Re: 2016- Yet another long off-season
[url]http://www.sltrib.com/sports/4001938-155/utah-jazz-gonzagas-domantas-sabonis-impresses[/url]
[QUOTE]The Jazz currently have six big men on their roster. But forward Trevor Booker will be an unrestricted free agent come July and a young talent like Sabonis could potentially help plug that spot.[/QUOTE]
Withey and or Pleiss will be gone too I imagine.
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[url]http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865656128/Jared-Dudley-says-he-could-see-himself-with-the-Jazz-heres-why-he-would-be-a-good-fit.html?pg=2[/url]
[QUOTE]Furthermore, he has proven to be versatile in playing not only his primary position of small forward, but he can also slide over to power forward in small lineups, a luxury Snyder hasn
Re: 2016- Yet another long off-season
[URL="http://nba.nbcsports.com/2016/06/14/city-approves-22-m-tax-reimbursement-for-jazz-arena-upgrade/"]The city approved $22.7 million in tax incentives Tuesday for the Utah Jazz
Re: 2016- Yet another long off-season
[url]http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865656179/Utah-Jazz-3-reasons-to-consider-trading-up-in-the-NBA-Draft.html[/url]
I'd say the main reason is because they probably won't be drafting this high again for a while so this is the time if they're going to do it. One article said that the draft drops off after 11. Another said 3-6 is another tier. Not sure what they can do without giving up anyone from their core though and I don't see them doing that unless something comes along they can't pass on.
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David Locke: [URL="http://*********.com/social/"]Deyonta Davis coming into SLC to workout for Jazz on Wednesday.[/URL] As likely as anyone to be taken #12 right now
Re: 2016- Yet another long off-season
[QUOTE]Former BYU great Brandon Davies was on hand Wednesday. He was part of a group working out against Jazz point guard Dante Exum, who was recently cleared for full contact, coming off his ACL tear.
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Davies could be a nice guy to have in the summer league maybe fall camp. He's versatile. He fits I'd think.
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[url]http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865656302/Morning-links-Steve-Smith-explains-NFL-return-in-Bees-hat-Dante-Exum-rehabs-with-former-BYU-stars.html[/url]
[QUOTE]Helps Dante, gives Jazz another look at Haws.[/QUOTE]
Offensively Haws might be a good fit. Not sure he can play D enough. Davies has already shown something in the NBA.
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[url]http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865656244/Utah-Jazz-3-reasons-to-consider-trading-down-in-the-NBA-Draft.html[/url]
[QUOTE]an argument could be made that the team
Re: 2016- Yet another long off-season
[url]http://www.sltrib.com/sports/4015488-155/utah-jazz-deyonta-davis-receives-favorable[/url]
[QUOTE]He'd be a good candidate to slide into the role of the fourth big man, if Trevor Booker were to leave the team during free agency, which begins in a couple of weeks.[/QUOTE]
No rookie is a good candidate for a team who should be looking at 50 wins and a first round bye and a 2nd round playoff. D-league.
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[url]http://www.slcdunk.com/2016/6/16/11959620/utah-jazz-nba-draft-party-vivint[/url]
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Shams Charania: Vertical Sources: [URL="http://*********.com/social/"]NBA has informed its teams that the projected salary cap will rise to $94M for 2016-
Re: 2016- Yet another long off-season
[url]http://www.slcdunk.com/nba-free-agency/2016/6/18/11968580/nba-salary-cap-utah-jazz-projections-flush-wish-cash[/url]
[quote]For the 2015-2016 NBA Season the Salary cap was a tidy $70 million -- a mark the [URL="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/utah-jazz"]Utah Jazz[/URL] were well under even after the revolving door of 10-Day contracts and eating of guaranteed money (like they did with [B][URL="http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jerregr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.basketball-reference.com"]Grant Jerrett[/URL][/B], who did not play a single minute for the team). Including training camp roster additions the team spent $64.8 / 70.0 of their available capspace in 2015-2016. [/quote]
It's not over yet. They can still use that cap space before free agency starts.
