Does this mean they have interest in Reddish as well? Robinson makes some sense but you'd think they might try to move in a different direction than a Gobert wannabe
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Does this mean they have interest in Reddish as well? Robinson makes some sense but you'd think they might try to move in a different direction than a Gobert wannabe
Former Cavaliers player [URL="https://*********.com/lists/international-transactions-log-where-are-former-nba-players-going/"]Tre Scott signed with French team Fos Provence for 2022-23 season[/URL].
– via [URL="https://*********.com/lists/international-transactions-log-where-are-former-nba-players-going/"]Alberto De Roa @ *********[/URL]
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2022/7/29/23282289/what-can-nickeil-alexander-walker-offer-for-the-utah-jazz-next-season-nba-2022-23-donovan-mitchell[/url]
[QUOTE]However, that doesn’t tell Alexander-Walker’s full story. I strongly believe that the Pelicans misused him as a player. For one, Alexander-Walker had an astonishingly high usage rate of nearly 25%. That is Jordan Clarkson levels of usage for a player that doesn’t have the scoring or facilitating capability to justify that role. According to [URL="http://NBA.com"]NBA.com[/URL], Alexander-Walker used nearly 28% of his possessions as a pick & roll ball handler, but ranked in the [I]39th percentile [/I]in that role. He only scored 0.80 points per possession and nearly a fifth of his possessions in the pick & roll ended in a turnover. To make matters worse, according to [URL="http://BBall-Index.com"]BBall-Index.com[/URL], as an isolation scorer, Alexander-Walker came in at [I]3rd percentile [/I](yes, you read that right) and his O-LEBRON was a -0.73. Simply put, Alexander-Walker had no business playing with the ball in his hands that much.
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to be fair Clarkson shot just as badly as him and shouldn't have the ball so much either
[QUOTE]So, if he can’t score the ball, what does Alexander-Walker do well? At the moment, not much. But, he has the potential to become a [I]fantastic [/I]defensive player. As a matter of fact, in two out of his three NBA seasons, BBall Index has Alexander-Walker’s defensive role listed as a “wing stopper,” something we all know the Jazz have desperately needed. At 6’5” with a wingspan just under 6’10”, Alexander-Walker has the capability to defend multiple positions and clog up passing lanes. And so far, he’s shown promise on that end.
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6'10 is Mitchell length so at guard he's pretty long not so much at the 3
[QUOTE]So, what does all of this mean for his role in Utah next year? Well, he's reaching a make it or break it moment in his career. If the Jazz clear up the logjam they currently have at the guard positions, Alexander-Walker will likely have ample opportunities to show some kind of growth. It wouldn’t surprise me if Alexander-Walker plays 20 minutes a night, but in a less ball-dominant role. As a slasher, tertiary ball handler, and defensive stopper, I think Alexander-Walker could carve a role out in Utah. But that will hinge upon his shooting improving next season. Last season, he shot about 35% from the corner three, but only 29.4% from above the break. That will have to improve if he wants to extend his career.
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he'll likely be starting
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2022/7/29/23283665/2022-utah-jazz-training-camp-roster-nba-free-agency-trade[/url]
[QUOTE]The [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com"]Utah Jazz[/URL] roster is in complete flux after the Rudy Gobert trade that sent shockwaves throughout the NBA. You can bet that there will be more moves and as those moves happen, we’ll update this for future reference.
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why not just wait until they finish the roster?
