Rewards of the tank:2014 off-season!

[QUOTE]Tony Jones: Recently spoke with Mark Bartlestein, the agent of Jazz restricted FA forward Gordon Hayward. He said "intentions are good on both sides." Twitter @Tjonessltrib

Jody Genessy: The Jazz hope to re-sign RFA Gordon Hayward and UFA Marvin Williams but aren't expected to be overly active in free agency, per sources. Twitter @DJJazzyJody

Tony Jones: Regarding the Jazz and Marvin Williams, sides are expected to speak at some point on Tuesday, league source tells the Salt Lake Tribune Twitter @Tjonessltrib

Tony Jones: Williams is an unrestricted free agent. Reports state that he is getting significant interest among the contenders Twitter @Tjonessltrib[/QUOTE]

bye bye Marvin! :cheers:

[QUOTE]Jody Genessy: Jazz players at summer league: Trey Burke, Dante Exum, Rodney Hood, Rudy Gobert, Diante Garrett, Ian Clark, Erik Murphy, Malcolm Thomas. Twitter @DJJazzyJody [/QUOTE]

Good to see Trey there. Who's headed to Spokane this summer?

Tony Jones: even with interest from others, Marvin Williams is open to returning to the Utah Jazz, league source tells the Salt Lake Tribune Twitter @Tjonessltrib

Probably best for Marvin to move to a contender. Would be a decent bench option on a good team.

Sources tell The Salt Lake Tribune that the Jazz will tier the available free agents, have conversations and see where there is a common interest. But at the top of the priority list is Hayward, the best all-around player on the team. While the former Butler star will have significant interest on the market, Lindsey has said for two months that the Jazz plan to match whatever offer comes his way. Salt Lake Tribune

Mark Bartelstein

While Bartelstein seemed more than optimistic about Hayward, an NBA source said Williams has enjoyed his time in Utah and is "open and willing" to returning to the Jazz. His being an unrestricted free agent makes things more complicated for Utah

[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You]While Bartelstein seemed more than optimistic about Hayward, an NBA source said Williams has enjoyed his time in Utah and is "open and willing" to returning to the Jazz. His being an unrestricted free agent makes things more complicated for Utah

front load it. overpay him this year. save money for Burks and Kanter next year

[QUOTE]LeBron James will have a completely different process and a different priority when he opens his free agency at midnight tonight that he did in 2010, sources told ESPN.com. Teams who contact James will be informed that he wants no less than the maximum salary number for next season, sources said. The max number is projected to be $22.2 million. In 2010, James accepted a pay cut when he signed with the Miami Heat, taking less than the maximum salary to help make space for other free agents. ESPN.com

Also, as of now, James is not scheduling any pitch meetings with teams -- he will let agent Rich Paul handle the opening stages of talks. In 2010, he scheduled six meetings with teams at his offices in Cleveland over the first three days of July. James' demands for the length of his next deal is in flux. After the Finals, James said flexibility was important to him, hinting that he may not be looking for a full four or five-year contract. ESPN.com

Currently seven teams have the cap space to offer James a deal starting at $22.2 million next season: the Heat, the Dallas Mavericks, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Phoenix Suns, the Utah Jazz, Philadelphia 76ers and the Orlando Magic. ESPN.com[/QUOTE]

Dream big? :oldlol:

[QUOTE]Adrian Wojnarowski: Two teams planning to make offers to their own restricted free agents within next day or two: Jazz (Gordon Hayward) and Suns (Eric Bledsoe). Twitter @WojYahooNBA [/QUOTE]

Could know soon

[QUOTE]One high priority Utah has, according to a team source, is a big man who can provide shooting and veteran experience. The 28-year-old Williams could fit that need, but he's also reportedly in demand elsewhere.

On draft night, Lindsey was asked to expound on the team's free-agency blueprint, and he seemed to indicate that the team wouldn't shy from reaching out to available top-tier players. While it's highly unlikely LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony or Dirk Nowitzki will land in Utah, the organization doesn't want to shut doors before at least presenting its case to the most appealing players.

"Our goal is to tell the Utah Jazz story and why this is a very attractive situation to free agents that we think could impact us the most," Lindsey said. "If we get a good audience, we’ll have a lot of money to spend on a high-impact player if that comes to fruition. If not, then we’ll look at different tiers and different roles."

Possibilities in the non-superstar tier include the likes of Detroit big man Greg Monroe, Houston forward Chandler Parsons, Washington forward Trevor Ariza, Lakers power forward Pau Gasol and Spurs forward Boris Diaw, among others.[/QUOTE]
Can't see Gasol. Tomic has been compared to him.

[QUOTE]One thing the Jazz have going for them is financial flexibility.

Even with Utah center Derrick Favors' four-year, $49 million kicking in this fall, the Jazz only have a guaranteed payroll of $32 million for eight players for the 2014-15 season. And that includes the rookie salaries of Exum ($3.6 million) and Hood ($1.3 million).

The salary cap for next season is expected to be about $63.2 million.[/QUOTE]

Might be another deal taking on a contract like Lin.

[QUOTE]"There's quite a few needs relative to experience and leadership and shooting and a serious mindset that will help continue to move our young group forward," Lindsey said. "There's a lot of characteristics. There’s several positions that we want to look at. There's always a dollar sign attached to all of that. Hopefully, we’ll make good value judgments there."

