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Ben Anderson: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Mike Conley said his hamstring is feeling better, said he’s been going through a program to knock out the issues that have caused him problems over the last two seasons[/URL]. Lots of yoga and stretching.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/BensHoops"]Twitter BensHoops[/URL]
Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Mike Conley said he “got a handful of calls from a few different players [on other teams]. I told them I didn’t know what I was doing, but in my mind, I wanted to come back to the Jazz.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Mike Conley said he heard from myriad Jazz teammates encouraging him to come back: “Joe Ingles was hitting me up from Tokyo. He was almost threatening me.[/URL] I was kind of fearful for my life there.”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Mike Conley, on his rationale for coming back to the Jazz: “We’re still chasing that championship, that ultimate goal. And it’s something that’s attainable.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
Ben Anderson: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Donovan Mitchell originally sent Mike Conley a clip from the Wolf of Wall Street and said he hit up owner Ryan Smith and the Jazz to help with the video when he announced he was coming back to Utah[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/BensHoops"]Twitter BensHoops[/URL]
Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Mike Conley, on talking to Rudy Gay to come to the Utah Jazz: “After I signed my deal, Justin [Zanik] and everybody told me to call up Rudy, so I became a recruiter in a sense.[/URL] … I couldn’t be more excited. He’s a good friend of mine, our families are really close.”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
Along the way, the 6-foot-9 forward ruptured an Achilles tendon. He transitioned from a star talent to a role player. He transitioned from a small forward to a power forward and a center. [URL="https://theathletic.com/2761888/2021/08/10/rudy-gay-has-done-it-all-almost-and-thinks-he-can-fill-in-the-blanks-with-the-jazz/"]He reinvented his game so his skill set could accurately match what currently makes for a successful NBA player. He’s been honest with himself. He’s made changes that he needed to make. And now, as he matriculates to the Utah Jazz, he’s doing so for one reason[/URL].
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2761888/2021/08/10/rudy-gay-has-done-it-all-almost-and-thinks-he-can-fill-in-the-blanks-with-the-jazz/"]Tony Jones @ The Athletic[/URL]
[URL="https://theathletic.com/2761888/2021/08/10/rudy-gay-has-done-it-all-almost-and-thinks-he-can-fill-in-the-blanks-with-the-jazz/"]“It’s been 15 years,” said Gay, who will turn 35 later this month. “I come to Salt Lake City to win a championship.[/URL] That’s it. Otherwise, what are you doing this for?”
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2761888/2021/08/10/rudy-gay-has-done-it-all-almost-and-thinks-he-can-fill-in-the-blanks-with-the-jazz/"]Tony Jones @ The Athletic[/URL]
[URL="https://theathletic.com/2761888/2021/08/10/rudy-gay-has-done-it-all-almost-and-thinks-he-can-fill-in-the-blanks-with-the-jazz/"]“I wanted to be a part of a winning culture,” Gay said. “I wanted to be a part of a winning mentality.[/URL] I’m a basketball player. I feel like if you put me on the court, I’m going to find a way to make a way. I want to be a guy that you have to keep on the court. I learned a lot in San Antonio. I played with some really good players. What I learned is that it takes a lot to be a champion.”
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2761888/2021/08/10/rudy-gay-has-done-it-all-almost-and-thinks-he-can-fill-in-the-blanks-with-the-jazz/"]Tony Jones @ The Athletic[/URL]
Fred Katz: The Wizards officially announced the hiring of four assistant coaches: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Pat Delany, Mike Miller, Zach Guthrie, Joseph Blair[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/FredKatz"]Twitter FredKatz[/URL]
[url]https://twitter.com/tribjazz/status/1425211531839508480/photo/1[/url]
[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50221280/a-big-blessing-donovan-mitchell-eric-paschall--2-childhood-friends-now-on-same-team[/url]
[QUOTE]"He didn't even let me touch the ball!" Paschall said in 2019. "He's going to hold that story over my head. If you ask him about it, he's going to say the same thing, 'Oh, I locked him up.' We still go back and forth over that to this day."
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hard to imagine
[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50220857/mike-conley-didnt-just-agree-to-come-back-to-utah-he-got-an-old-friend-to-come-with-him-too[/url]
[QUOTE]"It's just the culture. The ownership group is great. Coach Quin (Snyder) is great. They really sold me on it," said Gay, who averaged 11.4 points and 4.8 rebounds last season in San Antonio. "But even more than that is — a lot of really, really good teams were coming after me and wanted me to be there, but I think this team was the team that had the most need for what I can do."