[quote]As it stands the Jazz only have one free agent right now, [URL="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/112570/trevor-booker"]Trevor Booker[/URL], and he's not worth more than $8 million a year. [/quote]
No but with all that money they could overpay him(or someone else) this season and have them on the cheap after that.
[quote]But on the eve of Jazz free agency years and years of experience have led me to this conclusion -- save for that one year where the team paid [B][URL="http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kirilan01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.basketball-reference.com"]Andrei Kirilenko[/URL][/B], [B][URL="http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/arroyca01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.basketball-reference.com"]Carlos Arroyo[/URL][/B], and [B][URL="http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/giricgo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.basketball-reference.com"]Gordan Giricek[/URL][/B] the same off-season where they poached "free agent" [B][URL="http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/boozeca01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.basketball-reference.com"]Carlos Boozer[/URL][/B] from the [URL="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/cleveland-cavaliers"]Cleveland Cavaliers[/URL] and the [URL="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/detroit-pistons"]Detroit Pistons[/URL] did not match the offer for their Restricted Free Agent bigman [B][URL="http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/o/okurme01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.basketball-reference.com"]Mehmet Okur[/URL][/B]. To balance that one year of opening the vault we've had generations where our best free agent signings have been [B][URL="http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/morrich01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.basketball-reference.com"]Chris Morris[/URL][/B] and [B][URL="http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/lucasjo02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.basketball-reference.com"]John Lucas III[/URL][/B]. And the immortal [B][URL="http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/howarjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.basketball-reference.com"]Josh Howard[/URL][/B].[/quote]
That's not when they spent big. The years they gave Okur his last contract(bad move) were when they went over the tax line.
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[quote]So there's money out there, earmarked, for star [B][URL="http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/haywago01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.basketball-reference.com"]Gordon Hayward[/URL][/B] (opting out after this upcoming season, by the way; even guys like [B][URL="http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/n/nowitdi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.basketball-reference.com"]Dirk Nowitzki[/URL][/B] opted out, and he has no desire to leave the [URL="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/dallas-mavericks"]Dallas Mavericks[/URL]; it's just economics), star [B][URL="http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/goberru01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.basketball-reference.com"]Rudy Gobert[/URL][/B], star [B][URL="http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/exumda01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.basketball-reference.com"]Dante Exum[/URL][/B], and star [B][URL="http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/favorde01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.basketball-reference.com"]Derrick Favors[/URL][/B] and/or [B][URL="http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hoodro01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.basketball-reference.com"]Rodney Hood[/URL][/B].[/quote]
stars? There is no money earmarked for Exum until he shows he can play in the league.
[quote]There's no way the Jazz go over the salary cap or ever get close to the luxury tax again when the team is "playoff competitive"[/quote]
going to be hard not to after this year or next anyway.
[quote]I really don't want to see the team spend $20 million of that $31 on [B][URL="http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/booketr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.basketball-reference.com"]Trevor Booker[/URL][/B] and [B][URL="http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dudleja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.basketball-reference.com"]Jared Dudley[/URL][/B]. That's signing off on purchasing the S.S. Doldrums in my books. That would be giving away big money to guys who do not deserve it, which leads to the next lockout. Better to save your cap than waste it. Especially if our younger guys will one day earn it.[/quote]
Again it depends on how you spend it. If you front load contracts you can overpay this year and have good players on the cheap after that.
No mention of trades either. Everyone is talking about free agency but there will be a lot more movement with trades I would imagine. What is a bad contract today won't necessarily be in a couple weeks. Pretty much everyone is available.
No mention of Favors possibly getting a new deal either. Give Favors and a free agent the money. Not too hard to spend. The biggest problem might be that everyone has money and some of them will be trying to do the same things.
Re: 2016- Yet another long off-season
[QUOTE]Jody Genessy: [URL="http://*********.com/social/"]I