the wake of their big move to bring both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George to La-La Land. He’s largely a victim of circumstance, though; after a ho-hum year in the Jazz developmental system, he really found life with the Clips.


He did fine here. gave him away for some reason?

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David J. Smith
@davidjsmith1232
A healthy Thabo can do a lot to bolster the Jazz bench should they go that direction.

but why not go with a guy the coach might like instead? :confusedshrug:

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[QUOTE]John Denton: How much has the stature of the @Orlando Magic risen in the eyes of free agents? G Terrence Ross said he had contract offers and or serious interest from @Los Angeles Lakers, @Utah Jazz, @Dallas Mavericks, @Pacers & @SacramentoKings, but he said he never considered leaving his

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[QUOTE]Paul Garcia: The Suns waived Kyle Korver. He