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I'd guess no one offered him as much money and years
[QUOTE]With his ability to play multiple positions, the Jazz should be able to find a role — or two — for him.
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should start but won't
[url]https://kslsports.com/465702/jazz-vets-stay-undefeated-in-summer-league/[/url]
Brantley played his best game. Probably good to have the contract done with
[url]https://kslsports.com/465686/paris-holds-celebration-in-honor-of-gobert-france-winning-silver-at-tokyo-olympics/[/url]
[url]https://kslsports.com/465682/jazz-introduce-paschall-gay-and-whiteside/[/url]
[QUOTE]“Be ready to shoot a lot of threes, I already know they put them up,” Paschall said of what he knows about the Jazz. “So I’m excited and I’ve been working on my three all summer. I know you have to be ready to play.”
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hope you defend more than your buddy
[url]https://saltcityhoops.com/interesting-decisions-remain-as-jazz-look-to-finalize-roster/[/url]
[QUOTE]That figure slipped quite a bit in the playoffs, but that was hardly Oni’s fault. The Jazz completely lost their identity for a few games there, debilitated on both ends by key injuries and whatever chemistry juju was making them look like a bunch of grumpy dudes in huddles. The young Yale product was hardly a central figure in that existential collapse. Oni did wind up [URL="https://twitter.com/danclayt0n/status/1404552070439395332?s=20"]chasing from behind[/URL] after screens when he was asked to guard the Clippers’ stars, but literally every on-ball defender could say the same in that series. They just weren’t themselves, so avoid the temptation to zero in on those 3-4 games as a final verdict on any Jazz player.
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no the central figure was the guy that thought Oni, Niang and Favors doing nothing was better than trying something else
[QUOTE]If Butler were a restricted free agent after one season, the most another team could offer him as a starting salary would be a dollar figure equal to the nontaxpayer MLE. But if the Jazz are deep into the tax again next year, they wouldn’t be able to match an offer starting in the MLE range.
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the couldn't or wouldn't?
[QUOTE]But then Brantley changed the game by signing that QO. He is now under contract for $1.67 million with the Jazz, although only that $84K is guaranteed. Essentially he’s forcing the Jazz to make a decision on him by the end of training camp: [I]keep me or cut me, but if I go, I take a nice $84,414 parting gift with me as I look for my next pro hoops gig[/I].
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so he's probably gone
[QUOTE]Assuming everything else plays out the way we’ve described so far, the decision to keep Brantley alone would cost the Jazz an incremental $7.1M in salary and luxury taxes. That’s a lot of money to pay for someone unless there’s a real role available, and I’m not sure there is for Brantley. He’s behind all of Gay, Paschall, Bojan Bogdanovic, Royce O’Neale and to a degree Joe Ingles (who’s 6’8″ but plays more like a guard) in the forward rotation.
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sadly he should be in the mix as should Morgan and Forrest
[QUOTE]Getting Forrest back on a 2-way would give the Jazz a little extra insurance at PG until they’re sure if Butler can truly fill in there in the event of injuries. If Forrest found a team to give him an offer sheet for a standard contract with some guaranteed money, he could force the Jazz to make a decision. But I’m not sure there’s a huge market for a guard who has made 19% of his 3-point attempts thus far. If he keeps playing well in the Las Vegas Summer League, maybe he’ll catch someone’s eye. Otherwise, Forrest’s most likely scenario will be returning to the Jazz/Stars as a 2-way player.
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Pretty sad to lose these guys with Hughes and Clarkson on the roster but COTY won't play Brantley or Morgan anyway
[url]https://saltcityhoops.com/how-the-jazz-measure-up-in-the-new-western-conference-landscape/[/url]
[QUOTE]Last offseason, the Jazz reacted to the Lakers’ 2020 title by adding size to counter L.A.’s jumbo lineups. They committed to always having a non-shooting rim protector on the floor, with the option to even play both against teams like the Lakers. This scenario never really came to fruition. Derrick Favors ended up being a move that cost them, as instead they encountered the other L.A. team, whose style of play caused them problems. After unceremoniously losing in the second round, it was the clear the team needed more flexibility and length. We’ve already belabored the point that Utah was missing one and a half All-Stars, but the needs were clear regardless.
