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Jake Fischer: Consistently heard Toronto’s only appetite to trade OG Anunoby is for an elite center. [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Raptors remain linked to Rudy Gobert, called on Jarrett Allen back in February,[/URL] per sources.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/JakeLFischer"]Twitter JakeLFischer[/URL]
Julia Poe: Eversley says the Bulls have fielded calls from several teams regarding trades and moves, but [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]declined to comment on rumors surrounding a trade for Rudy Gobert[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/byjuliapoe"]Twitter byjuliapoe[/URL]
Tony Jones: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]The Utah Jazz are signing Former Illinois star Kofi Cockburn to an Exhibit 10 deal,[/URL] according to League Sources. Cockburn was one of the best bigs in college basketball the past two seasons. New York kid
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/Tjonesonthenba"]Twitter Tjonesonthenba[/URL]
almost 300 lbs. Big man!
[url]https://www.deseret.com/2022/6/24/23171248/utah-jazz-sign-3-players-to-free-agent-deals-nba-draft-johnny-juzang-kofi-cockburn-jordan-usher[/url]
and a 3rd!
Usher looks pretty good on paper except his shooting of course. One of the first super seniors that played 5 years in college and it looks like he's improved every year. With that experience he might end up playing this year if they trade Gobert
possible summer league roster
pg Butler
sg Sneed
sf Juang/Usher
pf
c Cockburn
Would be nice to see Walker just because we didn't get to see much of him during the season but he won't be playing.
[url]https://saltcityhoops.com/heres-johnny-only-minor-moves-for-the-jazz-on-draft-night/[/url]
[QUOTE]He’ll probably play almost exclusively in the G League.[/QUOTE]
Might be starting by the end of the year if the tank comes
[QUOTE] both of Utah’s two-way spots are filled, with Juzang in one and Xavier Sneed in the other).[/QUOTE]
Sneed becomes restricted in a week I believe. I doubt he's back except maybe in summer league/camp/Stars. He didn't excite me much. I'd guess they can do better
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/latest-utah-jazz-news-recent/2022/6/24/23181311/utah-jazz-sign-kofi-cockburn-to-a-deal[/url]
[QUOTE]The first thing you’ll notice with Cockburn is that he is a mountain of a man. Cockburn is 7’ tall with a 7’3” wingspan and will compete with Udoka Azubuike from day one to see who can shatter the backboard quicker come summer league.
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I doubt Udoka is playing summer league. He was starting for the Jazz over Whiteside and did well. Also he's probably still rehabbing!
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/latest-utah-jazz-news-recent/2022/6/24/23181299/utah-jazz-sign-johnny-juzang-to-two-way-contract[/url]
[QUOTE]The other interesting thing about this contract is that we might see Juzang get a lot of run. Last season, Trent Forrest received a lot of time while on his two-way contract over their exciting rookie, Jared Butler. With Quin Snyder out of the picture, it might not be the same story, but there is some recent precedent that this could mean time on the floor for Juzang.
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Any two way player could end up playing. Forrest had no limit because of COVID rules. Who knows if that stays the same? Juang isn't playing unless there are injuries or Gobert is gone. Forrest might not play for anyone other than COTM? I think he will. He's good. If he could only hit some open 3's!
Jared Weiss: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Ime Udoka says Will Hardy and Joe Mazzulla remain in the mix for the Utah Jazz head coaching job. Says he prefers to elevate within if one of them gets the job[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/JaredWeissNBA"]Twitter JaredWeissNBA[/URL]
[QUOTE] Jon Chepkevich: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Buffalo’s Jeenathan “Nate” Williams Jr. has agreed to an Exhibit-10 contract with the Utah Jazz,[/URL] sources tell @RookieScale. 6’6” wing with a 7’0” wingspan who averaged 19.1 PTS and shot 45.1% from deep this season.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/JonChep"]Twitter JonChep[/URL]
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Believe Nate Williams Sr. may have played for the Jazz?