Sam Farnsworth: [URL="http://twitter.com/Samsworth_KSL/status/1550602052039876608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1550602052039876608%7Ctwgr%5E926c1c0bd5b1c3f89d0efbf067cecc099cdd783a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fnba%2Fknicks%2Fnews%2Fnew-york-utah-jazz-team-store-donovan-mitchell-trade-rumors"]Does the Jazz Store have better sources than the rest of us?[/URL]
[HR][/HR] [INDENT] Does the Jazz Store have better sources than the rest of us? [URL="https://t.co/WhMoS2LFEy"]pic.twitter.com/WhMoS2LFEy[/URL]
— Sam Farnsworth (@Samsworth_KSL) [URL="https://twitter.com/Samsworth_KSL/status/1550602052039876608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"]July 22, 2022[/URL][/INDENT]
– via [URL="http://twitter.com/Samsworth_KSL/status/1550602052039876608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1550602052039876608%7Ctwgr%5E926c1c0bd5b1c3f89d0efbf067cecc099cdd783a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fnba%2Fknicks%2Fnews%2Fnew-york-utah-jazz-team-store-donovan-mitchell-trade-rumors"]Twitter[/URL]
[URL="http://twitter.com/305Sportss/status/1553187122865217536"]Donovan Mitchell is feeling the love from Miami fans.[/URL]
[HR][/HR] [INDENT] Donovan Mitchell is feeling the love from Miami fans. [URL="https://t.co/HbHLefdwaF"]pic.twitter.com/HbHLefdwaF[/URL]
— 305 Sports (@305Sportss) [URL="https://twitter.com/305Sportss/status/1553187122865217536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"]July 30, 2022[/URL][/INDENT]
– via [URL="http://twitter.com/305Sportss/status/1553187122865217536"]Twitter[/URL]
The 2020-21 NBA MVP runner-up [URL="https://basketnews.com/news-175882-joel-embiid-was-interested-in-playing-for-france-this-summer.html"]Joel Embiid might have joined the French national team for the 2022 EuroBasket if not for an injury, according to the team’s general manager Boris Diaw.[/URL] Diaw confirmed to the L’Equipe that the Philadelphia 76ers superstar is on his way to being registered as a French national team player after all the documentation is dealt with.
– via [URL="https://basketnews.com/news-175882-joel-embiid-was-interested-in-playing-for-france-this-summer.html"]BasketNews[/URL]
“His [Joel Embiid’s] request for naturalization has been accepted,” said Diaw. “We know that he’s still waiting for the French passport. When he obtains it, then he can start the process and apply for a FIBA license for the national team,” continued Diaw. [URL="https://basketnews.com/news-175882-joel-embiid-was-interested-in-playing-for-france-this-summer.html"]“He would’ve liked to play this summer if he hadn’t been injured. But he underwent hand surgery and didn’t return to basketball,” Diaw revealed.[/URL] “It would’ve been too close, for him and Victor Wembanyama,” Diaw added.
– via [URL="https://basketnews.com/news-175882-joel-embiid-was-interested-in-playing-for-france-this-summer.html"]BasketNews[/URL]
Adebayo has also spent time playing in the Miami Pro League, teaming up with his friend, Donovan Mitchell. [URL="https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/fl-sp-heat-adebayo-camp-20220730-5ncb6ga6uvedhf3b4sqdn5peky-story.html"]Fans who attended chanted “Miami” at Mitchell to try to show how much they want the Utah Jazz guard to join the Heat. “It’s just fun, it’s for Miami, it’s for the community,” Adebayo said.[/URL] “And then to have one of my best friends, Donovan, come join us. It was a dope experience.”
– via [URL="https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/fl-sp-heat-adebayo-camp-20220730-5ncb6ga6uvedhf3b4sqdn5peky-story.html"]Adam Lichtenstein @ South Florida Sun-Sentinel[/URL]
Stein said that the [URL="https://larrybrownsports.com/basketball/lakers-looking-reunite-unlikely-player-julius-randle/601589"]Lakers may potentially engage the Knicks in a deal for Julius Randle if the Knicks successfully trade for Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell.[/URL] Stein added that the Lakers would not mind taking on the long-term money that Randle is owed.
– via [URL="https://larrybrownsports.com/basketball/lakers-looking-reunite-unlikely-player-julius-randle/601589"]Darryn Albert @ Larry Brown Sports[/URL]
[URL]http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=23hcymy6[/URL]
Chris Fedor: [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/insider/story/_/id/34314810/lowe-jaylen-brown-kevin-durant-everything-need-know-potentially-massive-trade"]Collin (Sexton) wanted something north of 20 million annually coming into this offseason.[/URL] I was told that he wanted an annual contract that started with a two, not a one. And he sees himself as a starting two guard in the NBA.
