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Just watched a video of Andrew Wiggins' 30-point performance on his 20th birthday. I have no idea what Exum will end up being, but he's certainly not that. What I do know is that he is going to have every opportunity to be the best player he can be on the Jazz. Can't really ask for much more...

I don't believe it will help or hurt. The salary cap is just a number. Salaries will go up across the board, but ultimately all the teams still have the same restraints both on the minimum and maximum salary cap. The sudden change will create a windfall for players that happen to have their...

I'm a fan of this trade, but I also recognize that the trade is not representative of his true value as a player. His value in this trade is diminished by the fact that he's going to be a restricted free agent at the end of the season. It's a big unknown what his value is going to be once he...

Even max salary is a moving target. It is simply the max salary for a player coming off their rookie contract. I mean, obviously it's not chump change, but it's not LeBron or Kobe max salary either.

I agree with this. As much as I liked what I saw from Burks last year, he's not the type of player that is going to command a big contract unless he improves his game quite a bit. He'll certainly find his place on a roster with his energy and slashing ability, but honestly he's either point...

I think the harsh reality for players like Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap is going to be seen in the offseason. Teams are not going to give long term contracts to mid tier talent. Big Al is not getting a raise. In fact, he'll be lucky to find a 3 year contract from any team. Paul Millsap is...

With the league minimum salary being 90% of the salary cap next year, it's not like you can really save cap space for a rainy day anyway. If we lose some of our high salary players like Al Jefferson, some deal will need to be made to meet the minimum next year.

I agree with a lot of what you're saying, but I don't see how it backs up the premise that we should be happy for missing the playoffs. By your own admission, we have a great set of players regardless of who is starting and who comes off the bench. At this point, if we miss the playoffs, it...

I agree with just getting some better productivity from our outside shooting. That will let us spread our offense which should make our inside game better including (yeah, I'll say it) Al Jefferson. :)

I think many of us here are looking forward to see how he plays for the TWolves, but you are deluding yourself if you think that his play in the Olympics has anything to do with how he will play in the NBA. There's a big difference between playing a game where you are the best player on either...

Except that isn't what I said. I said that he did as well as anyone could have expected. No way am I pretending he's the best coach in the league. He did a good job though with definite room for improvement.

I'm not sure I would go that far. This team as currently constituted should be better than last year's team. A step or two backwards that is not caused by multiple injuries to starters could definitely cause Ty his job.

No 07/08 vibe here. This isn't the year for that. I would love to be pleasantly surprised though. This is, however, the season where the Big 4 need to step up. If it doesn't happen in a meaningful way this season, it probably won't without significant changes.

Who's making excuses? Corbin managed the team the last season and a half as well as anyone could have expected ... and made the playoffs. Sure, the pressure is on to take the next step, but this is the NBA, the pressure is always on coaches. There are only a handful of coaches in the league...

I can't say that I wouldn't like to see a coach like JVG working for the Jazz, but I must say that it's pretty cold to throw Corbin under the bus at this point. While I haven't been thrilled with every aspect of his coaching so far, he has had a partial season after Sloan left and the...

Clearly you have underestimated the hate for Al Jefferson on this board. :)

Lovely...

That's a great lineup, but it seems very far fetched that that we could have gotten two draft picks that high. Not sure how you are theorizing that we got them. Plus, it includes players that we picked up after the season. If we had "semi-blown" it up after 20 games, it's highly unlikely that...

I can go either way on Josh Howard. When he was healthy, he actually played quite well. The problem is that he wasn't healthy very often and we kept playing him when wasn't ready to play. If Corbin isn't prepared to bench him when he plays poorly, I agree with those who think we should pass...

It remains to be seen if given the opportunity to be a 2nd or 3rd option (which I assume Minnesota plans based on the contract they offered him) that AK can return to form. But it's also been a long time since we've seen that version of AK against NBA competition. His recent performances looks...