Hayward is set to make $4.7 million for his fifth season if a deal isn't worked out (a highly unlikely scenario), but his salary could be triple that depending on how negotiations go.

Thanks to the revised CBA, which encourages teams to keep their own players, the Jazz could offer Hayward a max deal of about $85.2 million over five years.

Utah, sources say, will allow the market to dictate the price for Hayward, and that's where the Jazz have the advantage. Other NBA teams, if salary space permits, can only offer a max deal of $63.5 million to Hayward over four years.

For comparison's sake, Indiana small forward Paul George, selected one spot after Hayward (ninth) in the 2010 draft, received a max deal for five years for $95 million.

Phoenix is among the interested teams that has room to make a large offer to Hayward (if the Suns' reported plan of luring James and Anthony to Phoenix doesn't pan out). Hayward developed a strong relationship with Suns coach Jeff Hornacek during the first three seasons of his career when the former Jazz shooting guard was a shooting coach and assistant, and the coach has always spoken highly of his former pupil.

“I truly believe in a couple of years he can be an All-Star in this league if he continues to work on his game," Hornacek said of Hayward last season.

The Jazz hold the cards to thwart that possible reunion — or one with his Butler coach, Brad Stevens, in Boston or another with Al Jefferson in Charlotte — and Utah intends to play that hand.[/QUOTE]

I can't imagine he wants to play Al ball again.

[QUOTE]"We’re really pleased with Gordon, who he is, who he’s become as a player," Lindsey said. "We think that he’s got some unique skills. We think Coach (Quin) Snyder’s system will bring out some of the skills he’s already shown, maybe even to a greater degree. We anticipate that Gordon will be with the Jazz for a long time."

Hayward struggled with his shot this past season as the team's go-to guy, but he was only one of five NBA players and the only other Jazzman besides Pete Maravich to average more than 16 points (16.2), five assists (5.2) and five rebounds (5.1) during a season.

Hayward, a Jazz captain last season, was invited to try out for the USA men's national team this July in Las Vegas with 27 other elite American basketball players.

While finding another big man and shooting remain priorities for the Jazz this offseason — either through free agency or trades — the team plans to keep veteran playmaker John Lucas III. The 31-year-old playmaker has a nonguaranteed deal through the 2014-15 season, but Utah likes his professionalism and leadership attributes that can continue to help young points Burke and Exum.[/QUOTE]

lame

[QUOTE]Utah could again look to take on some other teams' salaries, as it did last offseason when it received two first-round picks, second-round selections and cash in exchange for the Warriors' Richard Jefferson, Andris Biedrins and Brandon Rush and their $24 million salaries. But this offseason it might be hard for the Jazz to find a parter willing to exchange one first-round pick, let alone two.[/QUOTE]

Can't expect as much but if nothing else works out why not.

[QUOTE]Whatever happens, Lindsey contends that the Jazz won't skip steps en route to building a championship-level organization.

"Teams, players are like water, they always find their level. The results never lie. We won't run from what we did a few years ago with (trading) Deron Williams or what we did last year with our extreme youth movement," Lindsey said when asked if Thursday's draft selections helped moved the Jazz a step closer to their ultimate goal.

"We had a greater goal in mind when we decided to take a step back relative to our team experience, so this is another step we think in a positive direction. With that said, Dante’s less than 19 years old. We have to temper expectations for him, especially, and let him find his way and nature take its course."[/QUOTE]

I agree but the NBA isn't set up to be too patient as we see with Enes now.

[QUOTE]While teams can begin negotiating tonight at 10 MDT, the NBA doesn't allow contracts to be signed until July 10. Utah can also begin working on extensions with Kanter and Burks from now through Oct. 31.

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NBA.com free agent rankings

LeBron James, SF
Carmelo Anthony, SF
Dirk Nowitzki, PF
Dwyane Wade, SG
Eric Bledsoe, PG
Kyle Lowry, PG
Isaiah Thomas, PG
Pau Gasol, PF
Kris Humphries, PF
Jordan Hill, PF
Lance Stephenson, SG
Chris Bosh, PF
Marcin Gortat, C
Andray Blatche, C
Paul Pierce, SF
Amar'e Stoudemire, C
Patty Mills, PG
Chris Andersen, PF
Greg Monroe, C
D.J. Augustin, PG
Ramon Sessions, PG
Gordon Hayward, SF
Chandler Parsons, SF
Spencer Hawes, C
Darren Collison, PG
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[QUOTE]UPDATED

I like Patrick Patterson. Wouldn't be upset if they signed him at all, although I doubt it will happen.

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Sources indicated that the Lakers also contacted representatives for Houston's Chandler Parsons, Utah's Gordon Hayward and Sacramento's Isaiah Thomas - all of whom are restricted free agents. ESPN.com [/QUOTE]

Kobe like G

[QUOTE]Jared Zwerling: Hearing Ariza has a lot of interest, & he has big interest in a warm-weather city (Lakers?) & in $8 to $11 mil range. Wiz still intriguing. Twitter @JaredZwerling

Tony Jones: Jazz and RFA Gordon Hayward have talked tonight, league source tells The Salt Lake Tribune. Both sides are expected to continue talks on Tue Twitter @Tjonessltrib[/QUOTE]

Sounds like Utah is out of the Ariza sweepstakes. Don't think they need him unless G leaves anyway.