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Extending Howard?

zbone

zbone

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If Howard keeps showing play like he has been this season shouldn't KOC rush with signing until he pushes his value too high?
I know 7 games is too early to start warming up the ink but this is definitely something worth considering if we want to keep him in Jazz uni. I haven't seen player like him on this team for a long time on SF position.

I reckon something like 5-7 million per year for 3 years with 3rd as team option would be great.
 
If he plays like he is I would like him ona 2 year deal. However Howard will not sign. To him this is all about restablishing his brand so he can cash in next year.
 
Lets see how the Jazz are doing at the deadline. Trading Howard might be the best option. Not a knock on him at all because I love how he's playing. But here's the problem: At 32 (April), this is effectively Howard's last chance at a "big" pro contract. He's trying to position himself for MLE dollars for as many years as he can get. The Jazz can't overbid for that at his age.
 
Gojazz79 said:
If he plays like he is I would like him ona 2 year deal. However Howard will not sign. To him this is all about restablishing his brand so he can cash in next year.
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I really doubt it. The guy is old, and I'm sure he'd be happy extending his career for a couple of more years.
 
siromar said:
I really doubt it. The guy is old, and I'm sure he'd be happy extending his career for a couple of more years.
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What I would hope to do with that two year deal is let him start next year and mentor the hopeful answer to SF we try to land in the 2012 draft. In year 2 move him to back up and let that draftee start.
 
An interesting idea is offering him a loaded one year team option for next season. Make the deal that if he plays above expectations this season Jazz will make it up to him by paying him more next. Call it a performance bonus.

All the risk is taken by Howard, but if he plays his *** off he could get 7 or 8 next year to make up for whatever they gave him this year. I'm guessing that's somewhere around $1.5mm, which is much lower than his contribution. Especially compared to Chuckie's $3.7mm.
 
The Jazz gave him a shot and more importantly gave him minutes. If that means anything to him, I'm sure he'll stay if The Jazz make him a compettive offer.

If that doesn't mean anyting to him - then we probably don't want him hanging around anyway.
 
franklin said:
An interesting idea is offering him a loaded one year team option for next season. Make the deal that if he plays above expectations this season Jazz will make it up to him by paying him more next. Call it a performance bonus.

All the risk is taken by Howard, but if he plays his *** off he could get 7 or 8 next year to make up for whatever they gave him this year. I'm guessing that's somewhere around $1.5mm, which is much lower than his contribution. Especially compared to Chuckie's $3.7mm.
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Creative idea, but a guy at his age with his injury history is going to look for as many guaranteed dollars as he can get over the lifetime of any deal he signs. The way he's playing, he's looking at Caron Butler (lite) money.
 
Just wait till the end of the year. Teams won't be throwing a ton of money at him no matter what because of his age. Saints will be able to afford whatever anyone wants to pay him. He may even give Utah a discount/priority because they helped revive his career.
 
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