[QUOTE][B]Nathaniel Russell Williams[/B] (born May 2, 1950) is a former professional [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball"]basketball[/URL] player.[SUP][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_Williams#cite_note-1"][1][/URL][/SUP] A 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swingman"]swingman[/URL] from [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_State_University"]Utah State University[/URL], Williams was selected first in the [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_NBA_Draft#Hardship_draft"]1971 NBA Hardship Draft[/URL], a supplemental draft for college underclassman. He played eight and a half seasons (1971–1979) in the [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Basketball_Association"]National Basketball Association[/URL] (NBA) for the [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Royals"]Cincinnati Royals[/URL]/[URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City-Omaha_Kings"]Kansas City-Omaha Kings[/URL], [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Jazz_(NBA_team)"]New Orleans Jazz[/URL], and [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors"]Golden State Warriors[/URL]. His finest season took place in [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_NBA_season"]1973–74[/URL], when he averaged 15.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.2 assists for the Kings. He ended his NBA career with 7,709 total points.
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probably not the same Nate Williams though he did play college ball locally too
on paper it looks like he might have the most potential. Shoots better from 3 anyway!
pg Butler
sg Williams/Sneed
sf Juang/Usher
pf
c Cockburn
Jon Chepkevich: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Marquette’s Darryl Morsell has agreed to a deal with the Utah Jazz,[/URL] sources tell @RookieScale. The Baltimore native is an experienced, tough, physical guard who plays with a competitive edge.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/JonChep"]Twitter JonChep[/URL]
must play D. The numbers aren't much to look at
pg Butler
sg Williams/Sneed/Morsell
sf Juang/Usher
pf
c Cockburn
[QUOTE] Jon Chepkevich: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]BYU’s Alex Barcello will join the Toronto Raptors for NBA Summer League,[/URL] sources tell @RookieScale. The hard-nosed point guard is a prolific shooter both off the catch and off the bounce, boasting a career 42.9 3P% on 500+ attempts.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/JonChep"]Twitter JonChep[/URL]
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local guy. Can play and shoot
[QUOTE] Tony Jones: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]The Utah Jazz are adding former BYU star Yoeli Childs to their summer league roster,[/URL] League Sources tell The Athletic. Childs played with the SLC Stars this past season
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/Tjonesonthenba"]Twitter Tjonesonthenba[/URL]
Former 76ers player [URL="https://*********.com/lists/international-transactions-log-where-are-former-nba-players-going/"]Brandon Davies signed with Italian team Olimpia Milano until the 2023-24 season[/URL].
– via [URL="https://*********.com/lists/international-transactions-log-where-are-former-nba-players-going/"]Alberto De Roa @ *********[/URL]
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Davies also from here locally
[QUOTE]pg Butler
sg Williams/Sneed/Morsell
sf Juang/Usher
pf Childs
c Cockburn [/QUOTE]
I think Childs has a chance. He was a post player in college but hit the 3 as a senior. Defense on the perimeter would be the other thing keeping him out of the league
Some other Stars we might see? Alston, Tarin, Wilson-Frame, Bolden, Hollins?
Misko Raznatovic: [URL="http://twitter.com/MiskoRaznatovic/status/1540493435890712578"]Sasa Stefanovic will play Summer league for SA Spurs, while Borisa Simanic will join Utah Jazz![/URL] #BeoBasket
– via [URL="http://twitter.com/MiskoRaznatovic/status/1540493435890712578"]Twitter[/URL]
pg Butler
sg Williams/Sneed/Morsell
sf Juang/Usher
pf Childs
c Cockburn/Simanic
6'11. Very thin. Shoots 3's and blocks some shots?
The news of his signing came on the heels of the [URL="https://basketforall1.wordpress.com/2022/06/24/%cf%87%ce%ac%ce%bc%cf%80%ce%bf%cf%85%cf%81%ce%b3%ce%ba-%cf%84%ce%ac%ce%bf%cf%85%ce%b5%cf%81%cf%82-%ce%ad%ce%ba%ce%bb%ce%b5%ce%b9%cf%83%ce%b5-yoeli-childs/"]announcement[/URL] that Childs was [URL="http://www.hamburgtowers.de/college-legende-wird-zweiter-towers-riese/"]signing with Hamburg Towers in German[/URL]y. Hamburg announced that Childs will play with the Jazz summer league team before going overseas.
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2022/06/24/rudy-gobert-erases-utah-jazz-instagram/[/url]
uh oh? :coleman:
Apparently they've interviewed David Fizdale about a front office position.
