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That's the weakness of the starting lineup, sure, but you're gaining defense and maximizing Sexton+Clarkson. Puts a fair amount of pressure on Markkanen to handle more of the creation load - where he needs more opportunities. But again, as noted, sliding Dunn or THT in for Ochai could also...

I'm not a big Ochai fan (relative to some on the board), but he's a better defender than JC and Sexton, and is currently more effective off-ball on offense. It makes sense to stagger JC and Sexton as much as possible, which is easier if one comes off the bench. I'd probably go with JC + Ochai...

Maybe holding them out means keeping them? I could be wrong, but these are my numbers (based on bbref): 2023-24 John Collins $25,340,000 Collin Sexton $17,325,000 Lauri Markkanen $17,259,999 Kelly Olynyk $3,000,000 Talen Horton-Tucker $11,020,000 Ochai Agbaji $4,114,200...

Which is why I stated "since the end of the 2021-22 season" - if Udoka isn't brought back and Clarkson leaves, the Jazz will have undergone complete roster turnover in a little more than 1 year (Royce was traded on June 30 last year).

It's actually 7 trades since the end of the 2021-22 season: June 30, 2022: Brooklyn - Royce July 6, 2022: Minnesota - Gobert August 25, 2022: Lakers - PatBev September 3, 2022: Cleveland - Donovan September 22, 2022: Detroit - Bogdanovic February 9, 2023: Minnesota & Lakers - Conley et al...

Clarkson (player option) and Udoka (free agent) are the last men sorta still standing from the 2021-22 team.

When is Olynyk's guarantee date? Any other teams looking to dump potential reclamation candidates (wings)?

Sensabaugh scored more per minute last year than McDermott as a freshman, on only slightly worse true shooting (playing in the Big East - Creighton was in the MVC until McDermott's senior senior). And McDermott is an NBA rotation player heading into his 10th season (averaging > 20mpg for his...

I'm not a college bball guy, but I mostly agree with this. Hendricks: B- - could develop into JJJ-lite, which is a useful player but not spectacular. Keyonte: D+/C- - I just really don't see it. Sensabaugh: A- - The shot making is already pretty incredible. Overall: C/C+

People are really underrating Rudy's screening and rim-running. That's offense, too, and it was a huge part of an elite Jazz offense.

He needs to have more confidence in his foot speed and play up on his man on the perimeter a bit more. He leaves too much room on step backs, but rarely gets beat to the rim

I don't think Lauri has the skills to create offense (for himself and others) at that frequency. I've been really impressed with his cutting in particular, and the number of spots on the court he can score from effectively.

You're one of the dickheads who ran me off the site.

Atlanta didn't play yesterday. Otherwise, 100% agree. Great great win.

Olynyk makes it a lot easier to play Vando and THT. Should be good competition for the 20-ish backup 5 minutes.

He only averaged that in the 27 games he played for Houston. He averaged 13.5, 7 and 3 on the year (2020-21), all career bests.

Outside of VanVleet (6'1'') and Trent (6'5''), their whole damn team is between 6'7'' and 6'9'' (among those most likely to get semi-regular minutes, assuming Malachi Flynn stays glued to the bench) Siakam (6'9'') Anunoby (6'7'') Barnes (6'9'': I guess they're good with Barnes playing guard...

Just what the Raps need, another forward.

Yeah. If the Jazz also land Sexton at a reasonable price, could be semi-entertaining watching Sexton, Vanderbilt and Toppin losing chaotic, up-tempo games

The Jazz currently have 5 rotation guards: DM, Conley, Clarkson, PatBev and Beasley. Unless you think you can play 3 of these guys at the same time, there are only 96 minutes to split among them. So...the Jazz pretty much have to trade or buy out at least one of their guards.