2016- Yet another long off-season

[quote]French agent [URL="http://www.lequipe.fr/Basket/Actualites/Bouna-ndiaye-est-a-salt-lake-city-pour-rudy-gobert/701983"]Bouna Ndiaye is moving to Salt Lake City on Saturday to start contract extension negotiations for Rudy Gobert[/URL].
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[URL="http://www.lequipe.fr/Basket/Actualites/Bouna-ndiaye-est-a-salt-lake-city-pour-rudy-gobert/701983"]Bouna Ndiaye: “If what they have in mind is close to what we hope, this could go real fast.”[/URL]
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[/quote] I'd think he's ready to settle for less than max than? Jazz must be done with free agency. Turning to Rudy and Favors contracts?

David Locke: [URL="http://*********.com/social/"]Jazz doing due diligence called around to agents. Got to Joe Johnson

[url]http://www.sltrib.com/sports/4069737-155/utah-jazz-agree-with-veteran-joe[/url]

[QUOTE]In Johnson, the Jazz get a guy who will come off the bench and provide scoring. [/QUOTE]

Love how these guys have it all figured out. :rolleyes:

Shams Charania: Free agent [URL="http://*********.com/social/"]Luol Deng has reached agreement on a four-year, $72 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers,[/URL] league sources tell The Vertical.

[URL="http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/sfl-miami-heat-joe-johnson-s070216-story.html"]The Heat had been hopeful that Johnson would not prioritize salary, after coming off the $126 million contract he signed with the Atlanta Hawks and then played under in Brooklyn[/URL].

French agent Bouna Ndiaye, who helped Nicolas Batum sign a $120 million contract and Evan Fournier a $85 million contract, [URL="http://www.lequipe.fr/Basket/Actualites/Bouna-ndiaye-est-a-salt-lake-city-pour-rudy-gobert/701983"]is in Salt Lake City to begin negotiations with the Utah Jazz hoping to do better with Rudy Gobert[/URL].

[QUOTE=El Kabong]I like that signing. Ball handling and 3 point shooting, he's a big guard too, which will help a bit more too.[/QUOTE]
I love the signing personally, and if any injuries come our way we should be able to weather them nicely.
In other news, Booker is gone; signed with the Nets for two years

[QUOTE]Tony Jones: Utah Jazz forward [URL="http://*********.com/social/"]Trevor Booker is close to reaching an agreement to join the Brooklyn Nets,[/URL] league sources tell the Salt Lake Tribune

[QUOTE]Tony Jones: [URL="http://*********.com/social/"]Trevor Booker has reached an agreement to join the Brooklyn Nets,[/URL] league sources tell The Salt Lake Tribune

Looks like a great opportunity for Booker. He might start there. They only have one other guy right now.

[url]http://www.slcdunk.com/nba-free-agency/2016/7/2/12087094/nba-free-agency-2016-joe-johnson-utah-jazz-gordon-hayward-rodney-hood-22-ways[/url]

[QUOTE]So this marks the second time we have a young player on the Jazz who was drafted that was later on paired up with that player's idol growing up. The first was Dante Exum (2014 Draft) and Joe Ingles (2014 Free Agent). Now Rodney Hood (2014 Draft) and Joe Johnson (2016 Free Agent). [/QUOTE]
That's cool. Hood gets to learn from his guy. Amazing what having vets around can do.

[QUOTE]Hayward has no post-up game, and as a lead guy hasn't been spectacular as a 1st option. Johnson does have a post-up game, and at times can put a team on his back and carry them to big wins. Johnson also has a more ideal diversity of where he gets his shots on the floor, and how he gets the ball. Hayward has bulked up to 230, but will be 10 pounds lighter than Johnson. I don't think we want him to get much bigger, but learn to better use his body to get an advantage over smaller defenders. Johnson is one of the last of a breed of guards who have post-up skills. Hayward desperately needs to get as much as he can to take his game to the next level.[/QUOTE]

Believe that is one of the things he is working on this off-season.

[url]http://www.sltrib.com/sports/4075110-155/kragthorpe-joe-johnson-makes-jazz-even[/url]

[QUOTE]Now, if the Jazz can just get one more shooter, such as a big man who can spread the court

[URL="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865657367/Utah-Jazz-forward-Trevor-Booker-to-sign-with-Brooklyn-Nets.html"]http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865657367/Utah-Jazz-forward-Trevor-Booker-to-sign-with-Brooklyn-Nets.html[/URL]

[quote]Booker's departure also opens up a possible roster spot for Weber State big Joel Bolomboy. The Jazz's late second-round selection, who's participating with the team's summer league for the next couple of weeks, has similar energy but more athleticism and rebounding prowess than the Brooklyn-bound baller.[/quote]
Not many people more athletic than Booker. Believe it when I see it. There's a spot for the guy if he can play not because Booker left.

[QUOTE][URL="http://www.csnmidatlantic.com/washington-wizards/least-5-other-teams-show-interest-wizards-garrett-temple"]Garrett Temple, who has spent the last four years with the Wizards and is an unrestricted free agent, could be on his way out door with more teams having expressed interest than ever before,[/URL] league sources tell CSNmidatlantic.com on Saturday night. In addition to the Wizards who contacted Temple by the time the period open Friday, the Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, Sacramento Kings, New Orleans Pelicans and Atlanta Hawks have talked to the 6-6 guard via phone.

Adrian Wojnarowski: The Utah [URL="http://*********.com/social/"]Jazz are finalizing a deal to send guard Trey Burke to the Washington Wizards for a future pick,[/URL] league sources tell @The Vertical.