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[QUOTE]Michael Scotto: A league source confirms the Utah Jazz won't trade Enes Kanter at the deadline without a huge return as the Salt Lake Tribune first reported Twitter @MikeAScotto [/QUOTE]
doubt they can get a huge return with his contract status.
Two of the names being attached to the Celts in weekend rumors should be considered, at best, longshots. It remained unlikely yesterday that either Ty Lawson or Enes Kanter would be Shamrocks by the end of this week. Boston Herald
And, according to several league sources, the fact Kanter said publicly last week that he wants to be traded from the Jazz certainly will be a concern to potential suitors. Boston Herald
Adrian Wojnarowski: Executives say Utah has significant threshold for Enes Kanter deal - including young player, 1st rounder, etc - but several teams pursuing. Twitter
[QUOTE]Here's how far apart Jazz and Enes Kanter were last fall: Utah offered 4 years, $32M, but Kanter's camp wanted Hayward-type money. #sources[/QUOTE]
Guess he'll get something in between or be gone if he keeps holding out for the Max.
He'll certainly be looking for the max and I wouldn't be surprised if he got it especially with the cap raising after next year. I'd guess they may have settled for 10-12 million
The Milwaukee Bucks are known to be among the teams that have interest, in part because coach Jason Kidd has had a front-row seat to some of Kanter's best games in the past two seasons. He averaged 19.5 points and nine rebounds in two games against Kidd's Brooklyn Nets last season, then finished with 23 points and 16 rebounds in Utah's lone game against the Bucks this season. Kidd, it's safe to say, took notice and would love to add him to his group that has been such a pleasant surprise this season (30-23). USA Today Sports
[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You]Never understood them wanting to play up tempo with Cousins. Jazz have been better playing at a slower pace with their frontcourt.
Can't see them going after Cousins even if he could hit 3's and defend the perimeter next to Rudy.[/QUOTE]
Yea, not quite sure what they've been doing up there. Can't say I can see them being a good team any time soon if they continue with the moves they've been making.
They were doing pretty good when they fired Malone. Karl's always won so I'd expect it now somehow.
Michael Scotto: The Utah Jazz haven't received any serious offers for Enes Kanter at this time. The team remains fine with keeping him, per a league source. Twitter @MikeAScotto
[QUOTE]Kanter should realize that sulking won't help him in the free-agent market and he needs to do whatever he's asked, even if that means playing behind Rudy Gobert.[/QUOTE]
Why not Favors behind Rudy?
[QUOTE]Develop the rookies
[QUOTE]Where Gobert stands out however, is how he improves the frontcourt player starting next to him. In five games starting alongside Gobert, Derrick Favors' season averages increase from 15.9 points per game to 19.8, and 8.1 rebounds per game to 9.6, while his 54 percent field goal percentage climbs to 58 percent.
The same improvements can be seen when Gobert starts alongside Kanter. In three starts, Kanter improves his season averages from 13.8 points per game to a staggering 20.6, and 7.8 rebounds to 11.3, while retaining a respectable 49 percent field goal percentage.
When combined, Kanter and Favors combine to average an elite 20.1 points and 10.2 rebounds per game while shooting 54 percent from the floor.[/QUOTE]
So where is the argument to keep Kanter alongside Rudy and bench/trade Favors?
[QUOTE]Currently, the Jazz offensive rating (a measurement of the team's points scored per 100 possessions) stands at a slightly above average 106 points for the season, 14th best in the NBA. This number improves slightly to 106.83 with Gobert starting, good for 12th in the league. [/QUOTE]
That's without an NBA caliber pg or shooting.
[QUOTE]The Jazz have a defensive rating of 108.7 for the season, good for 26th in the league, which improves to 107.45 with Gobert filling the starting role, improving to 21st in the NBA. This represents significant growth for a young roster that soon will be fighting for a playoff spot.
Whether the Jazz find a trade partner for Enes Kanter, or risk bringing him back under less than ideal circumstances, the future of the starting line-up seems clear.
Snyder and the team
[QUOTE]if the Jazz do make a deal, there are just two players I consider untradeable.
Neither uses mousse gel to keep his hair in place.
Derrick Favors and Rudy Gobert are the players the Jazz most need to keep. [/QUOTE]
Rudy is at least.
[QUOTE]Gordon Hayward is still the team
[QUOTE]In the current standings in the league, the Jazz are expected to pick seventh or eighth overall in the 2015 NBA Draft. According to ESPN, that puts the Jazz in position to pick anyone from the likes of Kentucky star Willie Cauley-Stein and Texas
[QUOTE]Enes started playing basketball at 14 years old in 2006
In 2007-08 Enes played for the U16 Turish team and lead the European Championships with 23 points and 17 rebounds. This tournament was over 10 games. Turkey finished 3rd.
In 2008-09 Enes Kanter played 4 games in the Euroleague for a total of 31 minutes and 5 games for Fenerbahce in the Turkish League at 14 minutes a game.
In 2009-10 he went to the US for high school and played limited competition at Stonebridge Prep and then played 9 games in the u18 championships averaging 19 points and 16 rebounds. Turkey finished 3rd
In 2010-11 he didn
With the Milwaukee Bucks closing in on a buyout of big man Larry Sanders, they have turned their attention to the trade market in a significant way. The Bucks have been linked to several notable players including Denver