2022 off season Post Gobert. A new era begins

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2022/07/21/utah-jazz-the-5-greatest-individual-seasons-in-franchise-history/[/url]

[QUOTE][h=3]5. Carlos Boozer – 2008[/h][/QUOTE]

when he wasn't the best player on the team and his backup was the better player? :facepalm

[QUOTE]His best season in Utah came early in his run with the team, as the 1983 season saw him put up 31 PPG, along with 5 assists and 6 boards per game, and it’s just very unfortunate that this came at a time before John Stockton or Karl Malone joined this iconic franchise.

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probably the next year as he led them to 15 more wins the division title and the Jazz first playoff berth

[QUOTE][h=3]3. ‘Pistol’ Pete Maravich – 1977[/h][/QUOTE]

sub .500

No all NBA all Defense SPOTY allowed or what?

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2022/07/22/who-is-utahs-new-coach-will-hardy/[/url]

[QUOTE]While Mitchell’s future is still up in the air, it is seeming more and more likely by the day that the Jazz are asking for more than teams are willing to give up in a trade for Mitchell. If he does stay in Utah, Mitchell will continue to be the cornerstone of the organization and build upon an already strong relationship with Hardy.

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that is how you negotiate. Ask for more than you will get. Not the Kevin O'Conner 2nd offer on the table from the only team that knew Deron was available. Mitchell is gone. Move on

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2022/07/21/utah-jazz-doomsday-mock-trade-end-offseason/[/url]

no on Westbrook

[url]https://sircharlesincharge.com/2022/07/22/los-angeles-lakers-trade-targets-shooting/3/[/url]

[QUOTE]If the Lakers are willing to send the Jazz a first-round draft pick, there’s no question that he would be a fit for the team. The big question is, would the Lakers be open to moving the assets that it will take to land him?

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1st and 20 mill in salary

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2022/07/20/utah-jazz-will-danny-ainge-get-wish/[/url]

[QUOTE][h=1]Utah Jazz: Will Danny Ainge get his wish?[/h][/QUOTE]

No. If it was up to Danny he'd destroy the Knicks franchise. He'll have to settle for 4 or firsts

[QUOTE]According to NBA writer Marc Stein, Danny Ainge has been playing hard-ball in any trade conversations (rightfully so), and has asked for six, potentially seven first round draft picks in return for the young All-Star. Given Donovan’s lack of official comment or trade request, the Jazz have plenty of time to move him, and if the offer isn’t right, Ainge is likely going to stick to his guns and wait for the right offer. But that raises the question, is there any team that can provide what he is asking for?

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there is. He won't get what he's asking for but it will certainly be more than Mitchell is worth and the Knicks might not even make the play in

[url]https://valleyofthesuns.com/2022/07/21/trades-phoenix-suns-utah-jazz/2/[/url]

[QUOTE][INDENT] [CENTER]Phoenix Receive: Mike Conley
[/CENTER] [CENTER]Utah Receive: Dario Saric, Landry Shamet, Unprotected 2025 First-Round Pick
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would want to move Saric too

[QUOTE][INDENT] [CENTER]Phoenix Receive: Jordan Clarkson
[/CENTER] [CENTER]Utah Receive: Dario Saric, Torrey Craig, Top 10 Protected 2025 First-Round Pick
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Craig would have to be moved but better than having Clarkson!!!

[QUOTE][INDENT] [CENTER]Phoenix Receive: Bojan Bogdanovic
[/CENTER] [CENTER]Utah Receive: Jae Crowder, Dario Saric, Top 10 Protected 2025 First-Round Pick
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have to move Jae and Saric

[url]https://heavy.com/sports/new-york-knicks/donovan-mitchell-cam-thomas-trade/[/url]

[QUOTE][B]Los Angeles Lakers Receive:[/B] Kyrie Irving, Patrick Beverley* and Dario Saric

[B]Brooklyn Nets Receive:[/B] Mikal Bridges, Talen Horton-Tucker, Cameron Payne, a 2025 first-round pick from Phoenix, a 2027 first-round pick from Phoenix, a 2027 first-round pick from Los Angeles, a 2029 first-round pick from Phoenix and a 2029 first-round pick from New York