– via [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/insider/story/_/id/34314810/lowe-jaylen-brown-kevin-durant-everything-need-know-potentially-massive-trade"]Zach Lowe @ ESPN[/URL]
[url]https://www.deseret.com/2022/7/30/23280896/the-ripple-effects-of-the-rudy-gobert-trade[/url]
[QUOTE]But, Mitchell and Durant are high-level, team-changing players and movement in the NBA this summer has been quiet as the rest of the league waits to find out where these top names are going to end up. Until those moves are made, the league is in a bit of a holding pattern.
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is Mitchell really high level or did Gobert just make him look good by his dominance?
[url]https://www.postingandtoasting.com/2022/7/29/23281732/donovan-mitchell-trade-talks-between-the-knicks-and-jazz-have-reportedly-stalled[/url]
[QUOTE]Shams also mentioned that Ainge and the Jazz have reached out to other teams, including the Wizards and Hornets, gauging their interest. This pretty much follows the same pattern Ainge has been running during these negotiations. He knows nobody with interest in Mitchell can beat the pick package the Knicks can offer, so he’s leaking all kinds of crap about the “competitive” offers coming from other teams. We all know Mitchell ain’t going to DC for Kyle Kuzma and two firsts.
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it's no coincidence that two of the worst run franchises besides the Knicks are mentioned here. The number of picks the Knicks can offer doesn't matter if he can get more unprotected picks from someone else
[QUOTE][INDENT] Agreed
All these future assets
Thibs ruined our assets value and devalued them by playing vets
U miss out on Ivey and Donovan same off-season but gave ur nephew 100+ million with no allstar appearances?
U damn right he needs to be held accountable [URL="https://twitter.com/hashtag/newyorkforever?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"]#newyorkforever[/URL] [URL]https://t.co/8k5U6EjKIB[/URL] [URL="https://t.co/vTMrCu8KRj"]pic.twitter.com/vTMrCu8KRj[/URL]
— Staterunstheknicks (@bmorelikestate) [URL="https://twitter.com/bmorelikestate/status/1553159404589125633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"]July 29, 2022[/URL] [/INDENT][/QUOTE]
what if Brunson is better than Mitchell?
[QUOTE]Even if you believe that we must get Donovan Mitchell at all costs — and I do not — I think we all should be able to agree that we don’t need him [I]in July. [/I]Can the other Mitchell contenders, like Miami or Charlotte, magically pull together a package to beat the Knicks’ best offer? Hell no. If they could, they would have done so by now. Just relax, please. Go swimming. Drink a mojito. This isn’t getting resolved any time soon.
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again you have no idea. We've heard the Knicks are willing to go with 4 or 5 1sts but we've mostly heard they don't want to get rid of any of their young players. Charlotte and the Kings are both desperate, both have some young players and might give up more unprotected picks?
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2022/07/30/utah-jazz-reacting-two-bleacher-report-mock-trades/[/url]
[QUOTE]Although neither trade feels like a flat out win for the Jazz, this one feels a little more unfair, as the Lakers are getting two veteran starters that can help this team immediately, so like other Lakers mock trades over the past few weeks, they would likely have to add a young player into the mix, or add another first-round draft pick. Either way, this would would add to Utah’s haul of picks, and it would also give them cap room to be as flexible as possible going forward as they look to build a winner and capture their first NBA Championship in franchise history.
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as long as Westbrook doesn't play for them it's a win. Need more draft capital for helping the Lakers though
[URL]http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=254ufcn5[/URL]
Looks like you can figure out who wants the other Jazz guys and probably get rid of a few in the same deal. Sounds like fun no Danny?
[URL]http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=254ufcn5[/URL]
[URL="http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=23ssmdr5"]http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=23ssmdr5
I can see Danny putting something like this together. It's no coincidence that the Kings and Charlotte are in his crosshairs.
