The Jazz own the 42nd and 55th picks in the second round as well.
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The Jazz own the 42nd and 55th picks in the second round as well.
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[QUOTE]Unproven Joel Bolomboy has the potential to follow Rudy off the bench. Jeff Withey may be an option, but there
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[QUOTE]the Detroit Pistons are open to trading their 12th pick in the NBA Draft, preferably for a veteran that could make an instant impact. This happens to sound absolutely identical to what the Utah Jazz did last season when they turned their very own 12th pick into George Hill.[/QUOTE]
Except the Jazz had cap space to take Hill
[QUOTE]If Utah were interested in that pick, they have some veterans that could perhaps fit the ticket such as Alec Burks, Derrick Favors or Rodney Hood, who is young but comes on a very friendly contract. In reality, though, I suspect that Utah won
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[QUOTE]Now many within Jazz Nation have been desiring to sign Deron Williams or Milos Teodosic and turn the keys over to Dante Exum, or go for the big fish like Chris Paul or Kyle Lowry in free agency.[/QUOTE]
Those guys as back-ups makes sense nothing else does. I'd be happy if Exum could defend and hit an open 3. He could start at the 2. If doesn't do those things he needs to be traded before he becomes a free agent
[QUOTE]If the price is right and if he doesn
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[QUOTE]dangling both of those picks out there on the trading block should absolutely be a part of the strategy.[/QUOTE]
should always be. Move up. move down. move out. move in. Whatever makes the team better now and for the future. Only one guy that has been previewed on slcdunk has interested me so far
[QUOTE]they could also be used to sweeten the pot in a trade that sends someone like Alec Burks out the door for the Jazz while alleviating themselves of his cumbersome salary.[/QUOTE]
What is it that you don't get about damaged goods? They have cap space. They have young guys that aren't hurt and owed 20 million over two years.
On a side note, either of Utah
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[QUOTE] my first couple years in the NBA was a little different, but then once I got to Utah and Karl [Malone] and John [Stockton] helped me, and then, and helped me turn my career around[/QUOTE]
He was great here. It's too bad that in typical Jazz fashion they let him go because they were cheap and replaced him with Harpring. Harpring was good too but they could have still been really good with both of them instead of just one.
[QUOTE]If you look at my two years in Utah, I shot 50 percent from the floor. You know, even though John was the guy there, I was the second leading scorer on the team. [/QUOTE]
He was their best low post scorer while Karl shot his fade away 20 footers. Funny he became known for shooting the 3 after he left.
[url]http://purpleandblues.com/2017/06/05/three-things-that-would-have-to-happen-for-utah-jazz-to-compete-with-gsw/[/url]
[QUOTE]Although many had predicted that Utah
[QUOTE]Front-office executives agree that college is a better path to the NBA than entering the G-League out of high school.[/QUOTE]
Not for kids that don't want to go to school it's not. Stupid to give scholarships to people that are jus there to play ball.
[QUOTE]They generally prefer players to come in more seasoned, and they often cite the NFL
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[QUOTE]If teams are worried about having raw talents on their roster sucking up cap space, they could have those draftees assigned to their G-League affiliate for a season, playing for the same money on their rookie scale, without counting against the cap unless they get called up to the NBA. This would assure that players like Milwaukee
[url]http://purpleandblues.com/2017/06/06/three-eastern-conference-rumors-mean-gordon-hayward-utah-jazz/3/[/url]
[QUOTE]If this rumor pans out, it will be absolutely exceptional for the Utah Jazz and their chances of retaining Gordon Hayward as it effectively kills two birds with one stone, removing two legitimate Hayward suitors from the picture. If Boston trades for PG, they
[QUOTE]Steve Kyler on Gordon Hayward: I
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[QUOTE]The team could no longer rely on their veterans, Millsap and Jefferson, who both left as free agents in 2013.[/QUOTE]
They could have relied on Millsap long before that. They chose not to
[QUOTE]Hayward blossomed into the team
[url]http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2710911-teams-that-could-be-left-in-shambles-after-nba-free-agency[/url]
The Jazz will not be in shambles because regardless of what happens they have Gobert to build around. They will probably try tanking again though
[url]http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2708586-biggest-offseason-priorities-and-targets-for-utah-jazz[/url]
[QUOTE]and made a particularly impressive all-around leap with his game this season after spending a week training with Kobe Bryant this past summer.[/QUOTE]
didn't see much of Kobe's game there thankfully. Lyles otoh...
