The 2017 off-season...Hayward, Hill, Ingles...?

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[QUOTE]If there is one thing the Jazz need this season, it

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[QUOTE]if he can even be a slight improvement over Jeff Withey, last year

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He'd be a great guy to have at the end of the bench. Might even get away with having him in the rotation in the east

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Could have been worth eating another contract for a pick. He has shown 3 point ability in the past too

[QUOTE]Tony Jones: Just been told Alec Burks is healthy and should be 100 percent good to go for training camp with no restriction. As of today.

[QUOTE]Andy Larsen: Ricky Rubio today in Spain

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[QUOTE]Hood is eligible for an extension to his rookie scale contract until Oct. 31. [/QUOTE]

I knew that other date was too early

[QUOTE]CARMELO takes into account both Hood's injured season in 2016-17 and 2015-16 when making the projection, and splits the difference, projecting about 2.2 wins added per season for the next few years. You'll notice that none of Hood's closest comparables went on to be All-Star caliber players: instead, they're guys who were nice role players for much of their careers. C.J. Miles has contributed well to the Pacers. Junior Bridgeman was a nice off-the-bench microwave scorer who then became worth $400 million (after buying a bunch of Wendy's franchises). Terrence Ross, Calbert Cheaney, Morris Peterson are all guys who are or were nice wing options for 20-30 minutes per game.

To be honest, that's Hood's most likely outcome: a solid rotation player, an average starter. In today's NBA, that puts Hood in line for a salary of about $12.5 million per year. 4 years (almost all rookie contract extensions are for four years), $50 million is a reasonable starting point.[/QUOTE]

Finally someone that can look at things realistically instead of making everyone on the Jazz out to be a star. He could be a great 6th man.

[QUOTE]Hood's frequency numbers here are going to spike in 2017-18. Without Gordon Hayward, Hood is now probably the Jazz's No. 1 option to create offense in late shot clock situations, at least in those majority of minutes when Joe Johnson isn't on the floor. He'll take over a large portion of Hayward's scoring and playmaking responsibilities, and even with no improvement, will probably convert them at a slightly-above-average efficiency.

That's why I believe Rodney Hood is likely to be the Jazz's leading scorer next year. And if he is, it's probably reasonable to slate him in for about 17 points per game. Every team in the NBA had their leading scorer score at least 17 PPG last season except for one: the Detroit Pistons. Tobias Harris led them with 16.2 points per game, and even he recently signed a 4-year, $64 million extension. Orlando's Evan Fournier was the second lowest leading scorer last season (17.2 PPG), and he recently signed a 5-year, $85 million extension.

So you can see why the Jazz would be interested in getting Hood extended now: they're trying to get Hood at rotation-player-or-average-starter money before he gets the chance to show he can make nominal-leading-scorer-but-not-All-Star money. Meanwhile, Hood's representation will naturally shoot for more.[/QUOTE]

Gobert was averaging 17 plus at the end of last season and Burks and Favors have both been at 15 and 16 plus before. I think the bigs will have a harder go of it without shooters but I wouldn't count out Alec. He's a more dynamic offensive talent than Hood and the Jazz will want to showcase him. I'd bring them both off the bench personally. It's where they belong and Burks has already proven himself in that role. Hood os one dimensional and not a high paid starter.

[QUOTE]On one hand, getting Rudy Gobert locked up last summer seems masterful now.[/QUOTE]

until he leaves in 4 years because he didn't get the 5 year max

[QUOTE]you have the example of Hayward, who the Jazz opted not to give an extension to, which led to Hayward testing restricted free agency, getting a max offer, opting out a year earlier than he otherwise would have, and bad feelings all around. [/QUOTE]

bad feeling because the Jazz made you sign a max deal with Charlotte? Grow up!

[QUOTE]Hood isn't as good as Hayward (even Hayward wasn't back in 2014)[/QUOTE]

a voice of reason. He's not an all-star? A go to Guy? Big 3? :rolleyes:

[QUOTE]But Hood has been working out with assistant coach Johnnie Bryant all summer, just as Hayward did before making his All-Star leap last year. And Hood has been a model citizen, the kind of player that the Jazz want to keep around the organization. He works hard[/QUOTE]

Much like Favors it doesn't sound like he has worked that hard until it was time to get paid

[QUOTE]knows the importance of defense[/QUOTE]

:facepalm

[QUOTE]If anyone has the intangibles and situation well-situated to improve, it's Hood.[/QUOTE]

Than why hasn't he? He improved slightly last year before the flu. He was more consistent. But at his age I don't see it. He's a scorer. He's never shown much else

[QUOTE]Signing Hood to an extension now would reduce the amount of cap space the Jazz have to offer in free agency in 2018. Without a Hood extension, they can open up a maximum salary cap slot. With a Hood extension, they can't without doing some significant maneuvering. [/QUOTE]

Who's this max guy they are going to get to be part of the mess known as the Jazz? :rolleyes:

