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Jazz to actively pursue Paul Millsap this offseason, per Spencer Checketts

Cy said:
Jazz tried to trade for David Lee before the trade-deadline. So is it safe to assume the Jazz would be willing to pay Millsap at least up to 15.5 million?
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We would have to renounce all non-guaranteed players in order to make it work(including his brother). I think we can give him about 14.5-15 without renouncing his brother.
 
https://www.ksl.com/?sid=35046720&nid=304&title=report-jazz-will-actively-pursue-paul-millsap-in-free-agency

Here's article about it. Doubts it will happen as Millsap will get max money and I can't see Hawks letting him walk.

Perhaps the biggest thing in the way of the Jazz signing Millsap is their inability to offer him a max contract unless significant salary shredding moves are made. According to Basketball Insiders, even if the Jazz release all of their non-guaranteed contracts (including Millsap's brother Elijah), the Jazz would only have $16.6 million in cap space. Paul Millsap's max contract would start at somewhere around $18.6 million. If another team would be willing to offer Millsap a max deal, and there are indications that they would, Millsap would have to give the Jazz a discount in order to sign in Utah.

In other words, I think Millsap signing with the Jazz is pretty unlikely. I predicted in my column last week that Millsap would stay with the Hawks, Instead, I suspect the Jazz use their salary space more conservatively: on a wing player to play alongside Gordon Hayward, Alec Burks and Rodney Hood, or on a upgrade at the 3rd big position (just not one that's All-Star sized).
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Cy said:
Jazz tried to trade for David Lee before the trade-deadline. So is it safe to assume the Jazz would be willing to pay Millsap at least up to 15.5 million?
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Based on way Lee has been playing in the Finals (even in limited minutes) I wouldn't mind him in a Jazz uniform and I'm guessing he wouldn't mind a change of scenery for a consistent role as the 3rd big.
 
Paul is not the missing piece to a championship team. This is rumor-mongering and nothing more.













At least it better be. If that is the free agent we are targeting we are setting our sights pretty damn low.

No offense Paul. I like you and all but. Damn.
 
I could see this happening if...

....the Jazz have a deal to trade Favors to the Knicks for the #4 pick, where they'll get a young big like Porzingis. Then they'll want a vet PF to start while we bring Porzi along for a couple years.

Knicks then have Favors and Carmello to attract FAs.
 
I'm sure this has been mentioned at least somewhere past page 2, but Favors and Gobert desperately need a 4 who can spread the floor for them. Millsap is the perfect compliment while not sacrificing defense like picking up someone of David Lee's character.
 
franklin said:
I'm sure this has been mentioned at least somewhere past page 2, but Favors and Gobert desperately need a 4 who can spread the floor for them. Millsap is the perfect compliment while not sacrificing defense like picking up someone of David Lee's character.
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Except that I'm not sure it's worth paying Sap 12-million/year to come off the bench. Millsap may not want to come off the bench either, given that he's been an All Star...

If we're really going to pursue Millsap, it seems to signal that the Jazz have a deal to trade Favors for a top-5 pick in this draft and we need a PF to start for a couple years to bring this new guy along slowly. So who would be this young, raw awe-inspiring PF that would make us willing to trade Favors and bring in another PF so he can develop? It would have to be Porzingis.
 
I'd pay around 12-14 M for Paul for 3 years... think he gets offered more and I don't think he's worth it. Loved Millsap... still root for him, but I don't want to be in the business of paying him the max and I highly doubt we'd bench Favors for him. Would Paul come off the bench.

This is a stupid rumor... It doesn't make sense at all.
 
Catchall said:
I could see this happening if...

....the Jazz have a deal to trade Favors to the Knicks for the #4 pick, where they'll get a young big like Porzingis. Then they'll want a vet PF to start while we bring Porzi along for a couple years.

Knicks then have Favors and Carmello to attract FAs.
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I'm so glad you aren't the GM.

You think trading Favors for some dude named Kristaps is good idea for where this team is?

Did you watch last season? Did you see how good Favors can be?

Is Kristaps a sure thing? I don't think he is.

It would be idiotic to trade Favors for anyone in this draft. We don't need to get younger. And we don't need to be trading a sure thing for a huge question mark.

If you want a stretch 4, give Favors the green light to shoot threes.

Please put down the Cron.
 
Hack said:
I'm so glad you aren't the GM.

You think trading Favors for some dude named Kristaps is good idea for where this team is?

Did you watch last season? Did you see how good Favors can be?

Is Kristaps a sure thing? I don't think he is.

It would be idiotic to trade Favors for anyone in this draft. We don't need to get younger. And we don't need to be trading a sure thing for a huge question mark.

Please put down the Cron.
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Did I say I'd do this if I were the GM?

Or did I say that it would be a plausible explanation for why the Jazz would want to bring in a veteran All Star PF like Millsap who's going to get paid well and won't want to come off the bench...?
 
Catchall said:
Except that I'm not sure it's worth paying Sap 12-million/year to come off the bench. Millsap may not want to come off the bench either, given that he's been an All Star...

If we're really going to pursue Millsap, it seems to signal that the Jazz have a deal to trade Favors for a top-5 pick in this draft and we need a PF to start for a couple years to bring this new guy along slowly. So who would be this young, raw awe-inspiring PF that would make us willing to trade Favors and bring in another PF so he can develop? It would have to be Porzingis.
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Wait you think....nevermind. Why do people think Favors is some kind of scrub?
 
Catchall said:
Did I say I'd do this if I were the GM?

Or did I say that it would be a plausible explanation for why the Jazz would want to bring in a veteran All Star PF like Millsap who's going to get paid well and won't want to come off the bench...?
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You damn near are suggesting it. Don't act like you arent.

It's a terrible idea. No way in hell would Dennis Lindsey be thinking this. So yes, it's your idea.
 
Hack said:
I'm so glad you aren't the GM.

You think trading Favors for some dude named Kristaps is good idea for where this team is?

Did you watch last season? Did you see how good Favors can be?

Is Kristaps a sure thing? I don't think he is.

It would be idiotic to trade Favors for anyone in this draft. We don't need to get younger. And we don't need to be trading a sure thing for a huge question mark.

If you want a stretch 4, give Favors the green light to shoot threes.

Please put down the Cron.
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Catchall said:
Did I say I'd do this if I were the GM?

Or did I say that it would be a plausible explanation for why the Jazz would want to bring in a veteran All Star PF like Millsap who's going to get paid well and won't want to come off the bench...?
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Srsly Hack. That was pretty obvious. Catchall is right bringing in Millsap only makes sense if we trade favors. That is unlikely so we can forget about this silly rumor.
 
I'm not saying the Jazz will trade Favors. It would be a bold move if we did, since he's part of the league-leading defensive front court.

But I can all but guarantee several teams are calling to inquire about Favors--the Knicks and Magic both have to like him. The Jazz might decline, sure.

The Knicks would pair Favors with Carmello, make their franchise less of a joke, and recruit one or two FAs. They could play Favors at the 5, and it would work well in the Eastern Conference.

The Jazz would come away with Porzingis or Russell and could draft either a wing or a big at 12.

Favors is an asset whose value has appreciated. All kinds of scenarios have to be looked at.
 
I am behind and it look like we've already discussed this, but yeah the only way this has truth to it is if Favors is on the way out. It would be a risky move, but lets say we trade Favs to the Knicks and draft Porz... then we bring in the Millman for immediate help while Porz is developing.

What team do you like better? I really like Favs though, as a player and a person.
 
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