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Utah Trade Deadline Discussion

No one is arguing to actually give up the draft pick. People are arguing to actually making a trade with Favors and Hood.
Please make a legitimate trade proposal for Favors? Other than Cleveland, the deals out there would involve taking back a bad contract, like Chicago just did, or combining his expiring with another asset (Hood or our 1st) to get a player. It's unlikely Favs or JJ will get dealt. Stronger possibility Hood goes to a contender for a late 1st.
And I won't criticize DL for doing that. A bad contract is worse than no deal at all.
 
I hope it hasn't fallen because we had to match Pels' offer and Bulls are thinking accepting it.
 
No one is arguing to actually give up the draft pick. People are arguing to actually making a trade with Favors and Hood.
Please make a legitimate trade proposal for Favors. Other than Cleveland, the deals out there would involve taking back a bad contract, like Chicago just did, or combining his expiring with another asset (Hood or our 1st) to get a player. It's unlikely Favs or JJ will get dealt. Stronger possibility Hood goes to a contender for a late 1st.
And I won't criticize DL for doing that. A bad contract is worse than no deal at all.
 
I do wonder why the trade has fallen apart
Possible Reason:

Mirotic has to accept the trade for his team option to remain intact for next year. If he waives the trade, then Chicago has to accept his team option for next year, making him a 2 year contract. New Orleans might not want him at two years without the flexibility of waiving him because if they are able to re-sign Cousins, that would be a huge tax burden to keep Mirotic.
 
Woj is game of thrones levels of savage. I bet he didn't report the trade first because he knew it was falling through and wanted to one-up it.
 
Possible Reason:

Mirotic has to accept the trade for his team option to remain intact for next year. If he waives the trade, then Chicago has to accept his team option for next year, making him a 2 year contract. New Orleans might not want him at two years without the flexibility of waiving him because if they are able to re-sign Cousins, that would be a huge tax burden to keep Mirotic.

And if Cousins is back Niko is a backup... when he comes back.

I bet NO is trying to put Ajinca in the deal too.
 
I could see the Jazz sliding into this one with Favors to NOP and Mirotic heading here. New Orleans gets an actual expiring, Niko gets a home he wants.
 
...as long as he doesn't value long-term stability in his job.

Before the season started almost no one thought they would pick up his option... then he balled out for a month. He wants that money and to hit FA when more teams have space.

Interesting.
 
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