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It should definitely be easier to move up.
Alex Len arrived in Chicago on Wednesday night night and promptly met with four teams
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[QUOTE]There
I never read too much into the "We'll take the best guy available" stuff.
I don't take much of what O'Conner says seriously. Jury still out on the new guy. He hasn't had much to say. Showed some small signs of change. This will be the summer for him to put his imprint on the franchise though.
[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You]I don't take much of what O'Conner says seriously. Jury still out on the new guy. He hasn't had much to say. Showed some small signs of change. This will be the summer for him to put his imprint on the franchise though.[/QUOTE]
You would think that if he's the guy to take over from O'Connor then they'd be telling him that this is his draft and where they go forward from here is up to him, while still getting some input from O'Connor.
O'Conner is still in charge. He just doesn't have to to make the phone calls anymore.
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[QUOTE]Scott Howard-Cooper of NBA.com broke the news earlier today that Dennis Schroeder preferred to play in Utah or Milwaukee. He writes:
Dennis Schroeder ... has singled out Utah and Milwaukee as preferred destinations on draft night. Which is particularly relevant since the interest may be mutual and both will be picking in the right range, with the Jazz probably at 14, barring a long-shot climb into the top three on lottery night, and the Bucks at 15.
As Schroeder himself pointed out to me, the Jazz have the position need as Mo Williams heads into free agency. (Good chance they'd have the need even if Williams wasn't.) When we talked and I asked what he considered the best option for the start of his NBA career, Utah was the first place he mentioned.
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This guys had some issues so I wouldn't expect the Jazz to go after him but I guess after Howard and Tinsley anything is possible.
Gery Woelfel: German point guard Dennis Schroeder will work out for Bucks. Ditto for Houston and Utah. Twitter @GeryWoelfel
Alen Len is confident about what he will be able to accomplish at the NBA level.
[QUOTE]Source: Warriors Believe Purchasing Draft Pick An Option
May 17, 2013 | Tim Kawakami/San Jose Mercury News
The Warriors believe they can purchase a first or second round pick in the 2013 NBA Draft.[/QUOTE]
Sell them back their pick? Not sure you want to help the competition though.
[QUOTE]Sloan Could Rejoin Jazz As Consultant
May 18, 2013 7:43 PM EDT
Jerry Sloan could return to the Utah Jazz as a consultant, two years after he resigned as coach.
"If there
Also from that article:
[QUOTE]Speaking of Schroeder, he was the only player to have rumors of a promise being made to him. He had a hard time disguising his smile when probed about it, but refused to confirm. Schroeder is coming off of a brilliant performance at the 2013 Nike Hoops Summit. He stood out at the event that featured almost a dozen players who are projected to be future lottery picks. The Utah Jazz are slated to pick 14th and seem like the most logical team to promise Schroeder considering their need at point guard. However, don
[QUOTE]Bill Oram: GM Dennis Lindsey said Jazz are open about what they'll do in first round. "Open is a good thing," he said. Could pick, move up, move down. Twitter @tribjazz
Bill Oram: Lindsey said No. 21 can be a good player and he isn't sure there is enough separation from 14 caliber guy to higher picks to use 21. Twitter @tribjazz
Bill Oram: But, Lindsey said, "I think we can move up. I think we've already had a few loose conversations around that so there's some potential there" Twitter @tribjazz[/QUOTE]
Good to hear! Might not need to move up if they are lucky tomorrow.
Sounds like they'll have options. #21 could be attractive to a few teams if there's any sliders in the draft as well.
Jody Genessy: Jazz GM Dennis Lindsey said the lottery's results "certainly gives us clarity." Twitter @DJJazzyJody
Jody Genessy: Lindsey brought up this interesting fact: "We were evaluating players older than Gordon." Hayward turned 23 years old in March. Twitter @DJJazzyJody
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[QUOTE]Enes Kanter's recovery from April shoulder surgery is ahead of schedule, his agent said Wednesday, but the Utah Jazz center may not be cleared to play until August.
That means Kanter will not participate in the Orlando Summer League July 7 through 12, although Kanter's agent, Max Ergul, said it was unlikely the Turkish big man would have played that week even if healthy.[/QUOTE]
Why wouldn't he have played?
[QUOTE]The second-year center underwent surgery on April 10 to repair a tear resulting from a dislocated left shoulder suffered against Phoenix two weeks earlier. Kanter, who turned 21 on Monday, is in his native Turkey this week visiting family, Ergul said.
