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2023 Trade Rumors and Gossip Involving the Jazz

I really think Amen is the one who is dropping and won’t slide past the Wizards. Makes perfect sense that we would jump them with the Pacers to take him
 
I think teams have figured out that Taylor Hendricks at the 3 isn't a great idea. He's really a 4. That could be enough for the Magic to pass on him at #6, since he's less of a fit next to Paolo.

SAS - Wemby
CHA - Scoot
POR - Miller
HOU - Thompson A
DET - Whitmore/Walker
ORL - Thompson B
IND - Walker/Whitmore
WAS - Black/Coulibaly
UTA - Coulibaly/Black
DAL - Hendricks

I'd be wondering how that Hendricks workout with the Jazz went this week. Marc Stein seems to think the Jazz would take Coulibaly at 9. These other mocks, The Ringer and Bleacher Report, are going off of Marc Stein's report.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Could mean he has a destination he likes more after #7 too. It might just mean he ain't with Indy.

Our obsession with where a guy is picked is kind of weird. The basketball situation and market is more important than a spot or three.
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By the way, how many of you have been to Indianapolis?

If Salt Lake City sucks, then Indianapolis is a room in the basement of hell.
 
With potential Beal deals... we need to be in the convo for side players we might be able to snake with picks... because Wiz will likely tear it all the way down imo...

- Beal to NY - Quickley gets involved and we jump in
- Beal to Philly - Maxey maybe and we steal him
- Beal to Miami - Herro is in the deal and we pass cuz I'm out on that guy. But someone should try and steal him if they want to.
- Beal to Sac - Huerter/Mitchell?
- Beal to Porty - Simmons - heard Zach Lowe talking about him on his pod and basically agree with his thoughts.


Anyway... these are the type of opportunities I think we can jump in on and end up recouping real value.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
I live in Indy (well suburb of Indy), what are you referring to?
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It’s just kind of bleh. Most of the country east of the Mississippi is soggy whatever. And since it’s not a real major city or a cultural epicenter, it doesn’t have the cool/wow/fun factor of New York/Brooklyn, Chicago, DC, Atlanta, Miami, Boston, Philly, even Toronto. It’s also got serious winters and isn’t even situated on a major body of water (certainly different than Orlando but also Milwaukee, Detroit, and even Cleveland). I’d put it near the bottom of cities that hosts an NBA team for those reasons.

This is as much or more about how nice SLC is as it is anything else. But then I edited the post above and stick by it. I mean no offense.
 
NUMBERICA said:
It’s just kind of bleh. Most of the country east of the Mississippi is soggy whatever. And since it’s not a real major city or a cultural epicenter, it doesn’t have the cool/wow/fun factor of New York/Brooklyn, Chicago, DC, Atlanta, Miami, Boston, Philly, even Toronto. It’s also got serious winters and isn’t even situated on a major body of water (certainly different than Orlando but also Milwaukee, Detroit, and even Cleveland). I’d put it near the bottom of cities that hosts an NBA team for those reasons.

This is as much or more about how nice SLC is as it is anything else. But then I edited the post above and stick by it. I mean no offense.
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Alright, I’m calling it: the bottom tier of NBA cities is Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Oklahoma City… and Sacramento. Sorry @Handlogten's Heros
 
But I'm probably biased because one of my good friends has a super rich uncle who has a mansion out on a lake and whenever we go up there for the Indy 500 it's insanely fun.
 
NUMBERICA said:
Alright, I’m calling it: the bottom tier of NBA cities is Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Oklahoma City… and Sacramento. Sorry @Handlogten's Heros
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Sacramento suburbs are the best GTFOH... I like it but yeah I can see NBA players passing. We have reasonable housing prices, good weather... mostly, Tahoe is 1.5 hrs away... SF is 1.5 hrs away. We have a good airport and there is also a place called Old Sac... I mean what's not to like.

The actual city of Sacramento is kind of a dump and not my scene.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Sacramento suburbs are the best GTFOH... I like it but yeah I can see NBA players passing. We have reasonable housing prices, good weather... mostly, Tahoe is 1.5 hrs away... SF is 1.5 hrs away. We have a good airport and there is also a place called Old Sac... I mean what's not to like.

