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Zach Lowe tells Utah (and a couple other teams) what to do in free agency

zyzz said:
Zach Lowe
‏@ZachLowe_NBA
Draymond Green's deal with GSW is a fully-locked 5-year deal, sources say. No options either way. And it's 5-years, $82M.

Dray's max would have been 5 yrs 92.1 mil


Marc Stein
‏@ESPNSteinLine
The Kings, after completing this trade, will have the salary-cap space to outbid Indiana for a free agent they've long coveted: Monta Ellis

David Aldridge
‏@daldridgetnt
Kings' push for Rajon Rondo will likely result in Sacramento visit in next day or two, per source. Sides will talk again Wednesday.

That'd be so funny if the Kings rolled out a Rondo/Ellis backcourt right after they sucked it up in Dallas.



edit: Zach Lowe
‏@ZachLowe_NBA
Sixers will receive a protected 1st-round pick from the Kings, and swap rights w/ Sacto in the 1st round of two other drafts, sources say.

o lawd
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The swap is useless. Kings going to be better than the Sixers for a while.
 
Kings need to forget about Rondo and see if they can get Lawson instead. If they just traded Stauskas for Ellis, that is a pretty good deal, even if it cost them an extra protected first.
 
Shams Charania
‏@ShamsCharania
RFA Jae Crowder has reached agreement on a five-year, $35 million deal with the Boston Celtics, league sources tell RealGM.

Good deal. I like Crowder.
 
We will pick up Booker's 4.75m option now, which is a good move given he could go out and probably get 8 million a year.
Pleiss will be around 3 million a year. Evans likely will be back on the cheap along with Ingles. We'll probably be 5m under the cap when its all said and done.
I don't hate the conservative approach, just hate the thought of getting the 14th pick in the draft and barely missing the playoffs.
 
Jazz4ever said:
We will pick up Booker's 4.75m option now, which is a good move given he could go out and probably get 8 million a year.
Pleiss will be around 3 million a year. Evans likely will be back on the cheap along with Ingles. We'll probably be 5m under the cap when its all said and done.
I don't hate the conservative approach, just hate the thought of getting the 14th pick in the draft and barely missing the playoffs.
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If the Jazz miss the playoffs, the cake baking approach was a huge mistake. But alas, Rudy, Alec and QS ain't letting that happen so it's a moot point.
 
Hack said:
I like our wing rotation too, but you take Stauskus if he's cheap or free in a heart beat.

Shooting is really valuable in this league. That's what's Stauskus projects to be, a really good shooter. 1 year in the league with limited minutes does not mean you are bust. Not even close. People who have declared him a bust are retards.
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So how many minutes are you going to give him per game and whose minutes are you going to cut: Hayward, Hood or Burks? Hood has shown WAY more potential than Stauskas. Obviously not going to play Hayward < 30 minutes.

So Stauskas or any other wing creates:
Hayward 30
Burks 22
Hood 22
Wing "X" 22?

Sorry, I just don't see it. I'd rather have 3 players going at 30-34 minutes. Hood projects to be Kyle Korver with a post game and the ability to drive into the paint. Hayward is a fringe all-star (probably would be if the Jazz had a winning record). SO that means Burks is the odd-man out.
 
The Kings are so freaking stupid.

When you draft a player in the top 10 and then dump him a year later, that's how you remain one of worst franchises in sports. That's such a bad decision. Regardless if you think he's a bust.

You draft with a plan. The player drafted should have had hours upon hours of scouting done, and you should be confident in who you took, and see the thing through. You invest and develop that player. You don't throw away a top 10 player a year later.

Unbelievable.
 
Stifle Tower said:
So how many minutes are you going to give him per game and whose minutes are you going to cut: Hayward, Hood or Burks? Hood has shown WAY more potential than Stauskas. Obviously not going to play Hayward < 30 minutes.

So Stauskas or any other wing creates:
Hayward 30
Burks 22
Hood 22
Wing "X" 22?

Sorry, I just don't see it. I'd rather have 3 players going at 30-34 minutes. Hood projects to be Kyle Korver with a post game and the ability to drive into the paint. Hayward is a fringe all-star (probably would be if the Jazz had a winning record). SO that means Burks is the odd-man out.
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You don't need to explain that to me. I've beating the season drum. I know how the minutes work.

I just think picking up Stauskus for free is a steal.

And it's not really the same as free agency. You can tell Stauskus he isn't playing yet. Then you figure it out, and maybe make a trade.