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[URL="https://*********.com/social/tweets/"]Rudy Gobert: R.I.P to the legend Bill Russell.[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/rudygobert27"]Twitter rudygobert27[/URL]
[URL="http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=23gm7zj9"]Everyone gets better here but the Jazz. Everyone takes on salary but the Jazz. Knicks get close to tax with 1 roster spot left. Everyone appears to have a pretty good rotation but the Jazz. Jazz still have 3 roster spots, 6 training camp spots and Fournier, Rose and Oubre to deal minimum. Gets Jazz under cap where they can take on contracts of others for picks. How many unprotected picks?
http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=23gm7zj9[/URL]
Keith Smith: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Simone Fontecchio got part of the Non-Taxpayer MLE from the Utah Jazz in his two-year deal. It’s also a descending deal,[/URL] a league source tells @spotrac. 2022-23: $3.2M 2023-24: $3.0M Both seasons are fully guaranteed.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/KeithSmithNBA"]Twitter KeithSmithNBA[/URL]
Keith Smith: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Juancho Hernangomez’s contract with the Toronto Raptors is fully guaranteed for the veteran minimum,[/URL] a league source tells @spotrac.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/KeithSmithNBA"]Twitter KeithSmithNBA[/URL]
Shams Charania: Free agent [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Bruno Caboclo has agreed to a training camp deal with the Boston Celtics[/URL] and will compete for a roster spot, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania"]Twitter ShamsCharania[/URL]
NBA guard [URL="https://www.philstar.com/sports/2022/08/02/2199717/clarkson-coming-town"]Jordan Clarkson is flying to Manila with his mother Janie, brother Bear and a trainer from his Utah Jazz team to play two games for Gilas in the FIBA World Cup Asia fourth qualifying window this month.[/URL] Although the Philippines is automatically qualified to play in the World Cup as lead host, bringing in Clarkson for the window is a key step towards building a competitive lineup for the 32-nation conclave on Aug. 25 to Sept. 10 next year.
– via [URL="https://www.philstar.com/sports/2022/08/02/2199717/clarkson-coming-town"]Joaquin Henson @ philstar.com[/URL]
“Clarkson is definitely coming,” said Gilas head coach Chot Reyes who celebrated his birthday yesterday. “From what I know, he has an urgent appointment in the US on Aug. 15 so will leave for Manila the next day to arrive here on Aug. 18.” Reyes plans to call his first practice on Aug. 15. [URL="https://www.philstar.com/sports/2022/08/02/2199717/clarkson-coming-town"]Gilas will play Lebanon in Beirut on Aug. 25 and Saudi Arabia at the MOA Arena on Aug. 29[/URL].
– via [URL="https://www.philstar.com/sports/2022/08/02/2199717/clarkson-coming-town"]Joaquin Henson @ philstar.com[/URL]
Tony Jones: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]The Utah Jazz are promoting Bryan Bailey to lead assistant coach,[/URL] League Sources tell myself and @Shams Charania…they are also hiring Sean Sheldon to their staff, according to sources. Sheldon comes to the Jazz from the San Antonio Spurs
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/Tjonesonthenba"]Twitter Tjonesonthenba[/URL]
[QUOTE] Tony Jones: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Clarification on Bryan Bailey. He is being promoted to the front of the bench, along with Alex Jensen and Lamar Skeeter.[/URL] The Jazz are also hiring Sean Sheldon to their staff, who had been with the San Antonio Spurs..Bailey, Jensen and Skeeter were all with Quin Snyder
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/Tjonesonthenba"]Twitter Tjonesonthenba[/URL]
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interesting that all of COTM's assistants are front of the bench. Don't coaches usually hire mostly new guys?
[QUOTE] [URL="https://nbl.com.au/news/melbourne-signs-unbelievable-athlete"]Melbourne United has filled its first import spot, signing American guard Rayjon Tucker for the 2022/2023 Hungry Jack’s NBL Season.[/URL] Known for his outstanding scoring ability and impressive athleticism, Tucker has played 39 NBA games for the Utah Jazz, Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets and Milwaukee Bucks.
– via [URL="https://nbl.com.au/news/melbourne-signs-unbelievable-athlete"]NBL.com.au[/URL]
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we never saw his scoring ability but great defensive energy
[URL="https://www.nba.com/jazz/news/seg-and-utah-jazz-appoint-caroline-klein-as-chief-communications-officer"]Smith Entertainment Group (SEG) and the Utah Jazz today announced the appointment of Caroline Klein in the newly created position of Chief Communications Officer,[/URL] effective Aug. 1.