The actual city of Sacramento is kind of a dump and not my scene.
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Most of this is sarcasm... its not for everyone but for a dude with a family its kinda great.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Most of this is sarcasm... its not for everyone but for a dude with a family its kinda great.
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I think for the most part unless you're one of the top NBA cities it doesnt really matter, but after those cities it's then probably based on demographics/weather more than anything, so Utah/SLC is going to be near last for most players.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
But I'm probably biased because one of my good friends has a super rich uncle who has a mansion out on a lake and whenever we go up there for the Indy 500 it's insanely fun.
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I’ve been probably a dozen times (touring and visiting a long-distance partner for a little while). But my Indy perspective was solidified when my current partner recently visited Indy to present at a conference and she was just like, “ya know what, never let me talk trash about SLC again… this place blows.” For the record, she was downtown and not in some slum.

I’m sure there are cool little nuggets there, but that goes for any place of equal size.
 
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Saint Cy of JFC said:
I think for the most part unless you're one of the top NBA cities it doesnt really matter, but after those cities it's then probably based on demographics/weather more than anything, so Utah/SLC is going to be near last for most players.
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I think people and players alike are beginning to appreciate the outdoors en masse much more than they did in the past. And in that regard, nowhere beats SLC because due to the degree of its proximity to trails (and legit wilderness). You can get from downtown to a trailhead at ~7k feet in 15-20 minutes. For a city, that is without peer.

It’s really hard to leave if you appreciate those things. You can’t just buy that in another city.

But beyond that, it’s also growing like crazy (plus a state capital and a [major conference] college town). Also secularizing rapidly for those that aren’t into the Mormon thing (most aren’t).
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
But I'm probably biased because one of my good friends has a super rich uncle who has a mansion out on a lake and whenever we go up there for the Indy 500 it's insanely fun.
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I lived out that way until I finished high school and I hated it. I honestly don’t like most of the big midwestern cities at all. Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Chicago and St. Louis would all be trash cities to have to live in. Wouldn’t want to live in LA, San Francisco, Washington DC, Philadelphia, OKC or San Antonio either.

I’ve lived in NYC and Atlanta and both were awesome. Would love to try Miami, Orlando, New Orleans, Charlotte or Boston. I’m a Packers fan, so I like Milwaukee too (although I prefer the suburbs/rural areas of Wisconsin better.) Every other major NBA city I’m pretty neutral about.

I think SLC gets a bad rap and is highly underrated. I love it here and would only really consider moving to Hawaii or abroad at this point. Even then, I’d still probably keep a place here and spend a bunch of my time in Utah.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Sacramento suburbs are the best GTFOH... I like it but yeah I can see NBA players passing. We have reasonable housing prices, good weather... mostly, Tahoe is 1.5 hrs away... SF is 1.5 hrs away. We have a good airport and there is also a place called Old Sac... I mean what's not to like.

The actual city of Sacramento is kind of a dump and not my scene.
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Didn’t realize you were from Sacramento. You a fan of Cal Davis sports at all?
 
Coach Ellis said:
I lived out that way until I finished high school and I hated it. I honestly don’t like most of the big midwestern cities at all. Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Chicago and St. Louis would all be trash cities to have to live in. Wouldn’t want to live in LA, San Francisco, Washington DC, Philadelphia, OKC or San Antonio either.

I’ve lived in NYC and Atlanta and it both awesome. Would love to try Miami, Orlando, New Orleans, Charlotte or Boston. I’m a Packers fan, so I like Milwaukee too (although I prefer the suburbs/rural areas of Wisconsin better.) Every other major NBA city I’m pretty neutral about.

I think SLC gets a bad rap and is highly underrated. I love it here and would only really consider moving to Hawaii or abroad at this point. Even then, I’d still probably keep a place here and spend a bunch of my time in Utah.
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I definitely have a soft spot for Wisconsin. And the fact that much of its border is Lake Michigan counts for something.

But yeah, a lot of that southern Midwest and rust belt part of the country is rough.
 
Coach Ellis said:
Didn’t realize you were from Sacramento. You a fan of Cal Davis sports at all?
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Nah... grew up in Utah so have no local sports teams I follow or are a fan of... Giants baseball is about as close but I am very casual about it.
 
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