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That was in all likelihood promise made at the, um, heat of the moment. He's probably cooled down a bit by now. Who are the Cavs kidding that they have a shot at beating the Lakers and Miami or heck, a dozen other possible playoffs teams including the Jazz, with their current team? I bet...

The Jazz definitely do this deal. Varejao's an active 6-11 PF/C who might just work out against the likes of Gasol and Bosh. Those worried about Mo's contract, well he could probably be traded for an expiring and a pick later. That would just leave Varejao's salary by the following...

I'm with ya. We're pretty good now for the regular season and early playoffs but with that 6-10 C and 6-8 PF frontline, the Lakers will just be looking down on the Jazz again. That's fine if we're perfectly content with the results of recent seasons past -- I'm not, so yeah, keep looking for a...

The Jazz merchandise online store knows best, eh? They would've put different players there if the Jazz had not acquired Jefferson or whoever. Don't be shocked if they rotate those five faces on the front page to show Memo or Raja or Hayward at some point there.

Take the comparison in context. Marion was, and Millsap will be, undersized as starting PF. Marion had his athleticism; Sap his strength and effort to even things up a bit. That should do well through a good part of the regular season until the Jazz, like the Suns, face deep playoffs teams...

Like the Suns of recent yore in an alternate universe. Shortish but instead of speed, built for more methodical Sloan stuff. Dwill (Nash) Bell (younger, pre-injury Bell) Miles (some guy who's athletic and can shoot the 3 a bit) Millsap (Marion) Jefferson (Amare) Could do well in the regular...

Good analogy that the #1 offseeason team came up with a straight flush. And how about that, the #5 team are so ranked in the offseason because they added Jermaine O'Neal.

A shot-blocking big would be useful against that Gasol-Odom-Artest frontcourt. The bigs I'd support trading for are the likes of Gortat and Dalembert or somebody similar I might've missed. Not super players by themselves but could help within the system (and also probably obtainable). At least...

Well, how many teams actually had problems with Jefferson playing center for Minnesota? Did the Lakers? Did the Jazz even? And so Bynum will guard Jefferson. Gasol on Millsap. How's that going to be a problem for LA? Jefferson can guard Bynum or Gasol. But can Sap guard either of Bynum or...

If the Jazz had Eaton instead of Ostertag in the Finals years, would that have been oh so bad? So how many titles will the Jazz win with a 6-10 C and a 6-8 PF backed up by Slowmemo and maybe goofy Fes in the era of Kobe's 7-foot Lakers and Big Three fever? It will be good, not bad, for the...

Yes he could. Raja hasn't even played in the NBA for some time now. Bell was a nice veteran addition but he'd probably be better coming off the bench. Yes he could in many situations. Your operative phrase being 'years ago'. Sap now has a reliable jump shot and if even Harp played SF for the...

Well, you could say Chris Paul is better than Al Jefferson but who would you rather have playing for the Jazz? The Jazz have long had a need for a shot-blocking big, even until now with Jefferson on board as KOC even said. As to that $6.6M, yep Udrih's overpaid, but that money will anyway just...

AK for Dalembert (expiring) and Udrih (3 years, 6.6M next season). Jazz get a shot-blocking center and back-up PG. The Kings have been clearing contracts and dumping Udrih is what will make this deal work for them (apart from getting a skilled player but still expiring in AK). To accommodate...

Dalembert can't be traded (again) until August 17. It will have to cost AK's big expiring and the Kings would probably want to dump a contract to go with him, probably either Udrih (3 years: 6.6/7.2/7.8) or Francisco Garcia (3y: 5.5/5.8/6.1).

Gortat's stuck behind Howard, could probably start for some teams including the Jazz, and has always seemed hungry to play more. As to Fes, for all his size, teams aren't actually banging down his door to sign him. He just doesn't know how to play basketball and doesn't care for it. Sure, sign...

Last season Bynum was injured a number of times but he started 65 times at center, which means Gasol started at C 17 times. So obviously you're wrong that it was 'most of the time'. The strategy that Bynum will be injured when we play them is the same strategy that hopefully the Jazz never...

How about getting Maynor back with the Brewer TPE and a pick (just a 2nd rounder though).

Jefferson blocks some shots but he's not known as a defensive anchor. Gasol is taller, blocks more shots but making him start at center and getting a 6-8 PF alongside him isn't LA's formula for domination. I'd like Jefferson to guard Gasol and a starting defensive center on Bynum, or vice versa...

How did that Jefferson-Love C/PF frontcourt work out for Minnesota? (and Love has an inch or so over Sap) AJ-Sap at C/PF would be undersized at those positions. Combine that with Deron and Sloan, that's fine if you only want to make the playoffs. But again not a threat to the Lakers. The Jazz...

Jefferson-Millsap as starting C/PF will again be undersized at 6-10/6-8, if that still needs to be pointed out. Sap will have to come off the bench again (if he isn't traded for a defensive center). Agreed that Okur should come off the bench. KOC really needs to get a starting defensive C...