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added size that the coach wouldn't play! What was clear is the need for a new coach
[QUOTE]Much like the Jazz, the Suns kept their star guard (Chris Paul) and made a few tweaks around the margins. Notably, they swapped Jevon Carter for Landry Shamet, and then signed Javale McGee to upgrade the backup center position. While Torrey Craig left for a bigger deal, they got Cameron Payne back at a great price point. The only reason the Suns won’t be just as good or better is if Paul takes a sharp decline. That’s not something I would count on. Phoenix is likely to be Utah’s biggest competitor for the best regular season record, and has already proven it can go far in the playoffs. The Suns are going to be around for a while.
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Paul is due to get hurt
[QUOTE]The Clippers did retain Nicolas Batum and Reggie Jackson, both of whom were key for them. They bring back essentially the same roster, adding Justise Winslow and rookie Brandon Boston. Do these moves signal that they are still all-in with the hope that Kawhi returns? Maybe. But without Kawhi, they’re not a contending team.
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might be in the lottery without him
[QUOTE][h=3]Los Angeles Lakers[/h]
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shit show
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2021/8/10/22257080/the-value-and-importance-of-mike-conley[/url]
[QUOTE]Speaking of Rudy Gobert, a frequent argument against Conley’s impressive impact is that he shares the court with Gobert for most of his minutes. That’s true, and it’s a valid thought, as Gobert always makes his teammate’s stats look better. It’s important to note, though, that the Jazz, with Conley on and Rudy Gobert off, outscored opponents by 12.1 points per 100 possessions. Interestingly, with Gobert on the court and Conley off, the Jazz were +12.6. Almost identical. Conley and Gobert are both capable of impacting the game in massive ways, independent of each other.
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but they aren't the best player in franchise history! :roll:
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/8/9/22617855/azubuike-and-brantley-shine-in-utah-jazz-las-vegas-summer-league-win-over-the-suns[/url]
[QUOTE]Jarrell Brantley was also impressive tonight with his inside play for the Jazz. Brantley punishes smaller defenders in the post and then combines that bruiser mentality with the ability to finish with a soft touch. What always makes Brantley stand out is his handle at his size as well as his ability to pass the ball. When he’s forcing things, Brantley can be really turnover prone but tonight he played more within himself and ended the game with only 1 turnover. A nice sign! The thing that will take Brantley to the next level will be developing a consistent 3-point shot. Tonight Brantley went 0-5 from three. If Brantley can become a solid 3-point shooter, you can see how he can become a real threat on offense. But he has to develop that to make it happen. Without it, he’ll consistently barrel into walls of defenders.
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shot it well last year
[QUOTE]The other interesting note was Elijah Hughes missing the game for concussion protocols. It’s too bad for Hughes who is missing a chance to show what he can do. Concussion protocol is highly unpredictable so it’s not likely we see Hughes again.
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might be good for him because he sucks and no one will see it
[QUOTE]I’m not sure why the Jazz made an offer to Brantley. His shooting is not good enough (with his form will never get better) and now the Jazz have enough players that do what he does athletically AND can shoot. He needs to play for a weaker franchise where his talents might be useful.
I’m looking forward to the season. Go Jazz! Cheers.
Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/templeguardtm"]templeguardtm[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/8/9/22617855/azubuike-and-brantley-shine-in-utah-jazz-las-vegas-summer-league-win-over-the-suns#543502581"]Aug 10, 2021 | 9:20 AM[/URL]
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or a coach that will play him
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[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/08/10/utah-jazz-free-agency-3-guards-rotation/[/url]
[QUOTE]After Mitchell, Conley and Clarkson, Utah’s guard rotation gets a little murky, if not entirely bleak.
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Ingles? O'Neale? :facepalm
[QUOTE]Matt Thomas is another option, however, the 7.1 minutes of action he saw on a nightly basis last season also reflect a limited player. His -6.0 Box Plus/Minus (BPM) does not inspire optimism either.
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:roll:
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/08/09/utah-jazz-10-projected-rotation-pieces/[/url]
[QUOTE]But don’t count on [URL="https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2021/08/06/utah-jazz-gm-says/"]Quin Snyder[/URL] employing more than 10 players in any given outing. No, recent history says the eighth-year Jazz head honcho may truly trust in only eight or nine guys from one game to the next.
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don't count on him having a clue
[QUOTE]Furthermore, the recently acquired Rudy Gay and Eric Paschall might together provide Utah with a couple of ways to implement more small-ball lineups, thereby dinging Whiteside’s minutes as well.
