Zach Lowe tells Utah (and a couple other teams) what to do in free agency

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Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 6m6 minutes ago

Free agent LaMarcus Aldridge will sign with the San Antonio Spurs, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.

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[Jazz4ever]

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And the world can now resume its regular activities

 

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Vincent Goodwill ‏@vgoodwill 54m54 minutes ago

Sources: OKC offering RFA Enes Kanter a deal starting at 15.5 per and will match any offer sheet

... imagine if we had to pay him 65M for the next 4 years.

 

[Cappy_Smurf]

... imagine if we had to pay him 65M for the next 4 years.

With the amount of money being thrown around, I still think his trade value would be more than it was when teams were afraid he might just take the QO. I also still believe DL had every intention of keeping him long enough to sign him to a multi year deal if it hadn't been for the trade demand, just to have him as a trade chip this year. Had we done that, we also come away with Winslow or Turner at worst. I guess all I can do is look on the bright side, which is we likely don't know that the team is much better than we started out last year, and we'd all be wondering if the tank would roll into this year as well.

 

[Thee Idiotic Minivan K]

... imagine if we had to pay him 65M for the next 4 years.

This is what ticks me off. Had we kept him there is no chance he gets an offer like that. His play with OKC was night and day compared to his play with the Jazz. Shows how much of a bitch he really is.

 

[zyzz]

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With QO withdrawn, newly unrestricted FA Cory Joseph is hot topic. SA didn't renounce CJ. Some think SA may bring back Pop favorite later

Utah pls sign

 

[NAOS]

Chris BroussardVerified account
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With QO withdrawn, newly unrestricted FA Cory Joseph is hot topic. SA didn't renounce CJ. Some think SA may bring back Pop favorite later

Utah pls sign

At one point I was driving the Cory Joseph Bandwagon. Since we have something like 16 point guards now, I don't see us signing him.

 

[zyzz]

At one point I was driving the Cory Joseph Bandwagon. Since we have something like 16 point guards now, I don't see us signing him.

I'm don't think Cotton/Burke/Hanlan/Neto should stop you from signing a good player though. San Antonio will probably retain him somehow.

 

[NAOS]

I'm don't think Cotton/Burke/Hanlan/Neto should stop you from signing a good player though. San Antonio will probably retain him somehow.

I was a bigger fan of getting Joseph before our defense broke out. While he can still help us on the perimeter, he won't be as useful as I once envisioned. I think his limitations on offense would drive a few jazz fans crazy.

FWIW

 

[Coach Ellis]

I was a bigger fan of getting Joseph before our defense broke out. While he can still help us on the perimeter, he won't be as useful as I once envisioned. I think his limitations on offense would drive a few jazz fans crazy.

FWIW

So. . . similar to Elijah Millsap, then?

 

[NAOS]

So. . . similar to Elijah Millsap, then?

I guess so. I'm not sure what their measurements are, but I think Millsap is bigger and can play a more physical brand of defense. Also, he's much cheaper. Joseph is probably the better player, though, so good point.