When you bring a guy like Green in, you have to make a promise to him about minutes. And Stauskus is a lot cheaper, and you have him on a rookie deal with bird rights.

Why do I have to explain this?
 
Stifle Tower said:
So how many minutes are you going to give him per game and whose minutes are you going to cut: Hayward, Hood or Burks? Hood has shown WAY more potential than Stauskas. Obviously not going to play Hayward < 30 minutes.

So Stauskas or any other wing creates:
Hayward 30
Burks 22
Hood 22
Wing "X" 22?

Sorry, I just don't see it. I'd rather have 3 players going at 30-34 minutes. Hood projects to be Kyle Korver with a post game and the ability to drive into the paint. Hayward is a fringe all-star (probably would be if the Jazz had a winning record). SO that means Burks is the odd-man out.
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Stauskas doesn't get off the bench with the exception of injury or blowout. He's replacing Millsap.
 
seattlejazzfan said:
If the Jazz miss the playoffs, the cake baking approach was a huge mistake. But alas, Rudy, Alec and QS ain't letting that happen so it's a moot point.
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Not necessarily. If the Jazz win 50 games and miss, that's still a successful season, IMO. We had the tank year. We're now in Year #1 of our King, Quin Snyder. Look at other lottery teams and see how long it took them to rebuild. How many years did it take for Michael Jordan to win his first title? How many years for Lebron?
 
seattlejazzfan said:
Stauskas doesn't get off the bench with the exception of injury or blowout. He's replacing Millsap.
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So he sucked because he was given limited minutes in Sacramento and now you want to pay him to play 5-10 mins in about 25-30 games. Yep, he's sure going to thrive and develop in that scenario!
 
Stifle Tower said:
Not necessarily. If the Jazz win 50 games and miss, that's still a successful season, IMO. We had the tank year. We're now in Year #1 of our King, Quin Snyder. Look at other lottery teams and see how long it took them to rebuild. How many years did it take for Michael Jordan to win his first title? How many years for Lebron?
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Like I said, moot point. They be making the playoffs.
 
♪alt13 said:
I certainly ain't. I've never struck out and convinced everyone that it was a home run.

DL is a genius
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DL said last season Burks would be the biggest free agent acquisition. He said it again this past week. Unless he started planning this cover up in February, standing pat has always been his plan.
 
Hack said:
Exactly.

Everyone is like, go get a free agent, they are really cheap. Uh...no they arent. The cap might as well be 100 mil. Players are getting paid like it is. At least the lower level players are.
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Yep, sorry NAOS. I was agreeing with you. DL saved money. Obviously no one can foresee an injury. But had Burks played all year, I think he gets $13M PLUS!

I don't disagree players might be slotted a little better once the cap increases. But Utah also has to look ahead. Does signing 1-2 guys and using our $15M now for 4 yr/$60M create problems when Rudy, Derrick and Gordon are up for contracts. I know the argument...whoever we sign will be a "tradeable" contract.

Short of getting LBJ or an all-star PG, I don't see any acquisition making us a contender. I love the three wings we have. Hood is going to be one of the best 3PT shooters in the league. Could Burks disappoint? Sure. But we'll never know until he's back playing 25-30 mins/per.

Backup big? There's not a better backup center than Favors. The league is going smaller/more mobile, right? Favors is quick enough to stay with those lineups and strong enough to actually punish teams that DO go small. Pleiss is insurance in case of injuries, but likely won't get much time. As for PF, I would have liked an upgrade over Booker. DL thinks he'll have one in Lyles. Only way to develop is to get playing time.

So that leaves PG. I'm sure every team has been asked what they'd give us for Burke and picks.

Also, everyone needs to remember an acquisition can always be done at the deadline. There will be teams offering players. I think we really need to see where we are at and where each position is at. You guys who are advocating throwing youngsters to the bench would have never had the patience to wait for Stockton to be ready to start.
 
I'll need to do some research on the finances with that Kings deal. But certainly, my first impression is, "Where the **** were the Jazz?" Maybe the Jazz thought the desperation for cap room would come later like it did in 2013?

Anyway. I don't have enough information to really comment. But here I am I guess. W/e
 
NUMBERICA said:
I'll need to do some research on the finances with that Kings deal. But certainly, my first impression is, "Where the **** were the Jazz?" Maybe the Jazz thought the desperation for cap room would come later like it did in 2013?

Anyway. I don't have enough information to really comment. But here I am I guess. W/e
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I thought the same thing. Why do we take picks from playoff teams but not the ****in kings?
 
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