[QUOTE=El Kabong;14627879]Apparently they've interviewed David Fizdale about a front office position.[/QUOTE]
A couple of Wade's guys. Quinn for head coach as well
Adrian Wojnarowski: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]NBA Board of Governors have formally approved this for league rosters in the 2022-2023 season,[/URL] sources tell ESPN.
[HR][/HR] [INDENT] ESPN Sources: NBA two-way contracts will remain ½ the rookie minimum contracts for the 2022-2023 season — $502K with a limitation of 50 regular-season games and no playoff eligibility.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) [URL="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1537970197000118274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"]June 18, 2022[/URL][/INDENT]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/wojespn"]Twitter wojespn[/URL]
The Utah Jazz may be in the midst of the widest coaching search in recent NBA memory. In all, according to reports, they’ve interviewed at least 15 candidates for the job once held by Quin Snyder. But three weeks into the process, it looks like the team’s decision-makers are favoring the younger assistant coaches in their search for a new leader. [URL="https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2022/06/25/is-celtics-assistant-will/"]In particular, it’s Celtics’ assistant Will Hardy that is considered by many league insiders to be a leading candidate at this point[/URL].
– via [URL="https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2022/06/25/is-celtics-assistant-will/"]Salt Lake Tribune[/URL]
In terms of his relationships with the Jazz’s front office, it should be noted that Hardy and new Jazz CEO Danny Ainge’s time with the Celtics didn’t officially overlap. [URL="https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2022/06/25/is-celtics-assistant-will/"]Another highly-considered candidate for the Jazz’s head coaching job is current Suns assistant Kevin Young[/URL].
– via [URL="https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2022/06/25/is-celtics-assistant-will/"]Salt Lake Tribune[/URL]
[url]https://kslsports.com/488738/eric-mika-david-stockton-usa-world-cup-qualifying-team/[/url]
[url]https://sircharlesincharge.com/2022/06/26/nba-bold-predictions-free-agency-kyrie/4/[/url]
Trading the franchise player isn't action it's stupid
Josh Robbins: Wizards assistant coach [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Zach Guthrie will serve as the Wizards’ head coach during upcoming NBA Summer League games[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/JoshuaBRobbins"]Twitter JoshuaBRobbins[/URL]
NBA Central: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Donovan Mitchell wishes Rudy Gobert a happy birthday[/URL] pic.twitter.com/cVSlUzydsF
JD Shaw: Former @BroncoSportsMBB star [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Derrick Alston Jr. will play summer league with the Dallas Mavericks,[/URL] league source tells @HoopsRumors. Alston played for the Jazz’s G League affiliate this season, averaging 18.4 points and 6.4 rebounds.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/JShawNBA"]Twitter JShawNBA[/URL]
Another Spur. At 34 he could become the all time win leader in basketball since only Al Jefferson can get a coach fired in Utah
[url]https://saltcityhoops.com/the-utah-jazzs-coaching-search-is-different-this-time-around/[/url]
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The last time the Jazz hired a head coach, it was clear exactly what type of outfit he would lead. The club was coming off a 25-57 season. They had five recent lottery picks each still working down the developmental path, but nobody who had averaged more than 16.2 points per game. A sixth lottery selection would join the youth brigade just weeks after the new coach was selected. In other words, it was clear to anybody involved in the process that the eventual coach would preside over a rebuilding unit’s climb back to relevance. Eventually, Quin Snyder was selected and did just that, taking a bad team with a lot of young talent and finding a way forward.
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It was so clear that their late first round project blew up the tank by making them competitive! :roll:
[QUOTE]On the surface, the Jazz gig is a chance to helm a very good team that’s hoping to remain competitive in the near term. But if continued stagnation (or a godfather offer for one of their stars) were to send the club in another direction, they could find themselves needing slightly different things from a clubhouse leader. That ambiguity about their future has added an intriguing — if also somewhat complicating — element to their ongoing search.
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Gobert goes you are tanking, he stays you are competing. Same as it's been the past 7 plus years
[QUOTE]If that is the approach — fit-based upgrades around their All-Stars with the goal of keeping the competitive window open — then their new coach’s job is to maximize the roster the short term. That’s a tall ask for a candidate pool made up mostly of first-year head coaches. It’s pretty unreasonable to expect a first-year coach to be as good as the leader Snyder developed into over the course of eight years in the role.
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He's got to be better than that great leader's been the past 3 playoffs. He might make an adjustment or two!