– via [URL="https://www.nba.com/jazz/news/seg-and-utah-jazz-appoint-caroline-klein-as-chief-communications-officer"]Gabby Hundman @ NBA.com[/URL]
[URL="https://kslsports.com/490248/jazz-summer-league-standout-caboclo-signs-with-celtics/"]https://kslsports.com/490248/jazz-summer-league-standout-caboclo-signs-with-celtics/
[/URL][QUOTE]Though the Jazz lack depth at the center position, Caboclo would have needed time on the floor to develop into an NBA player, minutes that will be allocated to rookie Walker Kessler and oft-injured big man Udoka Azubuike.
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Kessler's minutes should be with the Stars unless he's ready. Danny isn't done yet either
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2022/08/02/wizards-make-run-donovan-mitchell/[/url]
[QUOTE]That being said, a disappointing lottery pick in Avdija and an unproven rookie in Davis is not enough to move a player of Mitchell’s caliber. On top of that, the money simply does not add up since Mitchell is making well over $30 million a year and the two trade chips combine for a yearly salary of under $10 million. The Wizards would have to throw in [URL="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/porzikr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-"]Kristaps Porzingis[/URL] as well, which they may be reluctant to do.
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Jazz wouldn't want Porzingas!
Chris Haynes: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer is adding DeMarre Carroll — one of his former players — to his coaching staff,[/URL] league sources tell @YahooSports.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes"]Twitter ChrisBHaynes[/URL]
Charlotte Hornets President of Basketball Operations & General Manager [URL="https://www.nba.com/hornets/news/charlotte-hornets-finalize-coaching-staff"]Mitch Kupchak announced today that the team has added Tyrone Corbin, Bob Beyer, Rex Walters, Bruce Kruetzer and Brian O’Connor to Steve Clifford’s staff.[/URL] Additionally, the team has retained assistant coaches Marlon Garnett, Jay Hernandez, Nick Friedman and Norman Richardson.
– via [URL="https://www.nba.com/hornets/news/charlotte-hornets-finalize-coaching-staff"]Hornets PR @ NBA.com[/URL]
Having acquired the French citizenship this summer, [URL="https://basketnews.com/news-175981-france-nt-star-players-and-coach-weigh-in-on-joel-embiid-joining-the-squad-in-the-future.html"]Joel Embiid couldn’t claim a place in the French national team for the EuroBasket due to a hand injury. But the question of his presence in the jersey of the Blues led several members of the France team to speak on the subject[/URL] this Tuesday in front of the press.
– via [URL="https://basketnews.com/news-175981-france-nt-star-players-and-coach-weigh-in-on-joel-embiid-joining-the-squad-in-the-future.html"]BasketNews[/URL]
[URL="https://basketnews.com/news-175981-france-nt-star-players-and-coach-weigh-in-on-joel-embiid-joining-the-squad-in-the-future.html"]Evan Fournier: “It’s something that’s complicated because there are so many factors and elements for anyone to say that they’re against or for. When the time comes, we’ll all talk to each other and we’ll make a decision.[/URL] Joel has a very good approach at the moment. We’ll see how it goes.”
– via [URL="https://basketnews.com/news-175981-france-nt-star-players-and-coach-weigh-in-on-joel-embiid-joining-the-squad-in-the-future.html"]BasketNews[/URL]
[URL="https://basketnews.com/news-175981-france-nt-star-players-and-coach-weigh-in-on-joel-embiid-joining-the-squad-in-the-future.html"]Rudy Gobert, who could form a dream duo with the Sixers big man, is rather diplomatic. “He’s an incredible player. There are lots of things to think about. Joel is a unique player[/URL] and we have a team that is already well-knit. A group that lives well together. You have to see how it might work for the group.”