[B]Utah Jazz Receive: [/B]Russell Westbrook, Quentin Grimes, Cam Reddish, Evan Fournier, Jae Crowder, Landry Shamet, a 2023 first-round pick from New York, a 2023 first-round pick from Phoenix, a 2025 first-round pick from New York, a 2027 first-round pick from New York and a 2029 first-round pick from Los Angeles
[B]Phoenix Suns Receive:[/B] Kevin Durant and Bojan Bogdanovic
[B]New York Knicks Receive: [/B]Donovan Mitchell and Cam Thomas

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don't love getting Westbrook but 5 1sts including 3 from Knicks. If those are unprotected they couldn't complain. Westbrook sits until trade deadline or is bought out immediately. Can't imagine they want Reddish either unless they have a pretty good idea what an extension looks like with him. Get Grimes. Knicks keep Toppin and Barrett. Don't like helping Lakers but it won't matter when Lebron, Davis and Kyrie aren't playing again. I'd think you'd want Rose instead of Fournier but he probably has more value even with two years on his deal. Crowder expiring. Should be an asset. Shamet would be one of the young vets you keep to lead the tank! The Lakers pick could be a great one too. Not sure what kind of protection is on it? Bojan ends up on a true contender. Do Knicks even make play-in?

Michael Scotto: Karl-Anthony Towns on expectations for the Timberwolves this season: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]“It’s go time. The (Rudy Gobert) trade happens. There’s no more time. There are no more excuses. We’ve got to get it done now. It’s championship now or bust. Got to go out there and get the job done.”[/URL] pic.twitter.com/MRbuNoTG2U
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/MikeAScotto"]Twitter MikeAScotto[/URL]




Dane Moore: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Karl-Anthony Towns on what he expects playing with Rudy Gobert: “His strengths are my weaknesses and his weaknesses are my strengths.”[/URL] pic.twitter.com/aCasFwClLk
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/DaneMooreNBA"]Twitter DaneMooreNBA[/URL]






Dane Moore: Karl-Anthony Towns on potentially spending his entire career in Minnesota: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]“My dream was always to try to retire here and live every single day of my NBA career as a Wolf. Deeper into my career, new contract, I feel very good with the possibility of that happening.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/DaneMooreNBA"]Twitter DaneMooreNBA[/URL]

[QUOTE] [URL="https://twitter.com/DaneMooreNBA"]Dane Moore[/URL] [URL="https://twitter.com/DaneMooreNBA"]@DaneMooreNBA[/URL]

[URL="https://twitter.com/DaneMooreNBA/status/1550564416256675840"]about 14 minutes ago[/URL]

KAT talked about running 4-5 pick and roll with Rudy Gobert at his press conference today. Out of curiosity, I looked up how many PnRs KAT ran as the ball-handler this season (it was 40). Here are some clips of what that looked like, starting with an actual 4-5 PnR with Naz Reid [URL="https://t.co/Jq6tq3YRlO"]pic.twitter.com/Jq6tq3YRlO[/URL]

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already envisioned that but the Ant/Gobert is what could really make the team special and what they needed from Mitchell with the best pick and roll partner in the league

[QUOTE] [URL="http://twitter.com/MayorFrey/status/1550554445536268288"]Mayor Jacob Frey: I’ve proclaimed today @KarlTowns Day in the City of MPLS![/URL] We’re so lucky to have KAT’s commitment to our city and community — and that’s solidified through his recent @Timberwolves contract extension. Congrats, KAT!

[HR][/HR] [INDENT] I've proclaimed today [URL="https://twitter.com/KarlTowns?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"]@KarlTowns[/URL] Day in the City of MPLS! We're so lucky to have KAT's commitment to our city and community — and that's solidified through his recent [URL="https://twitter.com/Timberwolves?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"]@Timberwolves[/URL] contract extension. Congrats, KAT! [URL="https://t.co/1aI1hBGLua"]pic.twitter.com/1aI1hBGLua[/URL]

— Mayor Jacob Frey (@MayorFrey) [URL="https://twitter.com/MayorFrey/status/1550554445536268288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"]July 22, 2022[/URL][/INDENT]

– via [URL="http://twitter.com/MayorFrey/status/1550554445536268288"]Twitter[/URL]

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a day for your 3rd best player!