[QUOTE]Ime Udoka took his team to the Finals in his rookie season as head coach, but even he had to slog through an 18-21 start before things started to click in. (Interestingly enough, the Jazz were 28-10 at that same point in time, meaning Boston was sort of the anti-Jazz this past season: they got their crap together almost precisely as the same time that things were beginning to fall apart for Utah.) Similarly, Snyder started his Jazz tenure at 17-33 before he sussed out a way to prioritize the skill sets that would enable the Jazz to blaze a path back to relevance. But even then, Snyder’s first playoff berth didn’t come until his third season.
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Not sure he ever sussed out anything? I just remember 1 night in December 2014 Gobert took a huge leap and they've been competing ever since
[url]https://saltcityhoops.com/calm-before-the-storm-jazz-still-have-options-after-a-quiet-draft-night/[/url]
[QUOTE]While the ultimate goal of winning a title remains, they may not feel the need to push every chip in the center, like a LeBron-led contender would. They could still trade every possible first-round pick as well as pick swaps if they really wanted to mortgage their future. By not doing so, they preserve some options in case they decide to pivot later toward a more future-centric approach. For example, almost any trade scenario involving Rudy Gobert would result in the Jazz sending out the best player in the deal and almost assuredly taking a step back. Or even if they try to reunite Gobert with Donovan Mitchell and make changes to the core around them, if it doesn’t work, they could be forced to change gears at some point down the line.
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Rudy stays you have a chance every night. He goes you become one of the worst teams in the league again. Hard to see it going any other way
[QUOTE]Instead, the Jazz focused on acquiring the rights to a [URL="https://t.co/wn3vlrdswG"]handful of undrafted free agents[/URL], signing UCLA’s Johnny Juzand to a two-way deal and then inking Exhibit 10 deals (basically camp contracts) with a few others. With recent success stories involving undrafted players like Gary Payton II, Alex Caruso, and Fred VanVleet, there’s increasing optimism of finding impact players among the undrafted ranks. Is a player drafted in the 50s that much more likely to turn into a rotation player?
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More likely with a coach that will actually play them if they can help. Hopefully the new coach will do what COTM wouldn't do(unless they went to Duke of course)
[QUOTE][B]Sacramento[/B]. The Kings took 6-foot-8 Keegan Murray over point guard Jaden Ivey. Could this point to increased availability of Harrison Barnes? The Kings are short on forwards, so interest in Bojan Bogdanovic or Royce O’Neale makes sense. I don’t think the No. 4 pick was ever in play for the Jazz.
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Clarkson, Conley and maybe Gay. That's who they should look at moving
[QUOTE][B]Washington[/B]. The Wizards are a logical landing spot for Mike Conley, and remain so. They kept their No. 10 pick, and if I were the Jazz, I’d be more interested in the Wizards players anyway. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Kyle Kuzma, and Rui Hachimura are all intriguing fits and some combination of those players presents a good framework for a Conley deal that helps the Jazz get bigger and younger.
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you think the new coach will actually start a PF? :lol
[QUOTE][B]Atlanta[/B]. We’ve heard plenty about the Gobert trade possibility — we’ll come back to that. The word is that John Collins remains likely to be traded. The Hawks drafted an offensive-minded wing in A.J. Griffin which could portend such a move. Whether or not Gobert is involved, the Hawks are an intriguing trade partner. One, they’re a franchise in need of a shakeup of their own. Two, they have multiple wings who could help Utah. Any of Collins, Kevin Huerter, and DeAndre Hunter would make the Jazz younger and longer.
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and much worse
[QUOTE][B]Chicago[/B]. The Bulls took 6-foot-7 Dalen Terry, who projects to be a solid role player from the get-go. Does Terry entice the Jazz at all in Gobert discussions? If I’m the Jazz, I’m not interested in Nikola Vucevic or Coby White, so who else can the Bulls offer in addition to Patrick Williams? Caruso or Lonzo Ball would bolster Utah’s perimeter defense, but there’s a massive talent gulf between Gobert and whoever the Bulls send back in a hypothetical deal.
