The 2017 off-season...Hayward, Hill, Ingles...?

[url]https://jazzfanatical.wordpress.com/2017/06/04/where-are-they-now-donyell-marshall/[/url]


[QUOTE] my first couple years in the NBA was a little different, but then once I got to Utah and Karl [Malone] and John [Stockton] helped me, and then, and helped me turn my career around[/QUOTE]

He was great here. It's too bad that in typical Jazz fashion they let him go because they were cheap and replaced him with Harpring. Harpring was good too but they could have still been really good with both of them instead of just one.


[QUOTE]If you look at my two years in Utah, I shot 50 percent from the floor. You know, even though John was the guy there, I was the second leading scorer on the team. [/QUOTE]

He was their best low post scorer while Karl shot his fade away 20 footers. Funny he became known for shooting the 3 after he left.

[url]http://purpleandblues.com/2017/06/05/three-things-that-would-have-to-happen-for-utah-jazz-to-compete-with-gsw/[/url]


[QUOTE]Although many had predicted that Utah

[QUOTE]Front-office executives agree that college is a better path to the NBA than entering the G-League out of high school.[/QUOTE]

Not for kids that don't want to go to school it's not. Stupid to give scholarships to people that are jus there to play ball.

[QUOTE]They generally prefer players to come in more seasoned, and they often cite the NFL

[url]https://theringer.com/nba-draft-adam-silver-age-limit-ben-simmons-51cc9cfbc034[/url]


[QUOTE]If teams are worried about having raw talents on their roster sucking up cap space, they could have those draftees assigned to their G-League affiliate for a season, playing for the same money on their rookie scale, without counting against the cap unless they get called up to the NBA. This would assure that players like Milwaukee

[url]http://purpleandblues.com/2017/06/06/three-eastern-conference-rumors-mean-gordon-hayward-utah-jazz/3/[/url]

[QUOTE]If this rumor pans out, it will be absolutely exceptional for the Utah Jazz and their chances of retaining Gordon Hayward as it effectively kills two birds with one stone, removing two legitimate Hayward suitors from the picture. If Boston trades for PG, they

[QUOTE]Steve Kyler on Gordon Hayward: I

[url]http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865681493/Looking-back-How-the-Jazz-have-recovered-from-trading-Deron-Williams.html[/url]

[QUOTE]The team could no longer rely on their veterans, Millsap and Jefferson, who both left as free agents in 2013.[/QUOTE]

They could have relied on Millsap long before that. They chose not to

[QUOTE]Hayward blossomed into the team

[url]http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2710911-teams-that-could-be-left-in-shambles-after-nba-free-agency[/url]

The Jazz will not be in shambles because regardless of what happens they have Gobert to build around. They will probably try tanking again though

[url]http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2708586-biggest-offseason-priorities-and-targets-for-utah-jazz[/url]

[QUOTE]and made a particularly impressive all-around leap with his game this season after spending a week training with Kobe Bryant this past summer.[/QUOTE]

didn't see much of Kobe's game there thankfully. Lyles otoh...

[QUOTE]there may be some lingering resentment from Hayward's restricted free agency, when the Jazz decided to wait for another team (the Charlotte Hornets) to offer him the max before matching rather than giving it to him out of the gate.[/QUOTE]

It's business. The Jazz blew it. He might not have the opt out if they'd taken care of him first

[QUOTE] Nor have the Jazz had the best luck retaining the players they develop, be it those who are free agents (Carlos Boozer) or will soon be so (Deron Williams).
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They made the right decision not paying Boozer

[QUOTE]Utah won't be completely hopeless if it loses a cornerstone or two and can't replace him (or them) on the open market.

Joe Johnson and Rodney Hood are both capable of stepping into the wing spot that may be vacated by Hayward. Filling Hill's shoes at point guard could be a taller order, though it would give Utah an opportunity to see, once and for all, if Dante Exum

[url]http://purpleandblues.com/2017/06/06/utah-jazz-should-aim-for-northwest-division-dynasty/[/url]

Who cares about the division! :rolleyes:

Their competition should be GS, SA and Cleveland. That's it!

[url]http://purpleandblues.com/2017/06/06/utah-jazz-pre-draft-semi-ojeleyes-long-winding-road/[/url]

[QUOTE]He plays like a face-up four, but he

Michael Scotto: Projected first round pick Jawun Evans has workouts with Portland June 8, OKC June 9, and Utah June 10, sources told Basketball Insiders.

Jessica Camerato: Elie Okobo has worked out for the Jazz, Sixers (today). He also will work out for the Nets and Hawks.

[url]http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865681530/3-offseason-objectives-for-the-Jazz-that-dont-involve-Gordon-Hayward.html[/url]

[QUOTE]Dennis Lindsey can also take a risky route inside the league’s current pool, with Derrick Rose and Rajon Rondo becoming available.[/QUOTE]

Why even mention them? They don't fit at all. If Sloan was coach and he wasn't a head case than yes maybe Rondo

[QUOTE]The most likely option will be the internal route, or the development of Dante Exum, whom the Jazz picked fifth overall in 2015.[/QUOTE]

I can't see that. They have to look to find a vet to pair with Neto if Hill goes elsewhere. The Euro is a bench player as is Deron. If Exum could hit shots and defend he could play somewhere. Big ifs

[QUOTE]was never really a part of Snyder’s rotation.[/QUOTE]

sure he was

[QUOTE]Favors can neither defend most power forwards (now called “stretch fours” for their ability to shoot threes) nor hit shots from the perimeter himself. [/QUOTE]

I thought he could defend?

[QUOTE]Teams will still have interest in Favors, especially those that could use him as a sixth man, like the Milwaukee Bucks did with Greg Monroe and the Oklahoma City Thunder with Enes Kanter. His scoring and rebounding can be valuable, and Favors can fortify a second unit and serve as a part-time starter when injuries occur.[/QUOTE]

Jazz might as well keep him if he's a bench piece. He can defend unlike those two. He can play small ball center in the East at least if he gets healthy again

[QUOTE]The Los Angeles Lakers own the second pick in this year’s draft and are reportedly looking to trade Jordan Clarkson to make room for Lonzo Ball, who’s projected to get picked at the spot.

Clarkson, 24, averaged 14.7 points on a career-high 44.5 percent shooting last season. The Jazz could theoretically send Favors and his expiring deal to the Lakers with one of their picks for Clarkson, as their salaries match and would fit into the league’s guidelines for acceptable deals.

In return, the Jazz would get a scoring guard under contract until 2020 and the Lakers would get a productive big man in Favors (along with salary cap relief next season) and an additional draft pick. This type of trade is conceivably one the Jazz could complete in the next few weeks.[/QUOTE]

Clarkson makes sense offensively but the Lakers are already paying Mosgov and have young guys they want to play ahead of him. Can't see them wanting Favors

[QUOTE]Hood and Exum both have the potential to become highly productive players, but neither has shown it consistently enough. But if the Jazz brass want to bet on their own talent, they could sign Hood and Exum to early extensions and look bright for doing so if the players realize their potential in the future. Their value is a lot lower now than it will be next year if both have breakout seasons. It could be a financially savvy move or one that becomes burdensome soon after the deals are signed.[/QUOTE]

Doubt either sign unless they sign very cheaply

[url]http://purpleandblues.com/2017/06/07/utah-jazz-2016-2017-player-review-joe-ingles/[/url]

[QUOTE]The most obvious improvement for Joe Ingles this last season had to be his three point shooting. He lead the league in three point field goal percentage for the majority of the season. [/QUOTE]

The most obvious that unlike his first two years he came to play from day 1 instead of just the end of the season especially defensively

Need to let him go.