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Tomic to the Jazz

Rough Google translate:

The future of the project of Barcelona is in the eaves by the will of two of its most prominent players test the NBA experience . Ante Tomic, who turned 28 last February 17, knows that is before the last train to the best league in the world and do not want to miss . Utah, which drafted him in 2008, has already made ​​known the willingness to pay the indemnity clause to secure his services for the forthcoming season

" Tomic has had a good year in Spain and is one of the best teams in Europe . We're at that point where we try to make the decision about paying the clause ", warned this week the vice president of the Jazz, Walt Perrin

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Said it before, we will not see Tomic in a Jazz uni. Just ain't happening.
 
Rough Google translate:

The future of the project of Barcelona is in the eaves by the will of two of its most prominent players test the NBA experience . Ante Tomic, who turned 28 last February 17, knows that is before the last train to the best league in the world and do not want to miss . Utah, which drafted him in 2008, has already made ​​known the willingness to pay the indemnity clause to secure his services for the forthcoming season

" Tomic has had a good year in Spain and is one of the best teams in Europe . We're at that point where we try to make the decision about paying the clause ", warned this week the vice president of the Jazz, Walt Perrin

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A bit misleading, but as I read the article, Tomic knows that the last train to the NBA is leaving and he doesn't want to miss it.

I interpret this to mean that he wants to leave Barca for the NBA and Jazz.

Does his current team have the option not to accept the buy-out from the Jazz? The article seems to imply this as well.
 
Thanks for posting.

Nothing new here. To summarize, in spanish is says that 2015-2016 might be his last chance to come to the nba. They quote an old Walter Perrin interview (7 or 8 months ago, before the season began) in which he said that the Jazz were assessing whether or not to pay his buyout. They also speculate about Pleiss and that both Tomic and him might end up playing together for the Jazz in 2016.

Read the comments section. Most Barza fans described him as soft, one guy called him "sweet little pear" (go figure), other questioned his fire, that he lacks balls, his physicality. Most agreed he should be decent on offense but will be eaten alive on defense.

His contract is up at the end of the season so it makes sense for him to come over now. He is already 28 (not on the article).

BTW, there is also an article about Pleiss (a bit old) in which they mention how unhappy he is with his role in Barza, playing limited minutes behind Tomic.

So I ask, how is Pleiss gonna feel in Utah being the 4th or 5th big if Tomic comes over? Being the back up's back up. I think you bring of them, not both.
 
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Thanks so much Latin.


I never saw Tomic as our 3rd or even 4th big. I think he'll lack strength to play in the NBA. Even Pleiss is stronger than him by the looks of it. Also Tomic will demand $$$ to come over. Just too much distraction to really bother.


Bring Pleiss over if you must, but I'd rather look at the draft for a future 3rd/4th big.
 
The conditions are the best theyve been for him to come over.

Favors Gobert and Tomic would be the best big man tandum in the history of the franchise.

Add another shooter to this team and we could make some noise next year.
 
I wonder if trading for Pleiss was a tactical move to make Tomic come to the NBA.

We start negotiating with Pleiss and Tomic is like "Damn, if they get him they won't want me and they will just hold my rights forever." So now he is more eager to work out and deal and get over here.
 
I wonder if trading for Pleiss was a tactical move to make Tomic come to the NBA.

We start negotiating with Pleiss and Tomic is like "Damn, if they get him they won't want me and they will just hold my rights forever." So now he is more eager to work out and deal and get over here.

Probably reaching there, but who knows what is going behind closed doors in the FO. I think they realize that next year we need to at least make the playoffs, and we still are a piece short from it looking like a lock on paper. Adding Tomic means we are set with the bigs, and can go after a shooter in FA or the draft.
 
I wonder if trading for Pleiss was a tactical move to make Tomic come to the NBA.

We start negotiating with Pleiss and Tomic is like "Damn, if they get him they won't want me and they will just hold my rights forever." So now he is more eager to work out and deal and get over here.

That thought crossed my mind as well. Like Rev says, it probably is a bit of a reach, but at least I'm not the only who thought it could be a possibility.
 
Locke on DJ PK -- Quin loves Tomic, he talks about him all the time.

Locke says Tomic could come over and be a backup big...it will cost more than it should, but the jazz could pay him more for two seasons before Gobert gets his big contract.
 
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