[QUOTE]Stretching-and-waiving Burks' contract isn't enough, and outright dumping it on another team might not be either depending on the size of Hood's deal. [/QUOTE]

and Burks could outplay him

[QUOTE]Hood's representation will be interested in guaranteeing Hood a good paycheck, but know that a bigger one is likely around the corner if Hood puts up a solid, healthy season in an expanded role.[/QUOTE]

If I'm Hood I take the money if it's reasonable with his injury history

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[QUOTE]it

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[QUOTE]Honestly, you could have convinced me that he was the best player on the Jazz after the 2015-2016 season.[/QUOTE]

:roll:

[QUOTE]But Favors and Rudy Gobert can

[QUOTE]A source told Basketball Insiders last week that the Pelicans were among the teams interested in Cleveland Cavaliers forward Iman Shumpert. Since acquiring Jae Crowder from the Boston Celtics in the Kyrie Irving trade, many speculated that Shumpert could be expendable. There were conflicting reports last week that indicated Shumpert requested a trade from the Cavaliers, while some reported that he made no such request. Regardless, a source has maintained that the Cavaliers have been shopping Shumpert this summer.

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[QUOTE]while at this point it would seem almost hard to believe, there is reason to be optimistic for Alec

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[QUOTE]The Utah Jazz’s offseason was at large, a net negative, but there’s not a lot else the club could have done to prevent this. [/QUOTE]

Wrong. They upgrade the team and Hayward has a hard time leaving. Downgrading the roster he had little choice but to leave. After he left they could have signed guys that could shoot and defend and they didn't for some reason

[QUOTE]Mitchell tore up NBA Summer League, even putting up 37 points and eight steals in one contest. The one thing to watch will be his shot selection, but playing with a more talented lineup should alleviate some of his tendencies to chuck.[/QUOTE]

He's just got to defend and hit open shots to start. Be hard not to play him if he does

[QUOTE]There’s a bit of competition at the guard positions on the Jazz’s depth chart, but if Mitchell is as ready as he’s shown himself to be, he’ll be in line for minutes at the backup shooting guard spot behind Rodney Hood.[/QUOTE]

I think he could back-up Rubio as well. Ideally they will want him at the one eventually anyway
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He wasn’t a win-now pick, but Bradley might be able to one day take over the backup center position.[/QUOTE]

Maybe even play some next to Rudy too? Hopefully he can have a big year with the Stars. Maybe get some rotation minutes with the Jazz after Johnson, Favors and maybe others are dealt

[QUOTE]His fit will be something to watch, but there’s no question the Jazz pulled a great trade here.[/QUOTE]

He doesn't fit and Hayward left. How is it great?

[QUOTE]Perhaps the team wouldn’t have re-signed Ingles, at least for the years and dollars they did, if they had known Hayward would be leaving.[/QUOTE]

Only reason to sign him was to keep Hayward happy so this was not a good signing. At least the money goes down every year

[QUOTE]Thabo Sefolosha. A 12-year veteran, the forward is known mostly for his defensive prowess, but will be used as a complementary 3-and-D asset.[/QUOTE]

without the 3!

[QUOTE]he’ll be sharing the court with mostly spacing-challenged point guards.[/QUOTE]

Neto can shoot. Mitchell might be able to

[QUOTE]there’s really nothing to lose in signing a player like Thabo Sefolosha, which is why this deal earns a favorable grade.

Grade: A[/QUOTE]

Only way this makes sense is if he ends up at the 4 when Johnson is dealt

[QUOTE]There’s also the possibility that he could play some small-ball center, where he spent 21 percent of his minutes last season.[/QUOTE]

That's where he makes the most sense next to Favors or Johnson.

[QUOTE]Udoh’s signing may be a signal that the Jazz are planning on playing Derrick Favors at the 4 rather than the backup center spot[/QUOTE]

I'm thinking he is behind Jerebko. Have to stagger Favors and Gobert

[QUOTE]Their roster sat at the regular season maximum of 15 contracts for next season, and with no discernible depth chart holes, there wasn’t a clear reason to add another player.[/QUOTE]

lack of talent is good reason

[QUOTE]there’s a good chance that he’ll have to show management a lot in order to stick with the team for the following year.[/QUOTE]

Going to have to show a lot to make the team. He looks like the 16th guy to me

[QUOTE]He might have been better served on a two-way contract, especially as his presence means the team will have to release one other player. Maybe the front office knows something we don’t, but at the moment, this looks like a confusing decision.[/QUOTE]

Yep! Might be to motivate Bolomboy?

[QUOTE]The Jazz did just about all they could to convince Hayward to stay[/QUOTE]

They downgraded the roster instead of upgrading it!

Final Grade: A- LOL!

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[QUOTE]That being said, if Rodney Hood, Ricky Rubio, and Dante Exum all stay healthy, finding enough minutes for Mitchell to make his case might be tough. I do think that Mitchell will be in the rotation, and I even think he

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[QUOTE]He logged seven points and seven assists in a blowout win over Montenegro in Spain

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[QUOTE]The results are in and unfortunately they don