framer
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You probably just handed the Lakers another championship. . .
Trade Rumors Involving the Jazz
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Which two?
I don't care about the Lakers. If it gives us the best chance to succeed, let them have another championship.
What if they ask for one of those further away Minny picks 2027? Or two of them(2027 and 2029)?
Absolutely not. I wouldn’t go any farther than Bogey and those two picks.
LoPo
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I wouldn't trade any of the picks after 2023. I think our worst two 1sts are:
2023 Minny 1st
and
The worst of Philly/Brooklyn/Houston 2023 1st from the Royce trade
If Ayton wants out and Phoenix doesn't want to pay him, Bojan and a first isn't a bad deal at all. Phoenix wants help now, and Bojan can be helpful on any team. I don't think Ainge would give two 1sts in that scenario. There isn't a massive Ayton market right now.
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LoPo
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Buy super low on Simmons?
Conley, Gay and Clarkson for Simmons......
How wild would that be?
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I would be careful with 2023 picks. That's a great draft and those picks are highly valuable.
You think either one of those are going to be lower than the 20’s?
Also, if teams want to put significant protections on picks, then a pick-swap may be more desirable. The best are unprotected picks, but pick-swaps also allow us to take advantage of a team having a down year.
I'm saying that there are going to be players in the 20s of this upcoming draft who are well worth drafting. For example, Leonard Miller could be the next Jaden McDaniels, and the Jazz apparently love Jaden McDaniels. Roko Prkacin will probably re-emerge as a player worth drafting, and he could be there in the 20s. We don't want to give away picks from that draft.
Jazz need to get a haul from a Mitchell trade before they decide to give away picks in other trades.
Close. Not sure what they trade for Kyrie in this scenario, and Kyrie is still their #1 target.
I don't think the Jazz want to touch Ben Simmons. There's no such thing as Ben Simmons being a buy-low opportunity when he's on his current contract. People think the Jazz are going to take back Ben Simmons for Mitchell. That's absurd.
The Fresh Prince
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Thinking about how fire that purple mountain Ayton #22 jersey will look.
I don't think anyone is suggesting paying the max for Ayton but I would have no issue with something in the 4yr 100-110mil range. I really believe that if you make Ayton more of a focus offensively he can give you 24pts, 12rbs and 2blks a game on great efficiency. For a player of his size and skill in the post his low free throw numbers are crazy. He should be at least 7 or 8 free throw attempts a game if given consistent touches in the post.
That’s ****ing crazy I was just thinking when it happens I want @YoungJefe to make a picture in his new jersey lol.
TheStormofWar
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Getting Simmons is like getting a bag of fruit you don't eat. It's just better in a compost heap and I can think of better things to spend that cap space on.
The Fresh Prince
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Already imagining the purple mountain court, the mountain jerseys, Don throwing down monster tomahawks, Ayton dreamshakin in the post, and Pat Bev getting in players heads while the crowd goes insane.
If we are going to trade DM, then of the three rumored destinations NY is the best option. They have young players and a boat load of picks. The two picks I would demand are the unprotected 2023 Detroit and Washington pics. Both of these picks have the chance to be lottery picks. Plus a few of their young prospects have potential to being good.
I don't see a deal with Miami or the Nets that would be advantageous to moving DM.
Now there are a few other teams I would like to see if we could make a deal. OKC or Orlando. I prefer OKC. They have a boat load of picks and a few nice young players. Presti is probably too smart to give us the deal we want but maybe their fans are tired of the rebuild and want to start winning.
If the Jazz are dealing directly with Phoenix then both Ayton and Bridges need to be included in the deal with a couple of picks. I would only do the deal if they could sign Ayton to a reasonable contract. Not the Max perhaps around 25 million.
I don't see a deal with Miami or the Nets that would be advantageous to moving DM.
Now there are a few other teams I would like to see if we could make a deal. OKC or Orlando. I prefer OKC. They have a boat load of picks and a few nice young players. Presti is probably too smart to give us the deal we want but maybe their fans are tired of the rebuild and want to start winning.
If the Jazz are dealing directly with Phoenix then both Ayton and Bridges need to be included in the deal with a couple of picks. I would only do the deal if they could sign Ayton to a reasonable contract. Not the Max perhaps around 25 million.
Jazz could take Westbrook and waive him, that at least saves longer term salary. I don't think the Jazz are in any hurry to do that, but it's better than taking Simmons.