The Utah Jazz forward [URL="https://basketnews.com/news-175556-eric-paschall-on-rumors-going-to-panathinaikos-false-news.html"]Eric Paschall was linked with Panathinaikos OPAP Athens in recent reports by Greek media outlets. However, the player himself denied his possible move to Europe[/URL] with the following tweet: “False News.” Paschall added that he “never agreed to anything.”
– via [URL="https://basketnews.com/news-175556-eric-paschall-on-rumors-going-to-panathinaikos-false-news.html"]BasketNews[/URL]





His star teammate [URL="https://basketnews.com/news-175556-eric-paschall-on-rumors-going-to-panathinaikos-false-news.html"]Donovan Mitchell joined Paschall on Twitter, writing, “They have been doing that a lot recently.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://basketnews.com/news-175556-eric-paschall-on-rumors-going-to-panathinaikos-false-news.html"]BasketNews[/URL]

[QUOTE] NBA on ESPN: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Karl-Anthony Towns thought that the Timberwolves had traded for Rudy Gay[/URL]

[HR][/HR] [URL]https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/1550574515788414976[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA"]Twitter ESPNNBA[/URL]

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could have made some sense :lol

[url]https://kslsports.com/489909/clarkson-asks-question-to-mitchell-on-twitter-team-store-hints-at-future/[/url]

[QUOTE]KSL Sports’ Sam Farnsworth was at Vivint Arena to check out some of the Jazz gear and noticed they had a clearance rack for “former players.” The jerseys hanging on that rack are Mitchell’s No. 45. It would make sense of Mitchell’s jerseys to be on the clearance rack since the Jazz unveiled new uniforms before Salt Lake City Summer League. But the rack says “former players.” That raises even more questions on whether Mitchell will remain with the Jazz or not.

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can't wait! :lol

[url]https://kslsports.com/489857/donovan-mitchell-knicks-jazz-trade/[/url]

[QUOTE]Saying that Ainge was able to get a lot for trading Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves is an understatement. The [URL="https://kslsports.com/489223/jazz-officially-trade-gobert-to-timberwolves/"]Jazz ended up landing[/URL] Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Jarred Vanderbilt, Leandro Balmaro, and rookie Walker Kessler, plus they are getting unprotected first-round picks in 2023, 2025, and 2027. Then a 2029 first-round pick that is top-five protected and swapping the 2026 first-round draft picks.

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and they probably will still lose the trade and that is no understatement just the odds

[QUOTE]So, it makes a lot of sense for the Jazz to want an even bigger haul for Mitchell. The Knicks are desperate but they have not given into the Jazz demands which with the latest reports say they want the Knicks to send over [URL="https://*********.com/rumor/1734173/"]seven first-round draft picks[/URL].

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it makes no sense for anyone to pay more for a lesser player no matter the age. But that's why we love James ****in Dolan!

[QUOTE]“Over the weekend the story came out, and someone joked they even want the Statue of Liberty in this thing,” [URL="https://www.audacy.com/wfan/sports/knicks/boomer-ainge-being-a-douche-to-knicks-donovan-mitchell"]Esiason said on WFAN[/URL], “and this is why I was saying last week that the Knicks shouldn’t panic. While I want to see it done, you have to be realistic about it – and Danny Ainge right now is just being a d*****.”

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sounds like Danny might finally be having some fun?

[QUOTE]Hearing Esiason go nuts over the Jazz wanting to better their team is quite hilarious because any team in a position of power would want to get as much as possible, and if it were reversed, the Knicks would be doing the exact same thing. It could be that New York is slowly starting to get things turned around by signing Jalen Brunson to a massive deal worth $104 million, plus they have Barrett who they want to keep on their roster and not give up in a potential Mitchell deal. The Knicks have a lot of draft capital but they might give up the majority of that for Mitchell.

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turn what around? This will destroy their franchise for a half a decade at least! :cheers:

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2022/7/22/23271906/who-are-the-best-2023-nba-draft-prospects-not-named-victor-wembanyama-utah-jazz-scoot-henderson[/url]

[QUOTE]If there is a prospect who can threaten Wembanyama’s hold on the No. 1 spot, it is Henderson.

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the problem with the French kid is no one his size has ever stayed healthy!

Danny is only aiming for a few of these guys!