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Can someone explain why the Jazz waived Perkins?

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Sorry to bring up an old topic.

So what benefit do the Jazz get for letting Perkins go? Did they not have to pay as much? I don't really understand NBA salary rules. Is there anywhere I can go that offers a good explanation?

Thanks.
 
Lets start with what benefit they would get by keeping him. If you can't answer that question, then there is no point to answering why he is let go.
 
sgjazzfan said:
Lets start with what benefit they would get by keeping him. If you can't answer that question, then there is no point to answering why he is let go.
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Because currently our 4th big is Jeremy ****ing Evans! We desperately need a back up center.

The answer to OP, it is because he was never intended to come here. His salary is too high, and there is no way to know if he was even interested.
 
There's only one benefit I can think of by having Perkins on our roster...he could show the young guys what an NBA Championship ring looks like in person. Other than that, he's useless.
 
Siro said:
Because currently our 4th big is Jeremy ****ing Evans! We desperately need a back up center.

The answer to OP, it is because he was never intended to come here. His salary is too high, and there is no way to know if he was even interested.
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Jeremy Evans isn't that good, but he's better than Perkins. Perkins is just awful.
 
They needed to contract to facilitate the trade, but never had any intention of having him play. Saved some money by buying him out, but should have gotten an asset just for taking on the contract to waive him tbh.

Jazz would have been better served having Pleiss come over, but they opted to not start his rookie contract countdown until next season. Perkins would have given the Jazz very little and possibly disrupted the amazing chemistry they've developed. I'd rather they it mess with that. While they might make it to .500, this is still a throw away season. No point in messing with the team dynamic for a one year rental.
 
bezerkus said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4UYpoVX434
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There is some good stuff here, but more than a few are pretty lame. Big guys often jump over smaller players and kick them or hit them in some way. If that was the standard for being a fool then Malone was on the fool first team about every year, not to mention Kobe and his awesome kick-you-in-the-groin-to-draw-a-foul-move. NBA players also regular land on each other diving for the ball, and frankly I don't blame him sitting on Miller. Miller is a dick. Also, if you slipped on a wet spot on the floor you would probably fall down too. There were plenty of legit bone-head plays in this without those that are just part of the game.
 
Perkins would be a great addition. He is no guy, you could expect a double double, but thats not something he plays for. He would bring some toughness, set hard picks and provide veteran leadership in and outside the court.
 
The Jazz might have gotten some benefit from keeping Perkins, but at the end of the day, the Jazz wouldn't have kept him beyond this season. So if they were able to save some money by buying him out, great.
 
Since winning this season really is irrelevant except to build a winning culture in Utah, I see no reason to keep Perkins. He wasn't coming back and they need to instill confidence in these players playing together. Not on a one year rental that may or may not have worked with this locker room.
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So I see no reason not to let him go.
 
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