[QUOTE]there may be some lingering resentment from Hayward's restricted free agency, when the Jazz decided to wait for another team (the Charlotte Hornets) to offer him the max before matching rather than giving it to him out of the gate.[/QUOTE]
It's business. The Jazz blew it. He might not have the opt out if they'd taken care of him first
[QUOTE] Nor have the Jazz had the best luck retaining the players they develop, be it those who are free agents (Carlos Boozer) or will soon be so (Deron Williams).
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They made the right decision not paying Boozer
[QUOTE]Utah won't be completely hopeless if it loses a cornerstone or two and can't replace him (or them) on the open market.
Joe Johnson and Rodney Hood are both capable of stepping into the wing spot that may be vacated by Hayward. Filling Hill's shoes at point guard could be a taller order, though it would give Utah an opportunity to see, once and for all, if Dante Exum
[url]http://purpleandblues.com/2017/06/06/utah-jazz-should-aim-for-northwest-division-dynasty/[/url]
Who cares about the division! :rolleyes:
Their competition should be GS, SA and Cleveland. That's it!
[url]http://purpleandblues.com/2017/06/06/utah-jazz-pre-draft-semi-ojeleyes-long-winding-road/[/url]
[QUOTE]He plays like a face-up four, but he
Michael Scotto: Projected first round pick Jawun Evans has workouts with Portland June 8, OKC June 9, and Utah June 10, sources told Basketball Insiders.
Jessica Camerato: Elie Okobo has worked out for the Jazz, Sixers (today). He also will work out for the Nets and Hawks.
[url]http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865681530/3-offseason-objectives-for-the-Jazz-that-dont-involve-Gordon-Hayward.html[/url]
[QUOTE]Dennis Lindsey can also take a risky route inside the league’s current pool, with Derrick Rose and Rajon Rondo becoming available.[/QUOTE]
Why even mention them? They don't fit at all. If Sloan was coach and he wasn't a head case than yes maybe Rondo
[QUOTE]The most likely option will be the internal route, or the development of Dante Exum, whom the Jazz picked fifth overall in 2015.[/QUOTE]
I can't see that. They have to look to find a vet to pair with Neto if Hill goes elsewhere. The Euro is a bench player as is Deron. If Exum could hit shots and defend he could play somewhere. Big ifs
[QUOTE]was never really a part of Snyder’s rotation.[/QUOTE]
sure he was
[QUOTE]Favors can neither defend most power forwards (now called “stretch fours” for their ability to shoot threes) nor hit shots from the perimeter himself. [/QUOTE]
I thought he could defend?
[QUOTE]Teams will still have interest in Favors, especially those that could use him as a sixth man, like the Milwaukee Bucks did with Greg Monroe and the Oklahoma City Thunder with Enes Kanter. His scoring and rebounding can be valuable, and Favors can fortify a second unit and serve as a part-time starter when injuries occur.[/QUOTE]
Jazz might as well keep him if he's a bench piece. He can defend unlike those two. He can play small ball center in the East at least if he gets healthy again
[QUOTE]The Los Angeles Lakers own the second pick in this year’s draft and are reportedly looking to trade Jordan Clarkson to make room for Lonzo Ball, who’s projected to get picked at the spot.
Clarkson, 24, averaged 14.7 points on a career-high 44.5 percent shooting last season. The Jazz could theoretically send Favors and his expiring deal to the Lakers with one of their picks for Clarkson, as their salaries match and would fit into the league’s guidelines for acceptable deals.
In return, the Jazz would get a scoring guard under contract until 2020 and the Lakers would get a productive big man in Favors (along with salary cap relief next season) and an additional draft pick. This type of trade is conceivably one the Jazz could complete in the next few weeks.[/QUOTE]
Clarkson makes sense offensively but the Lakers are already paying Mosgov and have young guys they want to play ahead of him. Can't see them wanting Favors
[QUOTE]Hood and Exum both have the potential to become highly productive players, but neither has shown it consistently enough. But if the Jazz brass want to bet on their own talent, they could sign Hood and Exum to early extensions and look bright for doing so if the players realize their potential in the future. Their value is a lot lower now than it will be next year if both have breakout seasons. It could be a financially savvy move or one that becomes burdensome soon after the deals are signed.[/QUOTE]
Doubt either sign unless they sign very cheaply
[url]http://purpleandblues.com/2017/06/07/utah-jazz-2016-2017-player-review-joe-ingles/[/url]
[QUOTE]The most obvious improvement for Joe Ingles this last season had to be his three point shooting. He lead the league in three point field goal percentage for the majority of the season. [/QUOTE]
The most obvious that unlike his first two years he came to play from day 1 instead of just the end of the season especially defensively
Need to let him go.
