2022 off season Post Gobert. A new era begins

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2022/9/8/23338793/could-utha-jazz-move-forward-with-mike-conley[/url]

[QUOTE]But let’s say that Conley wants to be here and is OK seeing out the rest of his contract in Utah. He would be an incredible guy to have in the locker room to mentor the young players on the Jazz roster. There’s not many people who would be better suited and more valuable in that role.

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and Butler sits or plays with the Stars where he already showed plenty? He needs to go

[QUOTE]I completely agree with you that if the Jazz want to make the most out of this rebuild, they have to lose a lot of games and try to get the best odds in the draft lottery. The goal is to get top prospects, and I think that the Jazz are more aware of this than anyone else.

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Clarkson will help you lose a lot of games. Who wants him taking minutes from someone or who wants to watch that shit show?

[QUOTE]Competition between Walker Kessler and Udoka Azubuike will be very fun this year and so will watching the development of both players. With opportunity to play heavy minutes, I’d expect that both guys are going to show different strengths and weaknesses through the first couple months of the season and we’ll learn a lot.

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Should be Udoka's to lose. He showed he could play last year. Rather he can stay healthy remains to be seen. Kessler should be with the Stars if he's not ready. Need a young vet though that could be Lauri if Kessler isn't ready

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2022/09/08/utah-jazz-is-rudy-gobert-a-future-hall-of-famer/[/url]

not much question at this point

[QUOTE]It’s worth noting that Gobert [URL="https://thejnotes.com/2022/06/24/rudy-gobert-erases-utah-jazz-instagram/"]left the Jazz on bad terms[/URL]. That being said, beef with fanbases is not grounds to keep him out of the Hoops Hall when his time comes. Plus, his lack of postseason success could be fixed in Minnesota, who instantly became a contender when the Wolves [URL="https://thejnotes.com/2022/07/02/utah-jazz-win-rudy-gobert-trade/"]mortgaged their future for him[/URL].

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he didn't leave on bad terms!:facepalm

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2022/09/08/4-teams-show-interest-jazz-sixth-man-jordan-clarkson/[/url]

Get it done. I vote for the Kings getting raped again!

[QUOTE] ClutchPoints: Charles Barkley: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]World Wide Wes [Knicks executive William Wesley] said [the Jazz] ‘wanted my wife, they wanted my kids, they wanted my grandkids [for Donovan Mitchell]. They were just trying to rip somebody off[/URL].

– via [URL="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp"]Twitter ClutchPointsApp[/URL]

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and they did!:cheers:

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2022/09/05/utah-jazz-five-players-still-traded/4/[/url]

[QUOTE]After trading for Talen Horton-Tucker, [URL="https://thejnotes.com/2022/09/03/ochai-agbaji-best-part-mitchell-trade/"]Ochai Agbaji[/URL], Collin Sexton, and Stanley Johnson, [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4395695/jared-butler"]Jared Butler[/URL] might be the odd man out in the backcourt. After a rookie campaign in which he only saw the court in half the games and got a single start, it’s safe to say any team trading for him is gambling. They would be going after him based on his college career, although let’s be honest, he had an amazing time at Baylor.

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Johnson again? Butler is really the only pg out of those guys


[QUOTE]Lucas Nogueira

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not in the league for 4 years!

No thanks on Bertans

[QUOTE]The Jazz have 17 on their roster, we need to get rid of 2 not bring in 3 for 1




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doubt that is a big concern. Competition is good

[QUOTE]Bojan, Mike, and Rudy are good as gone. Though it might take a while to trade Gay, since the likeliest trade for him is Boston and Danilo Gallinari can't be traded until October. However, I don't see the Jazz getting a first-round pick for him as Boston has other players/options they can consider. At this point, I'd be willing to trade him straight across for an injured Gallinari — just to be rid of him

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yep. Getting rid of him and not giving assets would be a deal to take

[QUOTE]I hope the Jazz keep Clarkson — at least for a while. If he ends up being the sole remaining veteran with more than 3 years experience, he'll become the alpha-male on a team full of youngsters — which I suspect will drive his trade value through the roof by the trading deadline.

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might make him untradable. I want no part of it that is for sure. Never did! Rather have Dante :cry:

[QUOTE]Beasley and Fontecchio are young enough to be part of the rebuild and both could be our starters, give them Conley, Bogey and Clarkson for that same deal plus Munk.




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probably all gone by the trade deadline

[url]https://hoopshabit.com/2022/09/07/predicting-utah-jazz-starting-lineup/[/url]

let's hope not. Clarkson starting over Conley or Beasley? Unproven rookie over someone who has shown something?

[url]https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/268563/Jazz-Changed-Opinion-On-RJ-Barrett-In-Mid-July[/url]

too bad they weren't in love with him when the Mitchell Robinson deal was offered. He'll be better than Mitchell

[url]https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/268558/Eight-Teams-Control-85-First-Round-Picks-Over-Next-Seven-Years[/url]

I hope Danny can start having some fun again!

[url]https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/268550/Victor-Wembanyama-Measures-7-Foot-4[/url]

too tall!

