Jazz Free Agency Summer of 2018

[Ineptimusprime]

Doesn’t look like we were in on the Hezonja sweepstakes per Woj.

Wish we could have locked down Favs and Exum before now. No announcements makes we worried we’re going to get strung along.

So we’ve got Bjelica and Parker hanging around still, but most of the names I’ve seen thrown around are not on the table.

 

[The Midnight]

Doesn’t look like we were in on the Hezonja sweepstakes per Woj.

Wish we could have locked down Favs and Exum before now. No announcements makes we worried we’re going to get strung along.

So we’ve got Bjelica and Parker hanging around still, but most of the names I’ve seen thrown around are not on the table.

Hopefully there's not much money left now so we can be a bit more patient about this.

 

[Piso]

 

[LoPo]

The Lakers have to dump Deng to build a contender. His salary hurts this year AND next year. San Antonio doesn't want Deng and they want picks.

With Ingram, Kawhi and LeBron, Kuzma sits. They sell Kuzma high and shed Deng. Burks makes $8.5 less than Kuzma and Deng. They keep or stretch him.

Burks and 1st for Deng. Get Kuzma with exception. Plan to contend in 2020+.

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[Handlogten's Heros]

The Lakers have to dump Deng to build a contender. His salary hurts this year AND next year. San Antonio doesn't want Deng and they want picks.

With Ingram, Kawhi and LeBron, Kuzma sits. They sell Kuzma high and shed Deng. Burks makes $8.5 less than Kuzma and Deng. They keep or stretch him.

Burks and 1st for Deng. Get Kuzma with exception. Plan to contend in 2020+.

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They can stretch deng next year and have max space so this is dumb... but whatever keep pushing for the trade the other team obviously doesn’t want to do.

They won’t give up cheap talent just to get off of Dengs deal.

 

[JazzForLifee]

stephen a smith saying kawai might not play next year if he doesn’t play for the lakers. what a ****ing piece of ****


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[LoPo]

The Lakers aren't going to stretch Deng. If they do, they are stupid. $8 million a year of wasted money for 5 years.

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[Jazz fan since 79]

Maybe the Lakers will actually bring Deng out of mothballs and play him. We all know LeLaker loves playing with vets. If Deng has any game left he might be worth keeping around rather than lose Kuzma or Ingram.

 

[gregbroncs]

stephen a smith saying kawai might not play next year if he doesn’t play for the lakers. what a ****ing piece of ****


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They need something in the NBA contract saying if a player refuses to play he doesn't get paid and the contract extends until he does play. He signed that contract he shouldn't get paid or out of it if he refuses to play.

 

[LoPo]

HH - please go read before you just run your mouth. LA is trying like hell to dump Deng so they can use the most space possible and get Kawhi.

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[Jack Strop]

stephen a smith saying kawai might not play next year if he doesn’t play for the lakers. what a ****ing piece of ****


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Good. Let him lose a year of salary. Hope the NBA can fine him additional or suspend him for part of the following year. League needs to mke an example of him. He signed a contract; he should be forced to honor it or suffer the consequences. At least a guy like George made it known he wasn't going to re-sign with Indiana so they were able to trade him. But he didn't sit out the season.

 

[Jack Strop]

The Lakers have to dump Deng to build a contender. His salary hurts this year AND next year. San Antonio doesn't want Deng and they want picks.

With Ingram, Kawhi and LeBron, Kuzma sits. They sell Kuzma high and shed Deng. Burks makes $8.5 less than Kuzma and Deng. They keep or stretch him.

Burks and 1st for Deng. Get Kuzma with exception. Plan to contend in 2020+.

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Sorry, doesn't work that way. You can't stretch a player you trade for.

 

[Bawse Dawg]

HH - please go read before you just run your mouth. LA is trying like hell to dump Deng so they can use the most space possible and get Kawhi.

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Show us any evidence that LA is willing to move a great young player just to get off of Deng for one year.

 

[mellow]

stephen a smith saying kawai might not play next year if he doesn’t play for the lakers. what a ****ing piece of ****


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There goes the nba apologists narrative "the nba is not rigged for the large markets , small marjets just have to operate smart like San Antonio. "

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

The Lakers aren't going to stretch Deng. If they do, they are stupid. $8 million a year of wasted money for 5 years.

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Or they do it next year... it won’t matter they will be over the cap... 3 years and 6M is better than giving away a guy who might be all star material (in the east of course).

 

[mellow]

I couldnt see if this had been posted

 

[TheStormofWar]

stephen a smith saying kawai might not play next year if he doesn’t play for the lakers. what a ****ing piece of ****


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If Kawhi refused to play, he would be sued for Breach of Contract. And yes, the Spurs would at this point. Smith is a complete tool.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

HH - please go read before you just run your mouth. LA is trying like hell to dump Deng so they can use the most space possible and get Kawhi.

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What you are saying is dumb... I’m not running my mouth... I’m laying it out for you before another poster does it in a less kindly manner.

They don’t need to dump deng to get Kawhi... this year or next... so why give away talent to kind of get off of Dengs money... it ain’t happening!

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

SA wants assets for Kawhi... not space... so they’d likely prefer to have Kuzma instead of “space”.

 

[Jazz fan since 79]

Anyone know how much cap space the Lakers have left? Do they have enough to make Favs a decent offer. Maybe he takes a one year deal to chase a ring. He might be the best center they can afford.