The Jazz have not released a timeline on Kanter's recovery, but have monitored Kanter closely as he rehabs in Chicago. Ergul said head trainer Gary Briggs has made three trips to Chicago, and that Kanter met with team doctors and GM Dennis Lindsey last week when the contingent was in the Windy City for the NBA's predraft combine.
Ergul described the Jazz as "very happy and very satisfied with the medical staff."
In his second season after being drafted third overall by the Jazz in 2011, Kanter averaged 7.2 points and 4.3 rebounds in 70 games. He recorded career highs of 23 points and 22 rebounds March 1 in a start against Charlotte.
The Jazz will participate in the Orlando Pro Summer League from July 7 through 13.
[QUOTE]Utah Jazz center Al Jefferson received 20 points in the voting formula. Jefferson received the ninth most points among players not selected to an All-NBA team, which are voted on by media members covering each.
Despite finishing eighth among centers, behind Tim Duncan, Marc Gasol, Dwight Howard, Brook Lopez, Joakim Noah, Chris Bosh and Al Horford, one media member gave Big Al a first-team vote.
That means Jefferson, who has never been an All-Star, had one more first-team vote than second-team selection Blake Griffin, third-teamers David Lee and Paul George, not to mention others including Noah and Stephen Curry.[/QUOTE]
Ron Boone strikes again?
On Thursday, Southerland's agent, Mark Bartelstein of Chicago-based Priority Sports, said James Southerland already had eight more visits with NBA teams scheduled. According to Bartelstein, Southerland will work out for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Washington Wizards and Utah Jazz over the next few weeks. "He's visiting a bunch of teams,'' Bartelstein said. "He's going to be very, very busy.'' The Post-Standard
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[QUOTE]Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski reported Saturday night that Jazz assistant coach Jeff Hornacek is the "front-runner" to become the next head coach of the Phoenix Suns.
"Hornacek met with new Suns general manager Ryan McDonough and president Lon Babby in the past week in Phoenix," Wojnarowski wrote. "No offer has yet been extended to Hornacek, but the Suns' search process could be completed within the next week, league sources said."
Hornacek, who later went on to play for the Jazz, was a fan favorite during his time in Phoenix (1986-92), and was the team's most emotional loss in a trade that brought eventual MVP and Hall of Famer Charles Barkely to the Suns.
Hornacek had been linked to another former team's coaching vacancy. The Philadelphia 76rs have also reportedly been interested in the former shooting guard, but the Suns have quickly moved into the forefront for his services after hiring McDonough away from the Boston Celtics.
McDonough didn't mince words when citing the qualifications he sought in a new head coach.
"The most important thing to find in our head coach is someone who is a leader," he said. "We need someone who commands the respect of the players, commands the respect of the entire organization. We also need someone who is a teacher, who can help our young players develop and get better and maximize their individual talent.
[QUOTE]Jeff Hornacek agreed to terms with the Suns to become their new head coach and will sign the three-year contract by Monday morning. The Suns quickly acted after impressive interviews from Hornacek, the popular former Suns player who has been an assistant coach for Utah. He was interviewed in Charlotte for its head coaching job and Philadelphia also was interested in him. Cleveland was the first team to hire a coach this offseason when it brought back Mike Brown but the Suns were among six teams currently seeking a new coach with as many as three more expected to join that search.
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It's official. Congrats Jeff. Tough situation with that owner though. Best medical staff anyway.
Big man coach finally to replace him? With Al out the door that could be even more important.
[QUOTE]Hornacek now has a coaching staff to fill out. One guy that you can't help but wonder about is Karl Malone. Hornacek's Jazz teammate, the Hall of Famer, is constantly pitching himself as a coaching candidate, telling The Tribune over the weekend that he would be "interested" in replacing Hornacek on the Jazz bench.
Here's a thought: What about Malone joining Hornacek in Phoenix?
Hornacek laughed, then said: "Karl always wants to coach. I'll call him and see, but I can't ever imagine Karl - after two weeks he'll want to go fishing. It would be great."[/QUOTE]
What about Stockton. Sounded like maybe his kids were grown and he might be interested a while back. Dantley? A defensive coach like Mussleman?