– via [URL="https://basketnews.com/news-175981-france-nt-star-players-and-coach-weigh-in-on-joel-embiid-joining-the-squad-in-the-future.html"]BasketNews[/URL]
[URL="https://*********.com/social/tweets/"]DeMarre Carroll: Excited to be shadowing one of the best coaches in the league![/URL] He’s been a mentor throughout my career. Thank you Coach Bud and the Milwuakee Bucks Organization for allowing me this assistant coaching opportunity. Let’s go! #GoBucks
[HR][/HR] [INDENT] Excited to be shadowing one of the best coaches in the league! He’s been a mentor throughout my career. Thank you Coach Bud and the Milwuakee Bucks Organization for allowing me this assistant coaching opportunity. Let’s go! [URL="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoBucks?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"]#GoBucks[/URL] [URL="https://t.co/ZJhJThnCi3"]pic.twitter.com/ZJhJThnCi3[/URL]
— DeMarre Carroll (@DeMarreCarroll1) [URL="https://twitter.com/DeMarreCarroll1/status/1554487026132684802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"]August 2, 2022[/URL][/INDENT]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/DeMarreCarroll1"]Twitter DeMarreCarroll1[/URL]
Speaking of the playoffs, do you still think of your loss to the Grizzlies and feel like y’all gave the series away? Anthony Edwards: Man, I feel like we handed it to them man. [URL="https://www.complex.com/sports/anthony-edwards-interview-best-player-nba"]It was like taking candy from a baby and they took the candy. We had every game won man and I don’t know what happened.[/URL] I don’t know what happened.
– via [URL="https://www.complex.com/sports/anthony-edwards-interview-best-player-nba"]Zion Olojede @ complex.com[/URL]
On that note, where do you rank yourself amongst the best players in the league. Do you think you still need time to reach to be in that best player category? Anthony Edwards: Yeah for sure. I need another year. [URL="https://www.complex.com/sports/anthony-edwards-interview-best-player-nba"]After this year, I think I’ll be in the (best player) conversation[/URL].
– via [URL="https://www.complex.com/sports/anthony-edwards-interview-best-player-nba"]Zion Olojede @ complex.com[/URL]
KAT said y’all are championship or bust team this year, you agree and why? Anthony Edwards: For sure. [URL="https://www.complex.com/sports/anthony-edwards-interview-best-player-nba"]Adding Rudy puts that pressure on us. I agree with that[/URL].
– via [URL="https://www.complex.com/sports/anthony-edwards-interview-best-player-nba"]Zion Olojede @ complex.com[/URL]
If Edwards becomes the Wolves best player they will be tough to beat assuming Gobert doesn't start to decline
[QUOTE] Well, let’s start with this: [URL="https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2022/08/02/wait-why-would-utah-jazz-try/"]the overwhelming feeling among league insiders is that Mitchell is likely to sign outside of Utah at the first available opportunity in 2025[/URL]. Mitchell considers New York home. Mitchell has spent the majority of this offseason in New York this year. His skills trainer, Chris Brickley, operates out of a gym in the city. It makes sense that he’d be interested in living there full time.
– via [URL="https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2022/08/02/wait-why-would-utah-jazz-try/"]Salt Lake Tribune[/URL]
There are other places he’s reportedly interested in — Miami being a candidate as well. [URL="https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2022/08/02/wait-why-would-utah-jazz-try/"]There’s a sense that many in Mitchell’s team would prefer he play in a larger market than Utah.[/URL] Such a market would likely earn him a bigger profile, and perhaps more money, from sponsors.
– via [URL="https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2022/08/02/wait-why-would-utah-jazz-try/"]Salt Lake Tribune[/URL]
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the sponsors won't care if he's not a star. Without Gobert will he even be an all-star or get a 2nd max deal?
[url]https://kslsports.com/490288/jazz-roster-needs-serious-work-regardless-of-mitchell-trade/[/url]
[QUOTE]First, as currently constituted the Jazz are caught in the no man’s land that is the middle class of the NBA. Between the veteran experience of Mike Conley, Parick Beverley, Jordan Clarkson, Malik Beasley, Bojan Bogdanovic, and Jarred Vanderbilt, the Jazz simply have too much talent to lose the number of games required to earn one of the top picks in next year’s NBA Draft.
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lottery
[QUOTE]If we were to add the three-time All-Star to the previous list, they’re good enough to earn 40+ wins, and finish well within the Western Conference Playoff picture, but not high enough to compete for anything truly meaningful.
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barely made the playoffs last year with Gobert missing time. How will they make the playoffs without him?
[QUOTE]Rookie Walker Kessler will get an ample share of the minutes, as will third-year center Udoka Azubuike, but neither of the Jazz two centers has proven they can play significant minutes in the NBA.
