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Would you rather have Durant or the entire Grizzlies roster?

Core4 said:
Not so easy to "quickly build a roster."
Jazz had two of the greatest of all time. But they couldn't build a championship roster around them, not through the draft nor free agency.
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But the strength of those two players were enough to win most of their games, even if they had a D-League team.
 
Hack said:
What would you rather have to start your franchise?


Durant or the entire Grizzlies Roster?

Lebron or the entire Warriors roster?

Durant or the entire Clippers Roster?

Lebron or the entire Rockets Roster?

Etc....


Obviously, the full team would be better at first, but you could quickly build a contender if you had Lebron or Durant that would be better than all those teams.

These are extreme examples of would you rather.. But I would still take Lebron or Durant over any roster except the Spurs, and maybe N.O because AD will be great soon too..

When talking about the Jazz making a trade to move up, we are talking about two pieces to a team that won 25 games.

Why are so many people having trouble with idea of trading a bunch of assets for a possible franchise player? Yes we know it's a risk because we don't know for sure how good they will be, but I can assure you that once teams know if they truly are great, we won't be able to trade for them then. And we sure as hell aren't getting them to come here via free agency. I suppose we could wait 7 years or so for Jabari, but that's not a guarantee either.

So I ask again, what's the problem here?

If Cleveland wants Favors, Burks, the 5th, and even another 1st round, then I say go for it. We'll still have plenty to work with after that. Not only that, maybe then we can start attracting free agents.
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Yea if Wiggins or Parker were even close to Durrant or Lebron but they are not. Yes none of those teams won a championship but neither has Durrant. Lebron didn't win anything when he was the only great player on his team. So if we get Parker or Wiggins and lose the next four years, then the Jazz can have their Lebron moment when Wiggins or Parker..say I am taking my talents to LA or NY or Miami. Then all Jazz fans will wish they had one of those teams you mentioned.
 
NUMBERICA said:
So let's say that Wiggins is roughly the equivalent to Harden in terms of general impact of the game (less offense, more defense, obviously). You still do the deal.
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So let's say that #5 is just as good as Parker or Wiggins would you regret making that move?
 
str8line said:
What have we seen from Wiggins or Parker that tells us they're a sure thing? Wiggins disappeared in several games and Parker is a liability on defense. I would put Exum into the grouping of possible franchise players, too...and Embiid. But I wouldn't bet our roster on any of them.
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Lol not our roster and if they turn out to be superstar you regret not pull in the trigger for life.
 
The Fresh Prince said:
Lol not our roster and if they turn out to be superstar you regret not pull in the trigger for life.
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Stockton was a 16th pick and Malone was a 13th pick. Do we bet the farm on Wiggins or Parker when there are guys like Gordon, Smart, Stauskas, etc. who could possibly become great, too?

Giving up Favors, Burks and the #5 pick(let's say Gordon) for Lebron in 2003? No doubt! For this draft? Probably not.
 
Core4 said:
Not so easy to "quickly build a roster."
Jazz had two of the greatest of all time. But they couldn't build a championship roster around them, not through the draft nor free agency.
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Different situation now adays!!!
 
fishonjazz said:
hack would you trade a whole team for olawakandi? how bout kwame brown? what about darko milicic?
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All the guys mentioned are bigs. Bigs have traditionally had a higher chance of becoming busts. I think gambling on Parker or Wiggins (wings) are lower risk than trading so much for another big.

It's worth the risk to me. Look who is winning championships over the past 15 years. I don't think anyone on our current roster could ever be the best player or even second best player on any of those championship teams. Whereas I think Wiggins and Parker have a chance of playing at that level.
 
Mr. McGibblets said:
All the guys mentioned are bigs. Bigs have traditionally had a higher chance of becoming busts. I think gambling on Parker or Wiggins (wings) are lower risk than trading so much for another big.
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im not going to look it up but i bet top picks that were wings have been busts too

I agree though that bigs are MORE of a risk though
 
cowhide said:
So let's say that #5 is just as good as Parker or Wiggins would you regret making that move?
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You make moves with the information you have at the time and understanding that you can be wrong. So, no. I'd be happy with the opportunity to have the first pick in an exceptional draft and have faith that my organization makes the most out of that situation. If Marcus Smart is the best player in the draft, I wouldn't go kicking rocks.
 
Jeffrey32 said:
If they are doing it for Embiid, I say HELL NO. Stress fractures in a big man are DEATH... Oden and Bowie ring a bell? If Lindsey does this trade and takes Embiid, he should be fired on the spot, especially since it is almost a guarantee that Embiid will drop to at least no. 3.


Sent from the JazzFanz app
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This post answers the age old question...

"Hey Jeffrey, have you ever smoked a Jeffrey??"

Jeffrey high as **** tbh.


£¥£
 
str8line said:
Giving up Favors, Burks and the #5 pick(let's say Gordon) for Lebron in 2003? No doubt! For this draft? Probably not.
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That package doesn't buy you anywhere close to LeBron in 2003 but it might buy you Wiggins this year. See the difference?
 
UGLI baby said:
This post answers the age old question...

"Hey Jeffrey, have you ever smoked a Jeffrey??"

Jeffrey high as **** tbh.


£¥£
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damn, i was just about to inquire about that age old question to our friend there
 
nateboz said:
Wiggins has all the gifts and athleticism to be Kobe or MJ. Parker could end up being a mix between Lebron and Carmelo. You make the trade based on the potential alone.
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The only thing Jabari and Lebron have in common is height (6'8") and weight (~250lbs). They have nothing else in common. Nothing.
 
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