[QUOTE]Jody Genessy: Karl Malone just announced on Jazz radio that he will be helping to coach Utah's big men in a part- time capacity. Twitter @DJJazzyJody
Jody Genessy: Jazz CEO Greg Miller to Karl Malone: "I think your involvement with our bigs is going to help us win more ball games." Twitter @DJJazzyJody[/QUOTE]
There it is! I thought he should have been around during camp at the very least. This is really important with Jefferson and possibly Millsap gone. Let's get Stockton/Malone back together again! :applause:
[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You]There it is! I thought he should have been around during camp at the very least. This is really important with Jefferson and possibly Millsap gone. Let's get Stockton/Malone back together again! :applause:[/QUOTE]
Imagine how good Favors could be if he added Malones offensive game to his defensive abilities!
[QUOTE]Malone didn
The idea gained steam when Corbin came to Miller and asked to discuss the idea, Miller said.
In addition to teaching the big men body positioning and other technical tricks that he learned and honed in his long career, Malone can help the two youngsters develop the mindset needed to be stars, Miller said.
''He's always one that has been very tough mentally,'' Miller said. ''And when he talks about how he does that, it's pretty fascinating to hear his methods.''
Miller declined to speculate about Malone taking on a bigger role in the future, but didn't rule it out either.
''We don't want to rush into anything,'' said Miller, while adding, ''Anything that's out there that we think will helps us win more games, we're open to pursuing it. If things were to unfold with Karl where it was good for him and good for the organization, we would certainly put that in that category.''
[QUOTE]Jazz power forward Derrick Favors' desire to improve was one of the impetuses leading to Malone landing a role he's lobbied for in the past. Favors, who turns 22 in July, reached out to management in hopes of receiving personal tutoring from The Mailman this offseason.
"You can't find too many better people to work with your bigs," Favors' agent, Wallace Prather, said. "I think it's great for everybody involved
Could keep Favors and Kanter around and possibly bring in other guys. No where else will they get to work with the 2nd leading scorer of all-time.
[QUOTE]The biggest question with Utah Jazz small forward Marvin Williams this offseason was whether or not he'd exercise the player option on his contract for the 2013-14 season. The focus now has turned to his health. Williams will undergo surgery Monday in Charlotte, N.C., to repair his right Achilles tendon and sore right heel, which caused him to miss some action this past season. According to the Jazz, the expected rehabilitation and recovery time for Williams is about six months. That would have the small forward back in action around the beginning of December, about a month into the regular season. Deseret News[/QUOTE]
So much for trading him before the season. At least he won't be getting minutes ahead of Burks, Hayward and hopefully Demarre(if he's back).
[QUOTE]INSIDER – Marvin Williams to have surgery
Posted on May 31, 2013 by David Locke
Utah Jazz announced today that Marvin Williams will have surgery on his right heel and Achilles tendon on June 3rd and be out an estimated 6 months.
Here is the impact of Marvin’s surgery.
1) Marvin will certainly opt in for the final year of his contract putting 7.5 million dollars on the Jazz salary.[/quote]
Don't think there was ever much doubt about it after the season he had!
[QUOTE]2) Marvin’s on court role could have taken a significant change this season and still may. With the possible departure of Millsap and Jefferson Marvin could have become the Jazz 3rd big man. Marvin played the power forward a good deal in Atlanta and has the ability to stretch the floor. Marvin seemed more active whenever he played that role this last season.
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Interesting. If he's fighting Jeremy Evans for the 4th big man minutes I might not have a problem with it. 3rd big man than they are definitely in tank mode and I can't say I'm ready to jump on that bandwagon as popular as it's become! He's not a good fit in their offense. He's a spot shooter. Foye too.
[QUOTE]3) The Jazz lose a good long defender for at least a month of the season. The Jazz had played 17 games by Dec 1st last year. It is reasonable to think the Jazz could miss Marvin for nearly a quarter of their games this next season.
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They also lose a guy who sucked big time! Hopefully his expiring contract will be traded and he will miss all their games.
[QUOTE]4) This makes a tough call for the Jazz front office in two areas. In the front court when decided what do with Millsap and Jefferson or find replacements the Jazz will likely have to add two big men to the roster to be able to survive the first 20 games.[/QUOTE]
They need to be looking at a minimum 2 vets IMO. Millsap(Jefferson God forbid),Tomic(though technically he'd be a rookie) or someone else to start opposite Favors or Kanter. They need another to fight Evans for the 4th big man role which shouldn't be an everyday rotation role this year.