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one showed he can play in the league if his health cooperates
[QUOTE]Rookie Simone Fontecchio and second-year forward Leandro Bolmaro will also see the floor, but what they offer and how much they can play remains to be determined.
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hard to predict if Bolmaro will play. Let's set the roster and go into camp
[QUOTE]Another rumored deal would send Mitchell to the [URL="https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nba/news/raptors-donovan-mitchell-trade-jazz/xk8ixruim3r1o6nyj4bfg47h"]Toronto Raptors[/URL] for OG Anunoby and Gary Trent Jr. While there are fewer players in this trade, the Jazz would again be too competitive to tank, and would add yet another veteran body to the backcourt.
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they are tanking. No Gobert is tank
[QUOTE]The Jazz could make more moves like the Royce O’Neale trade that returned only a future draft pick, deals they’ve certainly explored for the veterans remaining on the roster. And, they could sign other under-the-radar players like Fontecchio whose NBA timeline matches the team’s upcoming rebuild.
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26 is a different timeline than 19
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2022/08/02/utah-jazz-make-move-cavaliers-guard/[/url]
[QUOTE]In the above clip, Tony Jones wonders if Utah do indeed keep Donovan Mitchell, that the team could target 23-year old Collin Sexton, who has the potential to be an All-Star at the point guard spot. The Cavaliers recently offered Sexton a contract in the $13 million per year range, as he is coming off an injury that has seen him miss a lot of time on the court, but he turned that down, and one year away from being a UFA, it makes sense that Cleveland will start taking offers on him.
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He makes sense if they get rid of Mitchell. Makes little sense otherwise
[QUOTE] Fred Katz on potential Knicks’ tampering: Everyone assumes that the NBA’s go-to penalty for this is now just loss of a second-round pick, because that’s what happened in the Lonzo Ball sing-and-trade. And that’s what happened in the Kyle Lowry sign-and-trade. And they just go ‘second-round pick’. And I know for sure that is not their blanket policy. That’s just what they decided in those moments and if they find evidence of tampering that they believe to be particularly egregious, they are down to go with a harsher penalty. But [URL="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tampering-trades-lebrons-future/id1358187061?i=1000574671092"]they have to find the evidence. It can’t just be like, ‘This is what we believed happened’. It has to be like evidence you can present in a courtroom and actually prove your point. … I think it could be a first-round pick… but I wasn’t explicitly told it could be a first[/URL].
– via [URL="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tampering-trades-lebrons-future/id1358187061?i=1000574671092"]Apple Podcasts[/URL]
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that could affect the trade
Rod Beard: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]NBA announces that Canada Series will return, with preseason games in Edmonton and Montreal: #Raptors vs. #Jazz on Oct. 2[/URL] #Raptors vs. #Celtics on Oct. 14 pic.twitter.com/e7eux9bH5P
[HR][/HR] [INDENT] NBA announces that Canada Series will return, with preseason games in Edmonton and Montreal: [URL="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Raptors?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"]#Raptors[/URL] vs. [URL="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jazz?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"]#Jazz[/URL] on Oct. 2[URL="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Raptors?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"]#Raptors[/URL] vs. [URL="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Celtics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"]#Celtics[/URL] on Oct. 14 [URL="https://t.co/e7eux9bH5P"]pic.twitter.com/e7eux9bH5P[/URL]
— Rod Beard (@detnewsRodBeard) [URL="https://twitter.com/detnewsRodBeard/status/1554833549324259328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"]August 3, 2022[/URL][/INDENT]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/detnewsRodBeard"]Twitter detnewsRodBeard[/URL]
Andy Larsen: Jazz’s first game this season will be in… Edmonton, Alberta, Canada? [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Team just released the full preseason schedule:[/URL] pic.twitter.com/gM5xFqsfxd
[HR][/HR] [URL]http://twitter.com/andyblarsen/status/1554832341465321477[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/andyblarsen"]Twitter andyblarsen[/URL]
[url]https://sports.yahoo.com/mock-trade-sixers-sending-tobias-231617258.html[/url]
[QUOTE]Analyzing the deal from a Sixers standpoint
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and why would the Jazz do this?