2019 off-season- Bring back the same group for more of the same?

[QUOTE]Tony Jones: Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles will play for Australia in the World Cup this summer, sources tell The Athletic.

[QUOTE]Roy Ward: I

Ricky Rubio and Willy Hernangomez are getting ready to join the Spanish selection at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019. Per FIBA.basketball, both NBA players are enthusiastic about the upcoming campaign in China, where Spain appears to have received a favorable draw in Group C with Tunisia, Iran, and Puerto Rico.

[QUOTE]Also discussed, per sources: stationing a

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[QUOTE]These three teams haven

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[QUOTE]One quick mechanical clarification on the last part of @JJDFB

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[QUOTE]This is the most obvious ripple effect from last night

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[QUOTE]Whatever you believe to be the case, the fact of the matter is that when all was said and done, the Jazz didn

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[QUOTE]All of these factors have allowed the Jazz to become one of the more competitive teams in the Western Conference, and thus a team, it would seem, that would be attractive to quality players. But will Utah actually sign a top player?
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First they'd have to be willing to move forward and that's something they don't seem to want to do. Favors and Ricky are just too nice of guys! :rant

[QUOTE]The question is whether Brogdon really can fill the Jazz

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[QUOTE]Utah would lose Derrick Favors, but they

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[QUOTE]It is not lockdown defense. It is not team over everything. It is not Quin Snyder

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[QUOTE]Rubio isn't known for his scoring, but he's established himself as one of the game's best facilitators. Having Rubio take the reins at point guard wouldn't the sexiest move for the Celtics, though they certainly could do worse than the 28-year-old.
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How could they do worse unless he's a backup? Ainge is smarter than this

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Ricky and his business partner shouldn't be burning any bridges. The market for him can't be what they think it is. Hard to imagine anyone thinks more of him than the Jazz do. Don't let the door hit you on the way out! :cheers:

Eric Woodyard: The Utah Jazz conducted 10 pre-draft interviews yesterday in Chicago during the first day of the NBA Combine, according to a Deseret News source. Utah will pick 23 and 53 in the draft.

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need a 4

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[QUOTE]One player who probably won

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[QUOTE]Conley bounced back from an injury-plagued 2017-18 campaign to average a career-high 21.1 points along with 6.4 assists, 3.4 rebounds, 2.2 threes and 1.3 steals in 70 appearances this season. Among point guards, he ranked sixth in ESPN's player efficiency rating and ninth in ESPN's real plus-minus.
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and he's a nice guy! :roll:

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[QUOTE]Could the Jazz turn to another Zags star in this year

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[QUOTE]Expecting the Jazz to solve any significant issues with this pick is akin to a pipe dream. Still, there's always hope you're getting a good player, no matter where you pick. And despite this being one of the most top-heavy drafts in recent memory, there are some interesting forwards who might be available in Utah's range.[/QUOTE]

Shouldn't be expecting to solve any significant issues with any pick right away. Should be considered a Gleaguer until proven otherwise

[QUOTE]Grant Williams is interesting for Utah for a lot of the same reasons Hachimra is. The height may scare some off, but he's certainly sturdy enough to handle the weight of NBA bigs. And despite his thicker frame, he possess enough mobility to play small-ball 4, and perhaps even some playmaking 5.
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what's his length. That's what matters especially to the Jazz

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[QUOTE]Draft prospect Tacko Fall is the headliner this year. The 23-year-old center from UCF posted the highest marks ever for wingspan (8 feet, 2.25 inches), standing reach (10 feet, 2.5 inches) and height with shoes (7 feet, 7 inches). Prior to Fall, the previous mark for longest wingspan was held by Orlando Magic center Mo Bamba, who was measured at 7-foot-10 in 2018 and was selected No. 6 overall in the 2018 Draft.
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Bamba looked like he could be pretty good. Maybe not Rudy good though? This guy is probably too tall?

Williams less than 6'10. That's a guard for the Jazz. Next...

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[QUOTE]As valiant as the Utah Jazz’s effort has been the past few seasons as they’ve made the playoffs three years running, there’s no denying that they’re in need of changes if they are to get further into the postseason. One of their most pressing issues has undoubtedly been the non-shooting trio in their starting lineup of Ricky Rubio, Derrick Favors and Rudy Gobert.
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and Exum behind Rubio plus the guys that Snyder loves that play too big of a role and the ones he doesn't that don't play a big enough role

[QUOTE]In all reality, Rubio wasn’t playing well and the Jazz were absolutely justified in looking to move him for a much more prolific Mike Conley. And though Rubio said you can’t take it personally, it certainly seems as though he did. When asked about his thoughts of returning to the Jazz, he said the following–
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I wouldn't say he wasn't playing well. He was playing like he plays. He just never fit. Never made sense to get him in the first place. They finally had the blueprint of how to build around Rudy and than got Ricky, Hayward left, they let Hill leave, Diaw went to France, Johnson got old and Favors and Hood were put back into the starting lineup

[QUOTE]In other words, it’s been quite apparent that Rubio has loved his time with the Jazz, and for good reason as he’s been incredible in the community and has fit well with his teammates despite some inconsistency. Prior to the trade drama, he would have gladly re-signed with the Jazz. Now, though, with Utah likely looking to move on and with him wanting to find a role where he can be a main figure (or a ‘protagonist’ as he called it), it’s far less likely that he’ll be back in Salt Lake City in 2019-20.
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good luck finding that role! :roll:

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[QUOTE]Utah Jazz: If Kemba is unavailable, Mike Conley should be target number one
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Conley should be their number one target anyway. Just don't think they will have enough to get him now. 4 is still their biggest need. Conley is just the perfect fit

[QUOTE]And while some may argue that the four-spot is Utah

League sources told Sporting News this week that one team to watch in the Conley hunt is Miami, which is waiting on Goran Dragic

Eric Walden: Rudy Gobert, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Paul George are the three finalists for Defensive Player of the Year.

Mike Vorkunov: Michigan

Eric Woodyard: Kentucky

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[QUOTE]That

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[QUOTE]On Thursday afternoon, newly appointed executive vice president of basketball operations Dennis Lindsey studied the combine action while sitting courtside at Chicago

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let's hope he is somewhere other than Utah. It's time to jump into the 21st century

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[QUOTE]The Jazz, however, find themselves in a similar spot on that front. While I

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[QUOTE]With reports emerging furiously that the Utah Jazz are revisiting trade talks with the Memphis Grizzlies to acquire point guard Mike Conley, it

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[QUOTE]For example, one of the toughest dilemmas may be whether or not the Jazz opt to improve first and foremost via trade or free agency. If trade is the best option, there is already ample speculation that the Jazz will be going hard after Mike Conley. Adding a player of Conley

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[QUOTE]Here

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doesn't sound like a guy for the Jazz.

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Tony Jones: The Utah Jazz interviewed the following at the Draft Combine, league sources tell The Athletic: Grant Williams, Nassir Little, Naz Reid, Eric Paschall, PJ Washington, KZ Okpala, Dylan Windler

Tim Bontemps: Former Suns coach Igor Kokoskov recently interviewed for the vacant Memphis Grizzlies coaching job, sources told ESPN. Kokoskov was fired last month after one season in Phoenix.

The Pacers have also been rumored to be a team interested in Conley, but a source noted that the Pacers want to bring back some combination of their free-agent players and that Conley

Utah Jazz owner and philanthropist Gail Miller was running between meetings when she heard the news from Washington D.C. A colleague had told her she would be receiving a congressional award honoring her work with young people. Miller thought the idea was far-fetched.