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Dante Exum re-signed

Grimmetal said:
If this precludes us from keeping Rubio long-term, I'm rioting.
I really hope there was an option or two attached.
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TheStormofWar said:
He hasn't played a full season since his rookie year.

But I'm with Grimmetal on this. If this cost us Rubio, if he is really the slick Rick we had at the end of last season, I'm leading the riot.
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I wouldnt worry about Rubio leaving, I think he has everything he wants in Utah. A system, a coach/FO that beleives in him and a chance to compete every year.

Dante still has a lot of developing so id hope he is ready to become a full time starter at age 25 (2 years away). That keeps Ricky running the point until he is 31yrs old.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
This definitely signifies they are pretty much done in free agency outside of minimum type deals. I dont expect them to use the full MLE and dip into the tax.

I'd expect at least one of Jonas or Udoh to be waived an Utah to sign Niang, Bjelica, or some guy who isnt in the NBA (like Royce last year).
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They will sign MLE and stay under the cap. Some how some way, maybe waive both. Welcome Bjelica (or Mbah)
 
ONE LOVE said:
I've heard defensive stats are really unreliable... thoughts?
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are they definitive? no. are rudy, ekpe, favors, thabo and royce (all known as good defenders) the highest on the team? yes. was rodney hood, neto, and exum at the bottom? yes. it passes some consistency tests.

He was very negative defensively by those metrics on the 2nd best defense in the league.

He was also the worst defensively in the playoffs of the regulars.
 
jope said:
are they definitive? no. are rudy, ekpe, favors, thabo and royce (all known as good defenders) the highest on the team? yes. was rodney hood, neto, and exum at the bottom? yes. it passes some consistency tests.

He was very negative defensively by those metrics on the 2nd best defense in the league.

He was also the worst defensively in the playoffs of the regulars.
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Jope, Time magazine should choose Trump as man of the year and run your avatar as the cover. He would love that.
 
still blown away that a guy that played an average of 40 games a year over the last 4 years, at 20 mins a night, and was pretty bad through 90% of those limited games, just got 33 mil. Crazy times we live in. If he fails to meet his potential, his contract may still be tradeable, but it might not. Burks' evidently wasn't, around the same price point.
 
I think it's a slight overpay based on his production to this point, but it's an overpay based on potential. I'm a big fan of his and believe he will live up to this contract (and will make it look cheap next year) as long as he doesn't keep getting freak injuries.

That being said even if one believes it's an overpay the idea that it was a bad signing is just odd to me. It's not that much of an overpay unless you think he has Raul Neto value.
 
jope said:
still blown away that a guy that played an average of 40 games a year over the last 4 years, at 20 mins a night, and was pretty bad through 90% of those limited games, just got 33 mil. Crazy times we live in. If he fails to meet his potential, his contract may still be tradeable, but it might not. Burks' evidently wasn't, around the same price point.
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Trust the process dude.
 
Zombie said:
People need to wake up to the fact that as a small market team trying to re-sign free agents to budget deals is not a good long term strategy. In part these deals are about the front office learning their lesson after what happened with Hayward. Maybe we could have built a little more goodwill with him if we hadn't tried to let the market set his value.
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You mean back when Jazz fans thought even $11 per for Haywood was an overpay?
 
Sorta feels like we're outbidding ourselves with these signings, lol. Neither guy had reported offers or interest from anyone else.
 
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