Season of the tank!-2013-14 regular season

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Bye bye G! Only way I overpay him if it is front loaded and they overpay him just next season when they have the money to do so. After that they will have to pay Burks and possibly Kanter.

You knew it'd be coming.

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I'm not convinced anyone is going to make him one of the top 20 paid players in the league especially after the year he has had in a bigger role. I do expect him to get overpaid. Limit it to just next year and keep him and I'll be happy. Matching a max contract after AK would be hard to take though especially if they draft Wiggins or Parker.

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[QUOte]New Orleans star Anthony Davis (back spasms) participated in the team

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UNLV men's basketball junior forward Roscoe Smith intends to hire an agent and declare for the 2014 NBA Draft, head coach Dave Rice said Friday. Smith, who will forgo his senior year of eligibility, led the Mountain West and was sixth in the nation in rebounding with 10.9 rpg during the 2013-14 season. He also averaged 11.1 ppg for the Rebels, recording 16 double-doubles (10th in the country).

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early 2nd

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Marc Stein: Utah Jazz, I'm told, are waiving Andris Biedrins to make roster room for claiming Erik Murphy off waivers Twitter @ESPNSteinLine

Marc Stein: Because Biedrins was on an NBA roster on March 1, he is NOT eligible to appear in the playoffs with another team Twitter @ESPNSteinLine

The Utah Jazz claimed forward Erik Murphy on waivers Saturday, league sources told Yahoo Sports. The Chicago Bulls released Murphy on Thursday, choosing to use his roster spot for a perimeter player to bolster the Bulls for a playoff run. Yahoo! Sports

Nice. Biedrins wasn't playing anyway and obviously isn't part of their future. Another move the ol GM would n't have made. "We don't pay guys to not play " was the reason for not eating Raja's contract.

Could probably do it with Rush as well though maybe they think he could be part of the team next year?

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The Bulls' plan to add at least Mike James and likely Ronnie Brewer and possibly a third player remains on track. These prorated veteran-minimum salaries have been factored into the Bulls' luxury-tax situation. Beyond the front-office ramifications, genuine happiness prevailed. "I'm so happy for him because he works way too hard not to be in the league," Taj Gibson said. "Being a rookie on this team is tough sometimes. You really have to be patient."

Chicago Tribune

Beyond the well-liked rookie staying in the NBA, Murphy's cap number of $490,180 comes off the Bulls' books. That would keep the Bulls out of the luxury tax even if Joakim Noah makes first-team All-NBA and earns a $500,000 bonus. Even if other performance bonuses are met, the Bulls should be clear. As reported, if the Bulls are slightly north of the luxury-tax threshold, they have plans in place to avoid the repeater tax.

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Aaron Falk: Dennis Lindsey: "Big guys who can step out and shoot can be complementary to our group. And Erik is a super shooter."

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Could be a guy in play for time next to Favors or Gobert in the future. Kanter staying even more up in the air. Wouldn't mind having Brewer back if they have a big guy that can shoot actually.

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This year with Marvin on the floor Favors shoots an efg% of 53, but with Kanter on and Marvin off he shoots 45.6%. The floor has spacing the ball moves better and Derrick doesn

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[QUOTE]the Jazz went with an ultra-small Diante Garrett/Ian Clark/Alec Burks/Marvin Williams/Jeremy Evans lineup for 5 minutes and 15 seconds. Perhaps unsurprisingly, that lineup scored just 4 points while it was out1. But the Pelicans weren

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Born in Lyon, France, Murphy is the son of former NBA forward Jay Murphy (1984-88) and Finland national team player Paivi Murphy, and holds dual U.S. and Finnish citizenship. He will wear jersey No. 33 for the Jazz.

Biedrins, a 7-foot, 250-pound center from Latvia, appeared in just six games this season for Utah after being acquired from Golden State as part of a three-team deal that also brought Richard Jefferson and Brandon Rush to the Jazz last summer. Biedrins averaged 0.5 points and 2.8 rebounds in 7.4 minutes per game for Utah.

His mom played too! He might be the 3rd best Fin to play in Utah. BYU's best player one year was Timo Saraalein(sp?) and Mottloa(sp?) for the Utes played for a couple year in the the NBA.

Sounds like other teams wanted him too. Another young guy to throw into the mix for the off season.

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[QUOTE]Alec Burks turned in his customary spark plug performance off the bench, and he and Gordon Hayward combined to hit 24 of 26 free throws

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[QUOTE]When an offseason trade landed him in Salt Lake City, Jefferson had just one simple goal:

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[QUOTE]Burke said that losing can become a bad habit that

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[QUOTE]Utah

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April 14 is going to be a big day.

That's when Boston travels to Philly, and the Jazz host the Lakers.

Might be meaningless by than? Looks like it might be the only other Jazz victory this year if they get it.

[QUOTE]So what happened last night?

The Jazz squeaked out a win, but it wasn't easy. Utah held a 10-point lead with just over three minutes to play and nearly let it slip away down the stretch.

A key moment came in the second quarter, when Pelicans star Anthony Davis blocked Derrick Favors. In the chase for the loose ball, Favors and Davis both went into the front row and Davis, who has been dealing with back spasms, came up looking worse for it.

Davis would sit the entire third quarter.

"I just took him out," coach Monty Williams said. "At some point, you look at a guy and he wanted to play, and I just said no. We

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[QUOTE]During a visit to Salt Lake City last month, Diante Garrett