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same coach
[QUOTE]Finally, as a native New Yorker and longtime friend of Jazz sensation Donovan Mitchell, Paschall might be in line for some preferential treatment in the playing time department.
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that's what I'm afraid of
[QUOTE]Projected playing time for Eric Paschall: 12 minutes per game
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who's sitting?
[QUOTE]Now, with plenty of promising options at their disposal in the backcourt, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Quin Snyder and his gang turn to Ingles a bit less often than in years past. Perhaps a noticeable decrease in minutes — he’s averaged 27 or more across the past four seasons — would keep Ingles from playing with jelly limbs on defense.
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same coach
[QUOTE]Projected playing time for Royce O’Neale: 25 minutes per game
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don't see how you can play him less!
[QUOTE]Projected playing time for Jordan Clarkson: 27 minutes per game
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scary thought! :facepalm
[QUOTE]Projected playing time for Bojan Bogdanovic: 28 minutes per game
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should go down as 6th man
[QUOTE]Mitchell is already [I]the man[/I] in town — has been for years.[/QUOTE]
:lol
[QUOTE]No doubt, Donovan Mitchell is about ready to reach the levels where only legends roam.
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plenty of doubts
[QUOTE][URL="https://www.nba.com/jazz/news/jazz-re-sign-trent-forrest-two-way-contract"]The Utah Jazz announced today that the team has re-signed guard Trent Forrest to a two-way contract[/URL].
– via [URL="https://www.nba.com/jazz/news/jazz-re-sign-trent-forrest-two-way-contract"]NBA.com[/URL]
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Kind of sucks to have a guy that could be a rotation piece on a 2 way while a contract is wasted on Hughes
update after Forrest signing
Gobert/Whiteside/Udoka
Gay/Paschall/Brantley(only 84,000 guaranteed)
O'Neale/Bojan(Should be headed to the bench)/Oni(Non guarantee)/Hughes
Mitchell/Clarkson(Should be headed out of town)/MaCio Teague(Exhibit 10)
Conley/Ingles/Forrest(2 way)
Butler unsigned
UFA - Ersan, Morgan, Thomas
12 guaranteed contracts, 1 partial guarantee, 4 camp spots left
[QUOTE][URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/31999577/lowe-winners-losers-everyone-a-wild-2021-offseason"]The Jazz remain way over the luxury tax, but as of now do not plan to dump any of their mid-salaried rotation guys — Joe Ingles, Bojan Bogdanovic, Royce O’Neale — for tax relief,[/URL] sources said.
– via [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/31999577/lowe-winners-losers-everyone-a-wild-2021-offseason"]Zach Lowe @ ESPN[/URL]
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Why is Clarkson never mentioned? The guy that seems obvious to me. They'd have a hard time replacing Ingles and O'Neale
[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/8/11/22616658/utah-jazz-offseason-moves-make-jazz-an-nba-title-contender-rudy-gay-hassan-whiteside[/url]
[QUOTE]Utah was never going to have a big, splashy, extravagant offseason. This summer was about role players and working the edges of the roster
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same as usual
[QUOTE]The Jazz left the 2021 playoffs with some [URL="https://www.deseret.com/2021/7/13/22565729/utah-jazz-face-hard-questions-heading-into-draft-free-agency-derrick-favors-joe-ingles-mike-conley"]clearly defined issues[/URL] that needed to be addressed, such as lack of versatility, defense on the wing, depth.
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starting 4. new head coach. new 6th man
[QUOTE]Right off the bat the Jazz’s offseason looked good with those first two moves. Favors, in his return to Utah, unfortunately didn’t add to or improve the team in the way the Jazz needed, and with the Jazz facing the luxury tax, Favors was going to cost upwards of $20 million to keep around. The cost of getting off that contract was a future first-rounder traded along with Favors to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for a future second-round pick and cash considerations. The move made sense.
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the signing never made sense
[QUOTE][URL="https://www.deseret.com/2021/8/3/22608945/the-utah-jazz-owner-ryan-smith-mightve-just-ended-joe-ingles-trade-rumors"]Joe Ingles[/URL] just simply is not able to take on all of the point guard duties and still be his most effective self. Plus, Ingles’ contract is expiring after this season and the Jazz need to plan for the future. If Butler can develop into a reliable backup point guard who is also able to play off the ball when needed (as he was able to do at Baylor) and knock down shots, then the Jazz will be in good shape.
