Jazz Offseason Plan

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

In the event Conley leaves

Utah Out: Bojan/#30
Utah In: Murray/#41

LAL Out: Kuzma/#22
LAL In: Bojan

SAS Out: Murray/#41
SAS In: Kuzma/#22/#30

I could see LA kicking in a couple seconds as well. Gets us a PG signed for awhile, seems to fit alright (needs to keep working on his shot) and saves us a bit of money to duck the tax with Conley gone (which I think should be a pretty high priority). Helps with the perimeter defense (I'd still look for a guy who can really play the 4 - Boucher and Anderson are the names I like at a reasonable price point).

If I'm trading Bojan, that's not the deal I'd want. Jazz would be better passing on that. Murray isn't a solution.

If Conley leaves, put the ball in Mitchell's hands, move Royce to the 2-guard, keep Bojan at the 3, bring in a long wing at the 4, and play Rudy at the 5. Then sub in Jordan Clarkson relatively early. It's fine to play Ingles as a backup PG, but have another legit backup PG for insurance.

Also, if Conley wants to leave, Jazz might be able to do a sign-and-trade with Dennis Schroeder. Quin has a good relationship from Atlanta.

 

[Ineptimusprime]

Tell me more

I would love it. Don’t see why the Spurs would do it

 

[Eminence]

If I'm trading Bojan, that's not the deal I'd want. Jazz would be better passing on that. Murray isn't a solution.

If Conley leaves, put the ball in Mitchell's hands, move Royce to the 2-guard, keep Bojan at the 3, bring in a long wing at the 4, and play Rudy at the 5. Then sub in Jordan Clarkson relatively early. It's fine to play Ingles as a backup PG, but have another legit backup PG for insurance.

Also, if Conley wants to leave, Jazz might be able to do a sign-and-trade with Dennis Schroeder. Quin has a good relationship from Atlanta.

That's fine-ish, but who's this long wing who can play the 4 that's signing for the tax-payer MLE?

I'm not sure that player exists.

 

[Eminence]

I would love it. Don’t see why the Spurs would do it

I would've thought that too, but their fans at least are surprisingly low on him. Of course, as with many things, may not translate to the FO.

 

[fishonjazz]

In any case, if they can trade Favors for less (or no) returning salary without sending a 1st, that should be priority #1. Either that saves the team dozens of millions of dollars in LT payments, or it allows the Jazz to use the full MLE this offseason.

And it releases The Dok!

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[fishonjazz]

Have the Jazz ever fielded two summer league teams? Does this foreshadow a “hunger games” and potential purge on the back half of the roster?

To me, suggests the Jazz want to try a bunch of guys out to see if we can find the next Royce.

Pretty sure they never fielded 2 teams
I almost always attend or at least watch on tv and I never seen it before

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[Eminence]

In any case, if they can trade Favors for less (or no) returning salary without sending a 1st, that should be priority #1. Either that saves the team dozens of millions of dollars in LT payments, or it allows the Jazz to use the full MLE this offseason.

I've seen a few Toronto fans say they'd take him into cap.

Couldn't convince them to give us Boucher back in the deal though

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Pretty sure they never fielded 2 teams
I almost always attend or at least watch on tv and I never seen it before

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And now we know what DL was up to all season... he didn't get us a current player to help but he put together two summer league teams... what a sly devil.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I've seen a few Toronto fans say they'd take him into cap.

Couldn't convince them to give us Boucher back in the deal though

Our hope might rest with flipping him to Portland for DJJ... or if the Hornets miss out on trading or signing a big Favs might be a palatable solution... they have started Bismack and Cody Zeller for hells sake.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

If Hornets flipped Hayward to Indiana for Turner and stuff as some of the rumors suggest... wonder if a Bojan to Charlotte for Bridges or Washington would have interest. It will reduce our current salary quite a bit and give us a different look at the 4 (or a 4/5 combo with Washington).

 

[LoPo]

Our hope might rest with flipping him to Portland for DJJ... or if the Hornets miss out on trading or signing a big Favs might be a palatable solution... they have started Bismack and Cody Zeller for hells sake.

What if we were to trade Clarkson and Favors to NOLA for Lonzo?

If Lonzo wants to leave and we offer him more money than NOLA wants to give him, then we just need to make NOLA an offer where they get something rather than nothing.

Favors has done pretty well in NOLA before, and maybe they would be happy to have him back. Clarkson gives them a weapon off the bench.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Send Favors back to New Orleans with 30 in a sign-and-trade for Lonzo.

We could sign Lonzo for as much as 20M if needed to without going over the apron if we included Favors.

 

[Eminence]

Our hope might rest with flipping him to Portland for DJJ... or if the Hornets miss out on trading or signing a big Favs might be a palatable solution... they have started Bismack and Cody Zeller for hells sake.

I'd much rather send him to Toronto for nothing than take bake DJJ.

 

[LoPo]

Send Favors back to New Orleans with 30 in a sign-and-trade for Lonzo.

We could sign Lonzo for as much as 20M if needed to without going over the apron if we included Favors.

I think we would have to give New Orleans more than that for Lonzo. If they match on any other deal he gets, they could trade him at the deadline for more than Favors and #30.

I think Clarkson is a valuable piece. Clarkson and Favors too is worth it in my opinion for Lonzo. If we could then convince Conley to re-sign, we'd be in business.

 

[Eminence]

Send Favors back to New Orleans with 30 in a sign-and-trade for Lonzo.

We could sign Lonzo for as much as 20M if needed to without going over the apron if we included Favors.

That number doesn't sound right with the other contracts we have.

Edit: Did you mean Clarkson and Favors? Sounds closer then, though I'm less enthusiastic at that point as we'd have used all our money, gone down a rotation piece and still not brought in a defensive forward.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

What if we were to trade Clarkson and Favors to NOLA for Lonzo?

If Lonzo wants to leave and we offer him more money than NOLA wants to give him, then we just need to make NOLA an offer where they get something rather than nothing.

Favors has done pretty well in NOLA before, and maybe they would be happy to have him back. Clarkson gives them a weapon off the bench.

We can't really take back a player in a sign and trade. Costs us Mike at the minimum... maybe more to avoid the hard cap.

 

[LoPo]

We can't really take back a player in a sign and trade. Costs us Mike at the minimum... maybe more to avoid the hard cap.

So NOLA couldn't S&T Lonzo for Clarkson and Favors?

 

[Elizah Huge]

I think we would have to give New Orleans more than that for Lonzo. If they match on any other deal he gets, they could trade him at the deadline for more than Favors and #30.

I think Clarkson is a valuable piece. Clarkson and Favors too is worth it in my opinion for Lonzo. If we could then convince Conley to re-sign, we'd be in business.

Zero chance we re-sign Conley if we get Lonzo. Lonzo is the replacement plan. Clarkson/Favors/30 would certainly help with cap relief.

If Lonzo signed for 20M we would be comfortably under the luxury cap by around 8M. Anything less than that and it goes up by more which is a plus.

Clarkson/Favors/30 for Lonzo and then use the full MLE to bring in a wing. That might be realistic best case scenario for us.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

So NOLA couldn't S&T Lonzo for Clarkson and Favors?

We can't accept a player that is signed and traded. We will be over the apron... even if Mike leaves we'd be close. I'm not sure what's really in it for them but they did do the Adams deal last summer which made no damn sense.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Lonzo also only does a sign and trade if he has no other similar money offers he likes. My bet is NY rolls out a pretty solid offer for him and NO either matches or works a sign and trade prior to him signing the offer sheet.