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[QUOTE]And assuming a Gordon Hayward-led Boston team could surpass the Cleveland Cavaliers, there
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[QUOTE]Tyrone Wallace, who worked out with Jazz trainers after the draft prospects finished. Wallace was the 60th pick in the 2016 NBA Draft for the Jazz and spent the year with the Salt Lake City Stars.[/QUOTE]
Someone that ought to be talked about. He's close to Exum now as far as I could tell and only a year older and much cheaper!
[url]http://www.sltrib.com/sports/5377778-155/utah-jazz-take-a-look-at[/url]
[QUOTE] the team may be better served to have drafted someone with more potential upside than Ojeleye.[/QUOTE]
got to stop thinking the will draft anyone that can help them next year. Get the best potential players.
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[QUOTE]Jazz played like a 54 win team whenever he was on the court, and like a 45-win team whenever he wasn't. Replacing him would be anything but easy.[/QUOTE]
All is obviously not lost if he leaves. Re-load!
[QUOTE]Donovan Mitchell, shooting guard, Louisville
[url]http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2713763-nba-free-agents-who-could-receive-unexpected-max-contracts[/url]
[QUOTE] their budget will be determined by Hayward.
Lose him, and the Jazz have no reason to invest in Hill.[/QUOTE]
Don't agree with that. Might be more reason to pay him actually. Not sure there is a better fit out there
[QUOTE] Add all that together, and the end result could be a short-term max from a team desperate to make a splash.[/QUOTE]
Ideally that's what I'd like to see. A two year deal with a team option or partial guarantee the 2nd year
[url]http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865681579/Utah-Jazz-digging-deep-for-international-prospects.html[/url]
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[url]http://purpleandblues.com/2017/06/08/utah-jazz-george-hill-dilemma/[/url]
[QUOTE]Utah intends to re-sign him and pay him every penny he
[url]http://hoopshabit.com/2017/06/07/utah-jazz-5-options-for-pick-no-30-in-2017-nba-draft/[/url]
[QUOTE]At 6
[url]http://fansided.com/2017/06/07/nba-free-agency-2017-5-destinations-jj-redick/2/[/url]
Only if he's a bench player. Not long enough as we saw in the playoffs
Tony Jones: Purdue forward and Salt Lake City native Caleb Swanigan will work out for the Utah Jazz Saturday, sources tell The Salt Lake Tribune
[QUOTE]The Jazz will host their annual free agent mini-camp this weekend at the Zions Bank Basketball Center, with 25 NBA hopefuls scheduled to participate.
[QUOTE]French center Jonathan Jeanne, who was expected to be a first-round selection in the 2017 NBA draft, has been diagnosed with Marfan syndrome, a potentially career-ending disorder, agent Bouna Ndiaye told The Vertical.
Jessica Camerato: Thomas Bryant (Indiana) worked out w Heat Celtics Magic Nets Sixers. As of yest, still had Hawks Jazz Trail Blazers Bulls Kings Pacers.
[QUOTE]Marc Stein: Free Agency Scuttle: Volume is rising on the whispers that the team worrying Utah in Gordon Hayward
Rudy Gobert: Devastated for my guy #JohnJeanne
[url]http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2713946-nba-free-agency-rankings-top-100-available-players[/url]
[QUOTE]Withey was one of only nine players with a defensive box plus/minus of at least 2.5, a total rebounding percentage north of 16.0 and a true shooting percentage no worse than 58.0 percent during the 2016-17 campaign. He'll never play as many minutes, but he's close to serving as a (very) poor man's version of Gobert, DeAndre Jordan and Dwight Howard. [/QUOTE]
I'd take him over Howard. He can certainly be a back-up and start for some teams. Gobert also on that list of 9!
[QUOTE]Hill is already 31 years old, so imagining that he'll play at his peak level for another three years already requires some suspension of disbelief. But given his injury history, it's even more likely that a decline is anything other than imminent.
He should play at a higher level than the next two players in this countdown for 2017. But beyond that? [/QUOTE]
He's only had one serious injury. He needed to rest the toe until it was 100%. I think the Jazz have to rill the dice that he'll be healthy. Not sure there's anyone that fits better
[QUOTE]Did you know Gordon Hayward was one of the league's premier alley-oop finishers in 2016-17?
That's a role typically reserved for hulking big men such as DeAndre Jordan or Hassan Whiteside. Long and uber-athletic forwards like LeBron James and Kevin Durant are usually on the receiving end of those feeds as well. Hayward has never fallen into either of those categories.