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can he defend?
[QUOTE]The Jazz can talk about development of young players and the potential they see in Paschall all they want. The truth is that it was a savvy business move, bringing in one of the best friends of a franchise player, especially at the price the Jazz were able to swing it.
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we'll see. Kow towing to players isn't a great thing. See Hayward saying he'd play with Rubio :facepalm
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/08/11/utah-jazz-step-closer-another-starter/[/url]
[QUOTE]Under the right conditions and with proper training, [URL="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/forretr01.html"]Trent Forrest[/URL] could become an NBA starter. It wouldn’t hurt to spend more years with the [URL="https://thejnotes.com/"]Utah Jazz[/URL], under the wings of All-Star guards Donovan Mitchell and Mike Conley.
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can he shoot?
[QUOTE]Even so, the 6-foot-4, 210-pound fill-in floor general drew zero starting nods last season, played in only 30 games, and saw nothing more than garbage-time minutes in the postseason.
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why play him when Oni, Favors and Niang are doing nothing!
[QUOTE]Then there’s Rudy Gobert, who was just a late first-round pick in 2013. The gangly 7-footer required a rookie year on the pine and in the G League before becoming a vital reserve midway through the following season. Eventually, he also became a full-time starter.
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eventually became the 3rd most important person in franchise history
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/08/11/utah-jazz-2-glaring-weaknesses-cost/[/url]
[QUOTE][h=1]Utah Jazz: 2 glaring weaknesses that may cost them a title[/h]
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head coach. Best player in franchise history not defending or passing
[QUOTE]They could also go another route with it and look to add a stretch 5 behind Gobert. As great as Gobert is on defense, he also got played right off the floor in the Clippers series because he couldn’t hang with the wings and provided almost nothing offensively at times.
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as we saw with team France Gobert wasn't the problem
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/08/11/utah-jazz-contend-nba-1-condition/[/url]
[QUOTE]The Utah Jazz can contend for the NBA championship in the 2021-22 NBA season if Jordan Clarkson can shoot efficiently throughout the playoffs.
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:roll:
Ben Anderson: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Elijah Hughes is out of concussion protocol and will play for the @Utah Jazz tonight.[/URL] #TakeNote
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/BensHoops"]Twitter BensHoops[/URL]
[URL="https://www.nba.com/jazz/news/utah-jazz-sign-jared-butler"]The Utah Jazz announced today that the team has signed rookie guard Jared Butler[/URL].
– via [URL="https://www.nba.com/jazz/news/utah-jazz-sign-jared-butler"]NBA.com[/URL]
update after Butler signing
Gobert/Whiteside/Udoka
Gay/Paschall/Brantley(only 84,000 guaranteed)
O'Neale/Bojan(Should be headed to the bench)/Oni(Non guarantee)/Hughes
Mitchell/Clarkson(Should be headed out of town)/Butler/MaCio Teague(Exhibit 10)
Conley/Ingles/Forrest(2 way)
UFA - Ersan, Morgan, Thomas
13 guaranteed contracts(assume Butler's is)?, 1 partial guarantee, 1 two way spot left, 3 camp spots left
[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50222416/jazz-signed-2nd-round-pick-jared-butler-to-2-year-guaranteed-contract-heres-why-thats-a-big-deal[/url]
[url]https://www.nba.com/game/uta-vs-dal-1522100028/box-score#box-score[/url]
Morgan 12 minutes. Writing on the wall. Hughes still sucking.
[url]https://www.nba.com/game/uta-vs-dal-1522100028/box-score#box-score[/url]
[QUOTE]Between Mitchell, Conley, Ingles, Sixth Man of the Year Jordan Clarkson, and rookie draft pick Jared Butler, Forrest finds himself competing for playing time in one of the most crowded backcourts in the league.
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You forgot Hughes! :roll:
[url]https://kslsports.com/465848/report-former-utah-jazz-player-fan-favorite-kyle-korver-joins-brooklyn-nets-coaching-staff/[/url]
[url]https://kslsports.com/465787/jazz-stay-unbeaten-as-forrest-comes-up-clutch/[/url]
[QUOTE]That is generally the opposite of an NBA game when playing fast tends to pay off, and slowing the game down to a crawl kills any offensive momentum.