[QUOTE]5) At the small forward position this makes DeMarre Carroll an important re-sign for the Jazz. If Williams was going to play the small forward in the upcoming season those minutes needed to be filled for the portion he is going to miss.[/QUOTE]
He was important anyway. They played better with him on the floor. He could probably play some 4. I could see G playing some 4 someday when he matures physically.
[QUOTE]6) I am not sure it alters the Jazz draft day approach.[/QUOTE]
It shouldn't. They need a combo guard. Any other picks should be sf/big to develop overseas or in the D-League and insurance for G and Favors possible departures next summer.
[QUOTE]7) Lastly, Marvin is only out until Dec 1st (estimation) he will be a part of the roster for the other 75 to 80% of the season so any move to cover for Marvin’s injury then could be a logjam move once he is healthy.[/QUOTE]
He caused a logjam this year and better players sat because of him. He has to go or ride the bench.
[quote]8) Ok 1 more, Marvin will miss all of training camp. If Coach Corbin is planning on instituting new system’s Marvin won’t be able to participate in those drills. However, Marvin is a smart player so he should be fine once he is healthy.[/QUOTE]
He wasn't fine this year!
Sounds like Bargnani might come with Toronto's 1st round pick. I'd want to wait and see what happens with Paul and what other options are available first but He'd be worth considering if they got rid of Marvin in the process. Only one more year on his contract. Better scorer than Okur. Not as strong on the boards and won't put a body on his guy but Okur was certainly not great at D or rebounding either. Maybe they can get Lowry in the deal too?
Dallas 1st is supposed to be cheap as well. Get it and package picks to move up possibly like Houston did last year.
.Jody Genessy: Former Utah Valley/Oklahoma/CEU forward Nick Thompson tweeted that he'll work out for Utah Jazz on Monday. No announcement yet from Jazz. Twitter @DJJazzyJody
Here we go!
In preparation for the upcoming NBA draft, Indiana
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Two NBA teams have inquired about ex-Wolves assistant Eric Musselman as an assistant, but after Arizona State gave him a new title and nice pay raise, he said no thanks.
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Jazz? He'd be a good one.
[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You]Sounds like Bargnani might come with Toronto's 1st round pick. I'd want to wait and see what happens with Paul and what other options are available first but He'd be worth considering if they got rid of Marvin in the process. Only one more year on his contract. Better scorer than Okur. Not as strong on the boards and won't put a body on his guy but Okur was certainly not great at D or rebounding either. Maybe they can get Lowry in the deal too?
Dallas 1st is supposed to be cheap as well. Get it and package picks to move up possibly like Houston did last year.[/QUOTE]
That's an interesting proposition. Hard to tell what their new GM will think of Bargs, but it seemed like they were desperate to get rid of him and his contract. 3 man rotation of Bargs, Favors and Kanter would be pretty good on paper, would create plenty of match up problems as you've got the potential to have offensive players from the post to the 3 point line in your forward lineup. I guess again, it comes down to the same problem they had with Jefferson. Can you cover and are your other players good enough to make up for his defensive deficiencies?
Mavs pick, I reckon they'd try and package it with Marion to try and create more max FA money.
Wouldn't mind Marion. Another year on his deal? They should have traded AK for him back in the day when they had a chance.
[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You]Wouldn't mind Marion. Another year on his deal? They should have traded AK for him back in the day when they had a chance.[/QUOTE]
Yep, 1 more year at $9.3 million. S&T for Millsap or Jefferson? Mavs get Millsap/Jefferson on a 4 year $38/$45 million contract, Jazz get #13 + Shawn Marion.
[QUOTE]Steve Luhm: Jazz player personnel guru Walt Perrin liked Zeller's athleticsim during his pre-draft workout. Twitter @sluhm[/QUOTE]
Of course. Surprised he even worked out for them. Unless they trade up they won't be getting him.
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[QUOTE]The Charlotte Bobcats are looking to make a splash this summer and are open to trading their first-round pick in a package for an All-Star-caliber player. There are rumors the Heat will be looking to deal Chris Bosh, and the Bobcats, who are under the salary cap and could accept Bosh's near-maximum deal, could be a prime candidate.
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Bosh would make lots of sense for the Jazz. Mo, Millsap, Foye and Marvin(if he wasn't hurt) could all fit in Miami. Possibly Chalmers or Cole in the deal for the Jazz too.