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Poll: Trade or keep Burke?

What do you prefer the Jazz do with Burke?

  • Trade for late first round/early second round draft pick?

    Votes: 12 23.5%

  • Trade for Joel Embiid?

    Votes: 11 21.6%

  • Keep Burke and hope he improves?

    Votes: 14 27.5%

  • Keep him till the trade deadline and play him over Cotton and Neto and hope his value improves?

    Votes: 14 27.5%
  • Total voters
    51
  • Poll closed .
I don't think Cotton or Neto are any better (yet), and his trade value is essentially zero, so I say we keep him.

Many players take a significant step from year 2 to year 3. Let's see if he takes that step. Maybe he can become a reliable backup or a better trade asset.
 
We won't get a first for him.

Keep him until the deadline. If we're in the playoff hunt and he's contributing, he stays. If he sucks, he goes.
 
I havent voted yet but im leaning towards trading him so Cotton and Neto gets the minutes. I just think Burke is too slow, small, and a bad defensive player. Although it would be nice if his trade value goes up. I wanted the Jazz to either move up in that draft so they could get Burke or stay where they were and draft Giannis Antetokounmpo. I thought Burke had better point guard skills then what he has displayed in his two years.
 
The many comments from management/coaching about their commitment to re-identify as a franchise known for player development can only lead us as fans to believe that Trey is going nowhere soon. I think that's a good thing, personally. I don't want to see him traded-- I'm optimistic he'll make a significant leap this year... although, I'll gladly eat my words when/if he doesn't. What confuses me is why-- if he does suddenly turn into a really good backup PG and increases his value as a player-- so many on this board think of him only as more trade-able. His performance has fallen short of expectations, and now we're hoping he begins to meet them... so we can see him traded? Trade him for what, exactly? Another backup PG? Why would you not want to have a really good, willing (it appears) backup PG who knows the system and has done nothing to make us believe he's unhappy here?
 
olden_undercover said:
The many comments from management/coaching about their commitment to re-identify as a franchise known for player development can only lead us as fans to believe that Trey is going nowhere soon. I think that's a good thing, personally. I don't want to see him traded-- I'm optimistic he'll make a significant leap this year... although, I'll gladly eat my words when/if he doesn't. What confuses me is why-- if he does suddenly turn into a really good backup PG and increases his value as a player-- so many on this board think of him only as more trade-able. His performance has fallen short of expectations, and now we're hoping he begins to meet them... so we can see him traded? Trade him for what, exactly? Another backup PG? Why would you not want to have a really good, willing (it appears) backup PG who knows the system and has done nothing to make us believe he's unhappy here?
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Because Cotton and Neto, duh.
 
Trade him
 
Once he can get use to his new role and take a better shot selection, he'll be a nice player to have.
 
He was still having those brutal shooting nights even coming off the bench. He is just slow. Slow bringing the ball up, slow turning the corner, it was fine on a college shot clock but isn't working in the NBA. Bryce Cotton isn't our savior, but he does get us into the offense with 18-20 seconds left on the shot clock.
 
Crocodile Dante said:
where does the idea come from of trading Burke for embiid? I want that
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Might as well trade him for nothing if you get back Embiid. He's going to miss a 2nd season. And reports were that he was fat and slow now, If he's not I'd consider it though.
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If you can get a late first out of Burke I think you take it. He's unlikely to ever have more value than that as a backup PG for Utah. If it's a 2nd just play it out and see if he improves. If he sucks or becomes a problem you can probably always get a 2nd for him. If he becomes a real problem just release him.
 
I say we keep Burke, if only because he's been very professional especially when he got demoted to 6th man and for the mental fortitude it takes to handle said demotion without becoming a total pain in the @$$. Hopefully, he turns a corner, really really rooting for him here. Besides, the Jazz could benefit being known as a franchise that develops its players really well and doesn't give up on them so easily.
 
JazzfanPH said:
I say we keep Burke, if only because he's been very professional especially when he got demoted to 6th man and for the mental fortitude it takes to handle said demotion without becoming a total pain in the @$$. Hopefully, he turns a corner, really really rooting for him here. Besides, the Jazz could benefit being known as a franchise that develops its players really well and doesn't give up on them so easily.
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I don't think it's "giving up on him" if he's included in a package for a player who is an upgrade somewhereon the roster. The Jazz can (and should) try to upgrade their players when possible. Unfortunately, that sometimes means moving a player as an asset. I think that Burke has value, and so the Jazz can get a player who fits better by including him in a package at the trade deadline. Especially if he plays well to start the season.
 
BTW you can say *** on here. You can even say *******.
 
Stifle Tower said:
Agree. He obviously had little trade value at draft time. Only hope is that he plays well during the first part of the season and another team has injury problems.
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What makes you say he had little trade value? Did you see what teams were asking to move out of their spots. The price of moving up in the draft this year was tremendous, So he may have had quite a bit of trade value, just not enough to move down for.
 
LifeOnaPlate said:
I think we should trade him for Lillard or LeBron.


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Adding Lillard to our current group would make us instant contenders. 60 wins would be within reach.
 
gregbroncs said:
What makes you say he had little trade value? Did you see what teams were asking to move out of their spots. The price of moving up in the draft this year was tremendous
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We know precisely what trade value TB had on draft day --- he was traded on draft day for two firsts. If you are using the 2015 draft to gauge TB's draft day trade value, very weak analogy.

In 2013 it took two picks to move up to #9
In 2015 six picks (four firsts?) were refused for #10
 
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