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yet the way Sloan preferred
[QUOTE]Forrest’s ability to make that play is the reason he’s an NBA player. If he couldn’t run the pick and roll so effectively, he wouldn’t be enough of an offensive threat to stick in the league.
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might play enough D though
[QUOTE]Third-year forward Jarrell Brantley has been a mixed bag showing good offensive hustle and hit 3-8 three-pointers. He probably needs to narrow his game down to being a three-point shooting rebounder and defender, as he gets into trouble when he tries to do too much with the ball in his hand, but that’s the blessing and curse of his versatility.
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Put him out there with 4 rotation players not named Clarkson and he'll be fine
[QUOTE]Elijah Hughes play has continued to be slightly underwhelming. Despite hitting a big three at the end of regulation to send the game to overtime, the explosiveness on offense that he showed at Syracuse hasn’t been apparent in summer league.
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guaranteed deal!
[QUOTE]Unfortunately, Juwan Morgan who also has yet to impress during summer league, left the game with a left leg injury after just 12 minutes. The big man will likely fall victim to the numbers crunch at the end of the Jazz roster and will have to hope to sign a two-way contract, or find another team next season.
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[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/8/11/22617294/utah-jazz-give-trent-forrest-a-two-way-contract-banking-on-his-continued-growth-nba-summer-league[/url]
[QUOTE]“It’s amazing, it’s like watching a flower grow,” Jazz teammate Elijah Hughes said. “We came in together and to see the strides he’s made so far, he’s deserving of that two-way contract.”
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actually he's deserving of your guaranteed deal
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/08/12/summer-league-utah-jazz-dallas-mavericks/[/url]
[QUOTE]With Forrest’s consistently high level of play throughout Summer League thus far, it’s fair to assume that he’ll at least compete for a consistent spot in Utah’s top-heavy [URL="https://thejnotes.com/2021/08/10/utah-jazz-free-agency-3-guards-rotation/"]guard rotation[/URL]. Meanwhile, Udoka Azubuike’s 6 blocks represent the single most impressive individual statistic from this game. If he can demonstrate improved conditioning, veteran Hassan Whiteside may have some competition for the primary backup 5 spot.
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He's on a 2 way. He's not competing for a rotation spot :facepalm
[url]https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/263843/Jazz-Not-Expected-To-Trade-Rotation-Player-For-Tax-Relief[/url]
Clarkson please!
[QUOTE]Keith Smith: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Tony Bradley got two-years at the veteran minimum with the Chicago Bulls. Second season is a player option for Bradley. Both seasons are fully guaranteed[/URL]. @spotrac
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/KeithSmithNBA"]Twitter KeithSmithNBA[/URL]
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good for him! :applause:
[QUOTE]Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]And Juwan Morgan is unsurprisingly OUT due to a left hamstring strain[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
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so I guess maybe his 12 minutes was due to injury than
[url]https://sports.yahoo.com/report-jazz-not-trading-joe-000023389.html[/url]
[QUOTE]Utah [URL="https://nba.nbcsports.com/2021/07/30/report-jazz-trading-derrick-favors-first-rounder-to-thunder/"]already used a first-round pick to dump[/URL] [URL="https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4718/"]Derrick Favors[/URL]. So, the Jazz are at least somewhat concerned about payroll.
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not necessarily. He sucked. Wish they'd dump Clarksonm Hughes and COTY too
[url]https://kslsports.com/465946/jazz-vets-dominate-heat-to-move-to-3-0/[/url]
[QUOTE]Hughes was a ball-dominant guard at Syracuse on a team that lacked talent, allowing him to look for his own shot regularly during his sophomore and junior seasons. In the NBA, he plays almost exclusively off the ball which seems to have thrown a wrench into his rhythm offensively.
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He hunted it plenty last year in garbage time and still sucked
[QUOTE] In the brief appearances with the Jazz so far, Hughes hasn’t shown off advanced playmaking skills, so he’ll likely have to earn his spot in the NBA by playing hard, knocking down threes, attacking closeouts, and defending, something he said he’s looked to show while in Vegas.
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things he's never shown he does
[QUOTE]With Royce O’Neale, Bojan Bogdanovic, Rudy Gay, and Eric Paschall playing on the win in front of him, it will be difficult for Hughes to earn regular-season minutes this year. But if he can prove to be an effective 3-and-D hustle player that uses his motor like he did against the Heat, he’ll have a better chance at sticking in the NBA beyond next season.
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he needs to go before the season starts. Wasted roster spot last year
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