Trade Favors Before Long

[LoPo]

Lopo we get it. You want to trade Favors. 90% of your posts are about trading Favors.

Nah. I'm all for trading guys who seem to be leaving for nothing. Especially guys I feel don't fit next to our more important players.

This whole thread is about the long haul not right now. I'm interested to see how the next 6 weeks go. I did jump the gun a little on the timing. Mainly joking on injury prone players...

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[Handlogten's Heros]

Nah. I'm all for trading guys who seem to be leaving for nothing. Especially guys I feel don't fit next to our more important players.

This whole thread is about the long haul not right now. I'm interested to see how the next 6 weeks go. I did jump the gun a little on the timing. Mainly joking on injury prone players...

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But they are playing together well... getting a second for him is less valuable than re-signing him. The market for centers is not robust...dude might come cheap.

 

[karl malone]

Unless he's indicated a willingness/desire to re-sign at a reasonable price, I think you trade him if someone offers a long-term asset. Otherwise, hope he stays healthy & let the season play out.

 

[Park Bites]

Trade Favors before who?

Jordan Clarkson and Julius Randle

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Jordan Clarkson and Julius Randle

Dont make me sick

 

[Park Bites]

Dont make me sick

ok how about Larry Nance and Clarkson
or Kuzma and Deng?

 

[sahlensguy]

Jordan Clarkson and Julius Randle

Better than Shawn Long I guess.

 

[Jack Strop]

Favors is likely gone after this year. We now have depth issues at the wing. This isn't rocket science.

I'm not saying this is to be considered right away, but its something we should consider as we get into December should we struggle.

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I actually agree with LoPo. Favors doesn't fit.
The Jazz have struggled in the 1st quarters of each game to score. At least part of that is they simply need at least one more shooter. Favs has played well in the 2nd unit paired up with Udoh. But Jazz can't afford to pay him $20m to be a 2nd unit big. I'm not saying trade Favs for beans. But this is kind of like Millsap/Jefferson. The Jazz should at least get SOMETHING for him rather than have him walk for nothing.

As an aside, if the Jazz DO keep Favs' cap hold on the books along with Exum and Hood, they have zero dollars for free agents. Do we really think this team, minus Joe Johnson (because Utah would be well into the luxury tax by just keeping Exum, Hood and Favs) would ever contend? No, they won't.

 

[Park Bites]

Dont make me sick

Teams that could use a more traditional center and or PF to pair with a stretch player

Celtics
Cleveland - Favors/Love wwould be a nice pairing
Milwaukee
New York
Memphis
Atlanta
Indiana
Pheonix
Chicago - I am sure we could get either Prtis or Mirotic
Dallas

 

[sahlensguy]

Teams that could use a more traditional center and or PF to pair with a stretch player

Celtics
Cleveland - Favors/Love wwould be a nice pairing
Milwaukee
New York
Memphis
Atlanta
Indiana
Pheonix
Chicago - I am sure we could get either Prtis or Mirotic
Dallas

Winner winner

 

[Gameface]

I really wish a poster wasn't allowed to start a thread until they had something like 15 rep power.

rep power is really hard to come by these days...

Most people liking and thanking instead of repping.

Mods, if you increased the rep-cap interest in repping would increase as well and allow newer posters a chance to get in on some rep.

 

[Ron Mexico]

I actually agree with LoPo. Favors doesn't fit.
The Jazz have struggled in the 1st quarters of each game to score. At least part of that is they simply need at least one more shooter. Favs has played well in the 2nd unit paired up with Udoh. But Jazz can't afford to pay him $20m to be a 2nd unit big. I'm not saying trade Favs for beans. But this is kind of like Millsap/Jefferson. The Jazz should at least get SOMETHING for him rather than have him walk for nothing.

As an aside, if the Jazz DO keep Favs' cap hold on the books along with Exum and Hood, they have zero dollars for free agents. Do we really think this team, minus Joe Johnson (because Utah would be well into the luxury tax by just keeping Exum, Hood and Favs) would ever contend? No, they won't.

What will make them compete that they can trade Favors for or sign in Free Agency that is realistic? No one.

Favors and Gobert keep proving that when healthy they play well together. Favors was spacing the floor great last night. He was hitting most his open jump shots. Gobert had a bad game but he will bounce back just fine. Goberts bad game had nothing to do with spacing.

There is no player we can get back that will be anywhere close to value for what Favors brings to this team. Favors has been solid this season so far.

Also who is this magical player that can stretch better than Favors and can keep up defensively that we can trade for? People over rate a 3 point shot. Favors stretches the floor with good passing and good jump shooting. He is also our only low post player. We need one of those guys.

Its not like last night our offense was better when JJ came in and he is a stretch 4. Our defense and rebounding suffers with him and if he isnt making his shots he hurts us, like last night.

We dont have money in FA regardless of if we have Favors or not to sign anyone. Trading Favors wont change that fact. We will have the MLE either way.

Favors might be one of our least tradeable players. Obviously Gobert is at the top but Favors isnt too far down the list. He simply wont bring that much back in a trade and we wont get anywhere close to his on court value in return.