Jazz Just Signed Trevor Booker According To Woj
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Not sure how you can call him an "almost scrub" he has pretty good numbers. He would be the lead backup on most NBA teams.
seattlejazzfan
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Perhaps this comparison has been discussed, but Ed Davis 2 years $2 M v. Trevor Booker 2 years $10M.
Booker, 6'8" PF age 26 - career average of 6 and 5, 2013-14 PER 15.02
Davis 6'10" PF age 25 - career average of 7 and 6, 2013-14 PER 15.99
They are basically the same player with Davis being bigger and one year younger, but the Jazz are paying Booker 5 times as much as the Lakers are paying Davis.
Yikes.
Booker, 6'8" PF age 26 - career average of 6 and 5, 2013-14 PER 15.02
Davis 6'10" PF age 25 - career average of 7 and 6, 2013-14 PER 15.99
They are basically the same player with Davis being bigger and one year younger, but the Jazz are paying Booker 5 times as much as the Lakers are paying Davis.
Yikes.
Who really cares about leadership from career back-up who hasn't improved much since his rookie year? We had "leadership" from RJ last year, who was an all star at some point, and that helped to the worst record in the West. And he took PT away from Burks. Would much rather have better talent in Stokes instead for the 10th of the price.
Once again as Cy has mentioned a lot of times, Blair and Davis wouldn't take that money to come play for Utah who is a year or two away from being a contender. We have to overpay players, that's just it unless we draft or trade for players like Favors who likes being here.
To me it seems like people on this board just love complaining about everything, we could have signed LeBron and people would have said it was too much money.
To me it seems like people on this board just love complaining about everything, we could have signed LeBron and people would have said it was too much money.
seattlejazzfan
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Lol. The @ the Lakers being contenders. cute.
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UGLI baby
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Ed Davis only hit 4 shots outside of 15' all year.
Davis is also awful on the left and right block.
Pretty much only scores at the rim or the middle of the key, according to his shot charts from last year.
Pretty much only scores at the rim or the middle of the key, according to his shot charts from last year.
QuinSnydersHair
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I also feel like the difference in salary is based on the fact that Davis has done little to improve over his career while Booker has carved out a nice path.
Hence why I said they wouldn't want to play in Utah, LA is a very attractive place to play. Stop being a retard.
seattlejazzfan
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You implied they wouldn't want to play because utah isn't a contender. As far as your comment that Davis wouldn't sign for something similar in Utah, Davis never said any such thing. Stop making stuff up.
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Twin Towers
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Davis was willing to take less so because he will get tons of playing time on the Lakers.
Booker will probably be maxed out around 15-20 minutes since he will be competing with Kanter, Favors, Gobert, Novak and Evans.
Ed Davis could possibly get closet to 30 minutes again with only Randle and Jordan Hill to compete with minutes with.
Booker will probably be maxed out around 15-20 minutes since he will be competing with Kanter, Favors, Gobert, Novak and Evans.
Ed Davis could possibly get closet to 30 minutes again with only Randle and Jordan Hill to compete with minutes with.
seattlejazzfan
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Twin Towers
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No its just obvious from his contract. 2nd year is a player option. He is hoping to have a break out year since he will finally have a chance at getting minutes as there isn't much competition compared to other teams.
He will do what OJ Mayo did with the Mavericks. He was offered more money from other teams but instead signed with the Mavericks for less. 2nd year was a player option. He opted out and got paid. And became fat and lazy after lol
Twin Towers
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I take that back. Boozer was just signed by the Lakers. lol
But how do they compare defensively? How do they compare as passers? I'm really asking.
Players that are looking increasingly fringe and who haven't yet gotten their payday out of the draft are looking for their payday after the draft. I have a very tough time believing that Kent Bazemore or Ed Davis (as different paths to the league as they may be in relation to each other) are in a position or a place in their careers to pass on significantly more money.
Now, I'm not saying anything as to my preference for Booker or Davis. Just that I think we can see plenty of Jazz initiative here. They just have to like Booker, particularly.
seattlejazzfan
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Well, they play the same position, but Davis is bigger. That helps, but I'd say they are pretty even defensively. Not sure about passing, but assist stats are pretty close.
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