Roster Building From Here - FA and Summer of 2023

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Could Brantley and Frank Jackson be in play? Say JC leaves and the Jazz acquire some guy earning a bazillion dollars a year. These two could be minimum wage roster fillers that both apparently don't suck. .

Brantley could be a nice 12th man on the roster, but Frank Jackson will be lucky to even be on a 2 way contract. Neither impacts the team in any material way for wins/losses and should only be an afterthought after the real team is assembled.

 

[Thee Idiotic Minivan K]

Could Brantley and Frank Jackson be in play? Say JC leaves and the Jazz acquire some guy earning a bazillion dollars a year. These two could be minimum wage roster fillers that both apparently don't suck. .

Brantley is from what I remember a good defender and now he’s in shape, no interest whatsoever in Frank.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

I'm not sure what you do at pg... but you don't want to draft based on current need and I would be hesitant to pay FVV what it will take to get him. If its 4/120M front loaded a bit... that's kinda my limit. FVV denies turning down 4/114m or whatever it was.

Long term you'd want to get someone in that could takeover for FVV in a couple years, but its a solid medium term solution.

Another thing that I am a little hesitant on (as the resident "Ochai hater") is the assumption Ochai is a starter next year and that is why we might push JC out the door. Again, the dude is fine but I don't see some star trajectory for him and I would hate to pass on Hawkins because Ochai is viewed as the future at the 2. If we have the opportunity to keep JC for 3/45-50M that is a deal we should make imo, even though he is not 25... he has only gotten better and I bet he has at least 3-5 really solid years ahead of him. If he is looking to get 4/80M or something like that then I get moving on. I just think we might be dismissing his contributions while simultaneously overvaluing what Ochai projects to bring. I think Ochai can still get 25-30 minutes a night if you retain JC.

I don't think you have to draft a PG, but passing/connecting potential should definitely be part of what we are looking for.

Agree on the JC/Ochai paragraph.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Austin Reaves is the only guy that I’d really be interested in from this list. I’m totally fine with the Jazz making a run for him - even if the Lakers match, it’s a good move for Utah.

If they do match, I’d make a play for Immanuel Quickley that involves one of our draft picks and also taking back Fournier’s remaining contract into our cap space.

After that, I’d roll with THT, Sexton and Dunn and focus on adding wings this year and kick the PG can down the road. Maybe see what pops up around the trade deadline. Jazz can make calculated moves and still be patient enough to be opportunistic.

Reaves is going back to the Lakers, he grew up a fan, he wants to be there.

Quickley is really good, but also not the type of passer/connector we need in my opinion.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Reaves is going back to the Lakers, he grew up a fan, he wants to be there.

Quickley is really good, but also not the type of passer/connector we need in my opinion.

He doesn't like the Lakers so much that he will forego $50 million (roughly the difference between what the Lakers can offer and what they can match).

 

[Bodhi]

Is it assumed Chicago matches anything for Ayo?

I like him.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Is it assumed Chicago matches anything for Ayo?

I like him.

I don't know why it would be. He had a worse year this year than last, which might actually be ideal if one is a believer. I'm definitely a fan too.

 

[KqWIN]

Don't know if he's been mentioned yet, but Kevin Love would be a nice addition off the bench. He can do all of the Kelly dribble handoff stuff, but he adds a lot more rebounding which is a pain point for the Jazz. He'll be 35, so maybe he's cooked....but he does like living in Utah.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Don't know if he's been mentioned yet, but Kevin Love would be a nice addition off the bench. He can do all of the Kelly dribble handoff stuff, but he adds a lot more rebounding which is a pain point for the Jazz. He'll be 35, so maybe he's cooked....but he does like living in Utah.

He's way past cooked.

 

[homeytennis]

Don't know if he's been mentioned yet, but Kevin Love would be a nice addition off the bench. He can do all of the Kelly dribble handoff stuff, but he adds a lot more rebounding which is a pain point for the Jazz. He'll be 35, so maybe he's cooked....but he does like living in Utah.

We can get Westbrook back and reunite them.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

He doesn't like the Lakers so much that he will forego $50 million (roughly the difference between what the Lakers can offer and what they can match).

I'm fine with giving him an offer, but understand it will mostly be to stick it to the Lakers. They will match.

 

[Coach Ellis]

I'm fine with giving him an offer, but understand it will mostly be to stick it to the Lakers. They will match.

I assume they will too, but it’s worth it to find out.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Don't know if he's been mentioned yet, but Kevin Love would be a nice addition off the bench. He can do all of the Kelly dribble handoff stuff, but he adds a lot more rebounding which is a pain point for the Jazz. He'll be 35, so maybe he's cooked....but he does like living in Utah.

No chance.

 

[NUMBERICA]

I'm fine with giving him an offer, but understand it will mostly be to stick it to the Lakers. They will match.

They would be stupid not to but there's only one way to find out.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Don't know if he's been mentioned yet, but Kevin Love would be a nice addition off the bench. He can do all of the Kelly dribble handoff stuff, but he adds a lot more rebounding which is a pain point for the Jazz. He'll be 35, so maybe he's cooked....but he does like living in Utah.

 

[TheStormofWar]

Don't know if he's been mentioned yet, but Kevin Love would be a nice addition off the bench. He can do all of the Kelly dribble handoff stuff, but he adds a lot more rebounding which is a pain point for the Jazz. He'll be 35, so maybe he's cooked....but he does like living in Utah.

Love might be a good stopgap for depth, but I'd consider Plan #234 of 252. Honestly, I'd rather reserve the roster spot for a young player that needs minutes or a player dumped for a pick we'll need to hold for a while.

 

[KqWIN]

Love might be a good stopgap for depth, but I'd consider Plan #234 of 252. Honestly, I'd rather reserve the roster spot for a young player that needs minutes or a player dumped for a pick we'll need to hold for a while.

To be clear, I'm only thinking about investing in him at the minimum. I was wondering if he has enough juice left to be a backup next season.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

To be clear, I'm only thinking about investing in him at the minimum. I was wondering if he has enough juice left to be a backup next season.

There is no juice left. He a raisin.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

There is no juice left. He a raisin.

He's probably a guy who can give you one good game out of every 10. He's probably worth rostering if you are a playoff team looking to fill the last spot with a good lockerroom vet and maybe you throw him out once in a while to see if he has it that night.

 

[NUMBERICA]

He's probably a guy who can give you one good game out of every 10. He's probably worth rostering if you are a playoff team looking to fill the last spot with a good lockerroom vet and maybe you throw him out once in a while to see if he has it that night.

Or a young team with no depth and happy to have the vet presence/leadership. I don’t know if that’s the Jazz but it could be as a lot can happen between now and July.