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that's why you should be looking for expiring contracts and assets not vets thinking you can actually win
[QUOTE]The truth is, I don’t know. We’ve talked a lot about Gobert and Conley — a Conley trade seems more likely of the two. The Athletic’s Tony Jones has repeatedly said that the Jazz want to shift the point guard reins to Mitchell, which would in turn open the opportunity for a backcourt mate with more size and length. That could involve moving Conley to a bench role, but it makes a lot of sense to explore trades that bring back a starting-caliber wing.
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A bigger pg would be better. Dejounte Murray anyone?
[QUOTE]We haven’t talked much about Bogdanovic or O’Neale, and Jordan Clarkson’s name almost never comes up. All remain valuable to the Jazz, but should also draw interest from numerous teams. Similarly to Gobert, they shouldn’t be traded for the sake of making a move if the return isn’t sufficient. But I wouldn’t be shocked if any of them are dealt. The reality is that if the Jazz want to acquire a decent player, they’re going to have to send a decent player in return.
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I'd guess Clakson's value to the Jazz just tanked. Who besides COTM would let Clarkson play the way he does? He should be traded regardless. He sucks!
[QUOTE]Every team in the league wants more wings. The Jerami Grant trade — to Portland for a single future first-rounder — impacts the market for veteran wings like Barnes and Collins. We’ll see which teams move first, and how the Kings and Hawks value their players. While the Jazz really need length, the competition will be fierce.
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Collins is a wing? Not sure Barnes is anymore
[QUOTE]So even though a trade didn’t happen on draft night, a significant move could still be imminent — just don’t expect the Jazz to make a move for the sake of making a move. Prudence may be boring, but it is an important front office virtue.
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a significant move is imminent thanks to COTM!
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2022/6/27/23184687/why-a-rudy-gobert-to-the-hawks-deal-is-more-likely-post-draft[/url]
[QUOTE]In summary, the report may be true on the surface. At the price Utah was asking, Atlanta’s not all that interested. But for a different price, maybe the Hawks are interested again.
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He's one of the best players in the game rather anyone likes that he is or not. You better get a ton for him. You don't trade a statue every day. Be a first for the Jazz for sure
[QUOTE]AJ Griffin is a 6’6” tall, 222 lb wing from Duke University. His wingspan stretches to 7’0” and will be just 19 when the season begins. Interestingly, he’s the son of current Utah Jazz head coaching candidate Adrian Griffin.
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nice for a tank I guess
[QUOTE]Ultimately the concern that saw him drop to #16 were the knees that kept him out of high school play Sophomore and Senior year. It feels similar to Michael Porter Jr. of the [URL="https://www.denverstiffs.com"]Denver Nuggets[/URL]. This could be a real hit, a pretty ideal backcourt mate to Donovan Mitchell and still young enough to piggyback on a rebuild should it come to that.
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I think a big pg would ideal
[QUOTE]There still are some big dominos that are waiting to fall before a Gobert trade will happen. #1 domino is Deandre Ayton. I would think that any team looking for a big would first try to get Ayton before moving for Gobert. Also, Atlanta does have Capela -- definitely not as good as Gobert, but they don't need to reach to get a center. Their main goal seems to be moving Collins. If they can move him for a different package like Murray from San Antonio without trading Capela, you have to think they would do that first.
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One of the worst D's in the league. Capela not Gobert no matter what some think
[QUOTE]To me it's not his defense that is the reason for possibly trading him. It's his offensive limitations. We saw from the play of Hassan and Dok that his production is replaceable at 10% of the cost. So if we can add 2 or 3 quality NBA players in a trade it's a no brainer to me.[/QUOTE]
yeah 29th in D with Dok and Whiteside. Top 5 D with Gobert. He's completely replaceable! :roll:
[QUOTE]Not only Fournier for sure, maybe Barrett too.... you gain automatism between Rudy and Fournier.... and you avoid to see how Donnie is unable to lead a team...
I'm still truly convinced it's a mistake to give him the key of this team
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yep unless you want to lose a lot
[QUOTE] Several teams, including the [URL="https://www.sny.tv/articles/knicks-jalen-brunson-nba-free-agency-cap-space-trade"]Boston Celtics, have a degree of interest in trading for Burks,[/URL] per sources.
– via [URL="https://www.sny.tv/articles/knicks-jalen-brunson-nba-free-agency-cap-space-trade"]SportsNet New York[/URL]
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wouldn't mind seeing him again with COTM gone. Take him over Clarkson anyday