And yet, he had 22 alley-oop flushes last year, which puts him at No. 21 in the league, per NBA Savant. Just look at how he fared when stacked up against other players who logged the majority of their minutes at either point guard, shooting guard or small forward:
Gordon Hayward, 22
Jimmy Butler, 21
Giannis Antetokounmpo, 15
LeBron James, 13
Andrew Wiggins, 11
Hayward isn't just disarmingly athletic; he also possesses great instincts that allow him to wait for the opportune moments, luring defenders to sleep and then bursting to the hoop with a quick first step. [/QUOTE]
Ingles deserves a lot of credit. Most came from him. They were shutting it down by the end of the year though once it got on scouting reports
[QUOTE]Kelly Olynyk understands the Boston Celtics
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[QUOTE]
Jonathon Simmons is an off-the-bench weapon for the San Antonio Spurs, playing major minutes in the conference finals and averaging over 15 points per game. Less than two years ago, he was here in Salt Lake City, participating in a Jazz free agent minicamp.
He's not the only one: JaMychal Green, starting power forward for the Memphis Grizzlies, made a major impact on a small salary. Four years ago, he also participated in the Jazz's free agent minicamp.[/QUOTE]
Ouch!!! Both should be on their radar this summer too
[QUOTE]On Friday and Saturday, the Jazz are holding their fifth annual free agent minicamp for guys like Simmons, Green, and the 14 other players who have played in the NBA. Two, Toure Murry and Patrick Christopher, played for Utah.[/QUOTE]
Good for Christopher! He got hurt and lost his spot on the team. Good to see he's back getting another look. Murry sounded like their kind of guy when they got him. Big PG that played D. Maybe he's ready now?
[QUOTE]Eleven of the 25 players at the 2017 minicamp have NBA experience. Some have real name value.[/QUOTE]
good! have end of the roster spots and two way contracts to fill cheaply! Only one Stars player as Wallace works out with the Jazz coaches. Sorry Paige but you got some bad advice from your agent! I'm guessing Ford might be thee because he got hurt and they want a better look at him.
[QUOTE]Tyler Hansbrough, maybe better known as "Psycho T" thanks to his time at North Carolina, participated in the workout. He's played in 428 games, starting 50 of them, though he'll be 32 by the time the season starts in October.
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Does he shoot the 3 now?
[QUOTE]R.J. Hunter was a major target of many Jazz fans in the 2015 NBA Draft and ended up going 28th overall to the Boston Celtics. But faced with a roster crunch, the Celtics cut Hunter at the beginning of the season. He played just three games for the Chicago Bulls before being waived in December.[/QUOTE]
Going on 24. He was supposed to be a shooter I think
[QUOTE]Jarnell Stokes is a former Jazz second-round draft selection, who was then traded to the Memphis Grizzlies for a future pick. Stokes never really stuck after his rookie season in Memphis and has found himself playing for Miami and Denver, but mostly dominating the D-League.[/QUOTE]
Can he shoot?
[QUOTE]"The best case scenario is we find a rotation player for the Jazz," Fredman added. "Dennis (Lindsey) set a high standard for the whole league when he was with San Antonio with Danny Green. He's a legitimate guy who's won championships and started."[/QUOTE]
what have you done for me lately!
[url]http://www.sltrib.com/sports/5385812-155/utah-jazzs-annual-free-agent-mini-camp[/url]
[QUOTE]During those five years, 16 camp attendees have gone on to play in the NBA. That's the good news, Jazz Director of Pro Player Personnel David Fredman said.
The bad news? Only two have played for the Jazz.[/QUOTE]
Some of them might not have fit. Simmons and Green would have
[QUOTE]The new rules could make it easier for the Jazz to find that player. Two-way contracts will take affect for the first time next season. That essentially gives the Jazz two additional roster spots, which will be used on players spending their time with the Jazz and the Stars.
There are a few stipulations with the two-way contracts. A player receiving one has to have three years or less of NBA experience. That means Hansbrough and Morris, both NBA veterans, wouldn't qualify. They would have to make an NBA roster outright.
And once you sign a two-way contract, you have to make the team after being in the league 45 days. So, you can't be a 16th or 17th man indefinitely. Even so, there will be more room in the NBA next year than in the past. Ten day contracts will still exist, and the the D-League is gathering more steam as a reputable pathway to the league.
That makes free-agent mini-camps more important to teams and players than they have been previously.[/QUOTE]
The D-league will be a lot better this year I imagine. A lot of guys that would go to Europe will be looking to get on a NBA roster this year and end up in the G-league. If Hansbrough can hit a 3 and defend he could be in the rotation. Bird loved him at one time. You need at least 5 guys at the end of the bench ideally a couple will be in the G-league with the two way contract guys.
[QUOTE]The energy's been good so far today, that's the important thing. It's been interesting to watch some of the players transition from college workouts until now. A lot of guys have improved."[/QUOTE]
You would think they've all improved
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[QUOTE]Withey's ex-fiance