2022 off-season - a big one!

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https://basketball.realgm.com/wireta...One-Draft-Pick

http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=2gcxal2y

It works. He's been hurt a lot but can still play. Would love with the way he still gets booed!

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Los Angeles Clippers forward Nicolas Batum is declining his $3.3 million player option to hit free agency, but it is widely expected that he will re-sign a new two-year deal, league sources told Yahoo Sports. It is anticipated that the Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz will have strong interest in trying to pry away the 14-year veteran from Clipper Land, sources said. But the Clippers are in the driver’s seat, sources said.

– via Chris Haynes @ Yahoo! Sports

Jazz are interested if they don't trade their best player

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How is the search for Quin Snyder’s replacement progressing? Ryan Smith: “I checked in [Monday] night and [Tuesday] morning, and I think Danny and Justin [Zanik] are doing a great job. I trust them and we trust them with 100% confidence. … The good news is, there’s a lot of phenomenal coaches in the NBA. “… Danny set [the timeline] up in the press conference. That was not my timeline — he was pretty direct on what that timeline would be. That’s what he’s here for — he’s here to lead, and my job is to empower him. … I’m really not [involved with early interviews], to be honest with you. I believe that you hire the best and you empower ’em. I don’t think there’s a better basketball brain than Danny, he’s definitely on the Mount Rushmore of NBA executives.”

– via Salt Lake Tribune

and yet COTM was your choice the past 3 seasons

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Other veteran ball-handlers said to be available for trade, in addition to the aforementioned Murray and Russell, are Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley, Charlotte’s Terry Rozier, Pelicans point guard Devonte’ Graham, along with Nuggets table-setter Monte Morris.

– via Jake Fischer @ Bleacher Report

Graham Mitchell's buddy too

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Utah is searching for a first-round pick to move any non-Donovan Mitchell or Rudy Gobert rotation player. Royce O’Neale has registered a bevy of trade interest from around the league.

– via Jake Fischer @ Bleacher Report

Can't believe he gets you a first. I'd be looking at moving Clarkson and Conley. Need a starting PF. Maybe a shooting guard? Or a pg with size. Just saw Murray might be available!

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The rising expectation in coaching circles is that Utah, with Danny Ainge entrenched as the club’s new CEO, wants to hire a young first-time coach to replace Quin Snyder.
– via Marc Stein @ marcstein.substack.com

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Now, what about Utah? The Hawks have been rumored to have interest in Jazz center Rudy Gobert for quite some time, and getting an elite big back for Collins would make sense in terms of roster construction. Except for one thing: Sources significantly downplayed the idea that Atlanta wants Gobert and said this scenario has been wildly overblown. For starters, the Hawks still think very highly of center Clint Capela and franchise centerpiece Trae Young is known to be quite close with him as well. With that in mind, take a quick peek at the respective contracts of the two big men and you’ll better understand why the Hawks are not pursuing Utah’s three-time Defensive Player of the Year and three-time All-Star.

– via The Athletic Staff, The Athletic @ The Athletic

29th in D would tell you that they'd be stupid not to want one of the best players in the league

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It’s not a secret that the Jazz need to get better on the court. And there’s been plenty of talk around Rudy Gobert, Utah’s all-star center, with multiple teams remaining viable options, according to sources. The Jazz are certainly open to trading Gobert. But, they aren’t going to give him away. Gobert’s value to Utah is immense. It might dwarf his value on the open market. For those reasons, a trade package centered around Gobert is certainly possible, even as soon as Thursday. But it isn’t guaranteed. Utah has held conversations concerning finding a way into Thursday night’s draft, multiple league sources tell The Athletic. Whether something materializes from there, also remains to play out. But the Jazz are trying, and they are dangling many of the players in their core in order to conceivably find a match.

– via Tony Jones @ The Athletic

Get better on the court by trading the guy that has carried the franchise for 7 plus years!

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Utah currently has no picks. But even if the Jazz don’t find a way to get into the first round, sources say they are open to trying to find their way into the second round. Sources also indicate the Jazz have a lengthy list of players compiled from workouts and interviews at the NBA’s Draft Combine that they are prepared to offer Exhibit 10 deals to by the end of the draft, in order to entice undrafted free agents. That will also make their Summer League roster more important than usual. Utah actually has projected spots that guys can possibly play their way into.

– via Tony Jones @ The Athletic




Utah’s variance for a draft night where it enters with zero picks is as wide as can be. There is a chance that the Jazz make multiple trades by the end of the draft, and that the roster looks significantly different than it looked when the day started. There is a chance that Utah’s roster looks much the same as it did when the day started, and the only real significant change will be who’s coaching the team. The latter is probably less likely than the former, sources say.
– via Tony Jones @ The Athletic

Only way I see this summer league team being more important is if they trade Rudy and are tanking. They probably won't even have a coach or system yet for summer league. COTM left them a shitshow. There's always spots you can play into. There was no spot for Royce. Could be tons of spots if they are tanking

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https://www.deseret.com/2022/6/23/23...ong-impression

what does Mitchell think of them? Seems to be all that matters anymore

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Adrian Wojnarowski: UCLA’s Johnny Juzang has agreed to a two-way contract with the Utah Jazz, source tells ESPN.

– via Twitter wojespn

Danny watched him kill his alma mater in the NCAA tourney last year!

Only 21. 6'6" wing. Looks like he may have done worse this year except his 3 point shooting which will have to improve