[URL="https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2022/09/09/utah-jazz-center-udoka-azubuikes/"]When Utah Jazz center Udoka Azubuike arrived at the Basketball Without Borders Africa camp held in Cairo, Egypt in late August, the significance of his presence there wasn’t initially apparent to him.[/URL] Sure, it was his first time back on the African continent since he emigrated from Nigeria to the United States about 10 years ago, but that itself didn’t put him in an overly sentimental mood.
– via [URL="https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2022/09/09/utah-jazz-center-udoka-azubuikes/"]Salt Lake Tribune[/URL]




[URL="https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2022/09/09/utah-jazz-center-udoka-azubuikes/"]“It didn’t really hit me until we actually started the camp. Just seeing the kids, seeing them practice and work hard, just seeing the joy on their faces,” Azubuike told The Salt Lake Tribune[/URL] in a Zoom interview from Cairo. “These kids don’t have a lot, but they are super-grateful, they’re excited for the opportunity. … They’re trying to learn and get better. It just puts stuff in perspective.”
– via [URL="https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2022/09/09/utah-jazz-center-udoka-azubuikes/"]Salt Lake Tribune[/URL]






[URL="https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2022/09/09/utah-jazz-center-udoka-azubuikes/"]“Some of these kids don’t have a basketball gym, like we have in the States, where they can go every day and work hard and get better at their game.[/URL] Some of them have to go to a different country or an academy just to find somewhere to play basketball,” Azubuike said. “For me, growing up, it was the same way. I had to walk 40 minutes just to get to an outdoor basketball court to shoot hoops. Some of these kids don’t have that luxury where they can just go to the gym, lift weights, and all that stuff.”
– via [URL="https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2022/09/09/utah-jazz-center-udoka-azubuikes/"]Salt Lake Tribune[/URL]

[QUOTE] While Conley was relatively solid last season (72 games played, 40.8 percent shooting from three-point range), [URL="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10048234-whos-next-in-utah-jazz-fire-sale-insiders-dish-on-conley-clarkson-bogdanovic"]the Jazz may struggle to find a team willing to take on his contract[/URL]. “He’s over the hill,” one executive said. “His production is not worth [his salary].”

– via [URL="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10048234-whos-next-in-utah-jazz-fire-sale-insiders-dish-on-conley-clarkson-bogdanovic"]Eric Pincus @ Bleacher Report[/URL]

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He's hardly over the hill and he earned that money last regular season. He did suck in the playoffs. Put the ball back in his hands with some size next to him and he'll be fine.

[QUOTE] Meanwhile, Bolmaro, the No. 23 pick in 2020, has yet to prove himself. [URL="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10048234-whos-next-in-utah-jazz-fire-sale-insiders-dish-on-conley-clarkson-bogdanovic"]“The bloom is off the rose [on Bolmaro],” one former executive said. “He hasn’t done much in two years.”[/URL]

– via [URL="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10048234-whos-next-in-utah-jazz-fire-sale-insiders-dish-on-conley-clarkson-bogdanovic"]Eric Pincus @ Bleacher Report[/URL]


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22 in a couple of days. I like him. They need to try and fix his shot but he's got potential

John Gambadoro: Phoenix being good does work against them in competing for players as their 1st-round pick(s) are not expected to be as good as others. [URL="http://twitter.com/Gambo987/status/1567921381584818178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1567921381584818178%7Ctwgr%5E81ad23a7be86619b8444b318aceca2efa4fba0cf%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fjazz-rumors-lakers-among-4-teams-battling-for-bojan-bogdanovic-trade%2F"]In the case of Bojan Bogdanovic, the Suns, Lakers, Mavs & Knicks all have interest with draft picks & expiring contracts the key to a deal[/URL].
– via [URL="http://twitter.com/Gambo987/status/1567921381584818178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1567921381584818178%7Ctwgr%5E81ad23a7be86619b8444b318aceca2efa4fba0cf%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fjazz-rumors-lakers-among-4-teams-battling-for-bojan-bogdanovic-trade%2F"]Twitter[/URL]

[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You;14659085]John Gambadoro: Phoenix being good does work against them in competing for players as their 1st-round pick(s) are not expected to be as good as others. [URL="http://twitter.com/Gambo987/status/1567921381584818178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1567921381584818178%7Ctwgr%5E81ad23a7be86619b8444b318aceca2efa4fba0cf%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fjazz-rumors-lakers-among-4-teams-battling-for-bojan-bogdanovic-trade%2F"]In the case of Bojan Bogdanovic, the Suns, Lakers, Mavs & Knicks all have interest with draft picks & expiring contracts the key to a deal[/URL].
– via [URL="http://twitter.com/Gambo987/status/1567921381584818178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1567921381584818178%7Ctwgr%5E81ad23a7be86619b8444b318aceca2efa4fba0cf%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fjazz-rumors-lakers-among-4-teams-battling-for-bojan-bogdanovic-trade%2F"]Twitter[/URL][/QUOTE]

give me unprotected Knicks picks!

[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2022/9/9/23299710/five-lessons-learned-from-recent-nba-tanks[/url]

[QUOTE]The [URL="https://www.sactownroyalty.com/"]Sacramento Kings[/URL] have been tanking, trying to win but ultimately losing, for decades. Despite all their efforts, they’ve never landed that franchise piece. As fine players as were DeMarcus Cousins and Tyreke Evans, as solid as De’Aron Fox and Tyrese Haliburton are, none were THAT guy and it’s kept them in the doldrums all this time.

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and yet Cousins was an all NBAer that was hyped as one of the best! :roll:

[QUOTE]The Utah Jazz tried that avenue with Mike Conley who turned out to be an excellent veteran, but not the “right” one.

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Not sure he wasn't right. Max contract Mitchell and a coach that refused to make adjustments in the playoffs for whatever bizarre reason were the bigger issues. Conley was the best fit next to their franchise player Gobert they had at that position by far. It needed to be Mitchell but wasn't