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According to Ford- Milsap/Harris could be traded on draft day

BENTLEY said:
Yeah, it's not a bad package but I would probably prefer to have Milsap in a 6th man role. If the Jazz could get Biyombo instead of Singleton I'd be more inclined to do it though.
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I don't know why but I think Robin Lopez would be amazing here in Utah and he has the potential to fill the center spot. I'd much rather see the Jazz go with Knight, Singleton, Hamilton or Thompson.
 
GVC said:
3 mediocre players for arguably the Jazz's best player? ew.
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Petruis brings D and a 3 point shot. Lopez brings in Size and doesnt mind if he plays 12-20 minutes a game, lets Favors become an All-Star sooner, and with the 13 pick Utah gets a chance to land a lock down defender in Singleton, thats not playing out of position. And that is a ton of value for Millsap
 
Jazzfanz said:
And that is a ton of value for Millsap
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No it's not. The Jazz get hosed. You don't trade your best player and best value contract for spare parts. Players of Lopez and Pietrus' caliber can be picked up for next to nothing (hell, we already have Francisco Elson and CJ Miles...roughly equivalent to those two).
 
I don't think the jazz would trade a guy like Millsap unless they could signficantly improve the team
 
prodigy said:
I don't think the jazz would trade a guy like Millsap unless they could signficantly improve the team
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Agreed I see the front office trading Jefferson before Millsap because of Jefferson's inability to guard the pick and roll, and he is paid twice as much as Millsap
 
Millsap's not getting dealt unless a major player is coming back -- Granger, Martin, that type of guy. I'd be absolutely stunned if he was in a Minny or Cleveland deal to land the 1 or 2.
 
Everyone talks about Milsaps work ethic and how it is exactly what the Jazz want. I can't see the jazz trading away a hardworking, long tenured guy. He is their poster boy of what the jazz did right as an organization (drafting) and what the player did right by working hard.

UNLESS--the Portland contract and the I'm a starter not Boozer, and I'm a starter not a 6th man are just the tip of the iceberg of a difficult person to deal with. Maybe the Jazz jokingly refer to him as Paul Me-sap. Jerry is not there to be a buffer, it will be KOC's call--do you think he remembers how the Portland thing went down?
 
If there is any truth to the rumor, I'd see it more as a contingency plan if either Irving or Williams fell to #3. These are the only two picks, in my view, that would make either Harris or Millsap redundant.
 
NUMBERICA said:
If Millsap is traded, he had better have said he didn't want to come off the bench AND they had better ****ing get Derrick Williams as well.
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Agree completely.

mdalby said:
I just don't get the excitement for DWill 2.

Granted, he can have some ESPN highlight dunks. He has a good outside shot, when guarded by 4s. People have questions about Jimmer's game translating to the NBA but DWill 2 has his own question marks for being drafted that high in the draft.
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The question on Williams is if he can play small forward at the NBA level, but even if he doesn't pan out as a SF - he'll still be an above average player at PF, a position we saw him play for the past 2 seasons. Given the tremendous talent and scoring ability he brings to the table - it's a no-brainer if he drops to #3.
 
Dear god we better not trade Milsap. If we can draft Dwill 2 we can start him at the 4 and trade Jefferson.. Milsap as our sixth man.
 
The Jazz would suck hard without Millsap. And as another member said, his contract is a steal the next 2 years - not much more expensive than a top 3 pick.
 
Milsap is the man, but he's not a championship starting 4. Big Al may not be either, but still i believe Al > Sap. You have
to go with the better player.

I'd rather have Kanter than Sap too.
 
Revolution 9 said:
Milsap is the man, but he's not a championship starting 4. Big Al may not be either, but still i believe Al > Sap. You have
to go with the better player.

I'd rather have Kanter than Sap too.
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I hate to say it but I would rather get kanter also. I think a kanter favors front line would be amazing. Then if you added singleton and he become a lock down defender that can the open 3. Wow that front line would make us a contender.
 
NUMBERICA said:
If Millsap is traded, he had better have said he didn't want to come off the bench AND they had better ****ing get Derrick Williams as well.
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That would be the only reason I would see for trading him. I can see Harris being moved, but I just don't see that much interest by the Jazz in getting rid of Millsap...unless they're pretty set on Kanter, or if they believe Williams will be there and will be a swing forward, able to backup Favors. A 3-man rotation of Jefferson-Favors-Millsap is solid at the 4/5 and there's plenty of PT for everyone. Can't count on Memo because he may not be able to play and this is his last year anyway. Millsap was a super sub, but we've seen his play drop off as a starter because he's up against bigger players. I'd try to convince Paul to accept the veteran, 6th man role. He'd be the go-to guy like Harpring was.

If anything, I think
 
Millsap is not going to complain about coming off the bench. So unless it's a great deal millsap stays (giving him or harris up to get jimmer, is not a great deal)
 
Okur13 said:
Millsap is not going to complain about coming off the bench. So unless it's a great deal millsap stays (giving him or harris up to get jimmer, is not a great deal)
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Except if you believe his "I'm a starter" comment. Money changes things. Maybe he was Sloan's pet, but doesn't have a good relationship with Ty. He may resent Jefferson being the #1 option the last several weeks of the season. Or maybe he's bitter over the Jazz getting rid of Brewer and then Deron, two of his BFF's. Who knows?

What IS evident is that he's been a much better 6th man and spot starter than a #1 PF. I think he could be dominant again as a backup and still get the same number of minutes. He'd also be a bigger part of the offense and go up against backups for at least half his minutes. That seems like a win-win to me. Let Favors do thebanging against the starters and Millsap can put up double-doubles against the backups.
 
Millsap would be correct in believing that he is the starter until he is beat out for the spot. That hasn't happened yet.

Ya'll should stop belly-aching about Millsap and get excited to see what he's added to his game. Right now, as far as I'm concerned he can "start" at the SF if starting is a problem, since we have total **** on the wings right now. <insert defensive worries here> (btw, we've hacked that to death, too)

Also, you can put me on the record for saying that this site has drastically under-appreciated the quality of his past season.
 
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