Is Joe Johnson off the Jazz Tradable Assets List?

[Jack Strop]

Look at the payroll situation. If Jazz plan on keeping two of the following: Hood, Exum and Favors, they probably can't pay JJ to return. However, with Favs an UFA and Jerebko the only other PF, DL might see if JJ will return for a little less.

I'm sure a few teams might be willing to give him their MLE. Maybe a 2 yr/$18m contract IF DL can't find a better option?

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Look at the payroll situation. If Jazz plan on keeping two of the following: Hood, Exum and Favors, they probably can't pay JJ to return. However, with Favs an UFA and Jerebko the only other PF, DL might see if JJ will return for a little less.

I'm sure a few teams might be willing to give him their MLE. Maybe a 2 yr/$18m contract IF DL can't find a better option?

I really don't care if we re-sign him... I won't trade him for what I believe the likely return would be as long as we are in the playoff hunt. If he came to us and said he is like to go to a contender can u make a trade? I'd accommodate him if we could get a second. Think of the contenders... now think about what they can offer to match salaries... now think about how they can compensate us.

There is no deal straight up... if it is Favs and JJ for Love then maybe. His salary is big enough that moving him to a contender will be tough.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

So we want to make the playoffs on the back of Joe Johnson?

If trading Joe Johnson is the difference between us making or missing the playoffs, we are better off without him and learning how to win without him.

 

[Coach Ellis]

I'd keep him as long as he's playing at a high level. Hayward leaves and you guys want to burn it down. JJ and Jingles will be critical pieces this year. I'm glad they're both withthe Jazz as they transition to Rudy's team.

 

[Park Bites]

So we want to make the playoffs on the back of Joe Johnson?

If trading Joe Johnson is the difference between us making or missing the playoffs, we are better off without him and learning how to win without him.

again I agree with CY. I had better go outside and see if brimstone and fire is falling from the sky

 

[enchilada_style]

So we want to make the playoffs on the back of Joe Johnson?

If trading Joe Johnson is the difference between us making or missing the playoffs, we are better off without him and learning how to win without him.

Yes.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I'd keep him as long as he's playing at a high level. Hayward leaves and you guys want to burn it down. JJ and Jingles will be critical pieces this year. I'm glad they're both withthe Jazz as they transition to Rudy's team.

The higher the level he plays at only makes him more trade worthy.

 

[elan_prodigy]

See what happens with Favors returning to health.

Cavs do need a new closer with Kyrie leaving though...

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

So we want to make the playoffs on the back of Joe Johnson?

If trading Joe Johnson is the difference between us making or missing the playoffs, we are better off without him and learning how to win without him.

We should just cut him now... he's clearly hindering our other dudes.

We'd be better off keeping JJ and having him as a contributor than missing the playoffs and having our guys have more responsibility. Our guys already have too much responsibility.

We've built the roster for 48 minutes of good players at all the positions and JJ is clearly a part of that... unless we do better than a second rounder I would hang up the phone. Never mind that these are people and not robots and JJs presence clearly helps our lockeroom. Young guys need the vet around to show them the commitment and work it takes to be great.

He's not off the table but I fail to see a deal that makes any damned sense.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

We should just cut him now... he's clearly hindering our other dudes.

We'd be better off keeping JJ and having him as a contributor than missing the playoffs and having our guys have more responsibility. Our guys already have too much responsibility.

We've built the roster for 48 minutes of good players at all the positions and JJ is clearly a part of that... unless we do better than a second rounder I would hang up the phone. Never mind that these are people and not robots and JJs presence clearly helps our lockeroom. Young guys need the vet around to show them the commitment and work it takes to be great.

He's not off the table but I fail to see a deal that makes any damned sense.

Yeah, let's repeat the mistake the of not trading Millsap/Jefferon when we could cuz of vet leadership!

Rudy is our vet. Ingles is our vet. Hood is our vet. Favors is our vet. Sefolosha/Udoh/Jerebko/Rubio are vets.

We have vets besides Joe Johnson. It's not like our team is a bunch of young idiots who are lost without Joe Johnson. The reports about him are that he barely talks and he is just a "lead by example" kind of person, but the Jazz have hard workers on the team besides Johnson. What ever he has to teach, I'm sure our vets have absorbed it and can pass it down.

 

[enchilada_style]

Yeah, let's repeat the mistake the of not trading Millsap/Jefferon when we could cuz of vet leadership!

Rudy is our vet. Ingles is our vet. Hood is our vet. Favors is our vet. Sefolosha/Udoh/Jerebko/Rubio are vets.

We have vets besides Joe Johnson. It's not like our team is a bunch of young idiots who are lost without Joe Johnson. The reports about him are that he barely talks and he is just a "lead by example" kind of person, but the Jazz have hard workers on the team besides Johnson.

We are talking about landing a 2nd rounder here, right?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

We are talking about landing a 2nd rounder here, right?

I think you trade him at the deadline for the best package possible.