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No thanks.

No love for Ekpe?

Kawhi isn't going to opt in. He will renegotiate for a substantial raise (his opt in is just over 20 mil), regardless of where he is playing. Even if he did want to stay in Utah, he would still opt out and renegotiate a 1+1, or something. But again, all signs point to him moving to a big market...

Based on what I'm hearing from people like Tony Jones about guys the Jazz like, if there's a draft trade, I think it's more likely we'll see the Jazz move down in the draft to pick up an extra asset. Maybe they drop to the mid/late 20s for an earlier second, or a future pick, etc. Of course, if...

Uhhhhhh... The Lakers MIGHT use one of those assets to offload Deng, and it would almost certainly just be the pick. There is no way they use both the pick and Kuzma. As a general rule - if you see a trade that nets the Jazz a budding star + a lottery pick, and doesn't involve Donovan and/or...

I think you are severely underestimating Rudy's importance to this team.

If trying entails giving up our best player, who is on a long-term deal and loves the franchise, then yes, it absolutely means we should not try.

You are welcome to think this, but it flies straight in the face of pretty much the entirety of what limited information there is about the topic. Kawhi's management is working to get him to a big market. He is not signing in Utah.

Dumbest take so far.

Rudy is a major asset on offense. He is an elite screen setter and his gravity is insane.

Zero chance Bates-Diop is available in the second round. He very likely goes before the Jazz pick in the first.

Unless the team he wants to sign with is Utah...

Just because you didn't happen to read any prior discussion about Mitchell doesn't mean it didn't happen. Claiming 'first' on the basis of your own private experience (a validation which hinges entirely on you quite simply failing to pay attention to other people's discussions prior to your...

If memory serves, I'm pretty sure people weren't giving you **** for talking up Donovan; they were giving you **** for claiming to be the first to talk up Donovan. Seems like this is coming full circle...

Enough of a reason that moving into the top ten is probably impossible, if that makes sense.

Keeping cap space open simply to **** with already troubled franchises is not going to get you anywhere. Of all the possible strategies, this seems like the absolute most counterproductive.

If he plays at the level he did before his most recent injury (and he showed enough in his return to believe he isn't toasted), combined with continued development of Donovan et al, then yea, probably.

Everyone should go back and watch some Jabari tape from last year. He is a really good player, and could very well be a star. Sure, there are risks associated with signing him, but that's why he has some gettability.

I think this should be amplified a bit. I love the idea of playing for cap space in 2019, but it's not like it's a sure bet to end up using it on what you want. Punting a year, only to wind up with cap space and only misfits available would be a pretty hard blow. Personally, I have a hard time...