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Are the Jazz gonna trade for Nerlens Noel?

mct

mct

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I wonder if the move Rigby hinted at was a trade of Favors for the #1 pick.

I know we keep saying that Favors would be the #1 pick this year, but would you be okay with the trade if it signaled a clear goal to land a top five pick in 2014?

I don't think Cleveland can afford another year of tanking. Neither can many of the teams at the bottom, and of the mediocre-to-good teams, Utah is one of the few with the young talent and flexibility to tank one year and bounce back big the next. Noel and his injury can facilitate this plan, and as a bonus the Jazz get to keep some of that rookie-scale cap flexibility instead of extending Favors.

We could roll into 2014-2015 with this lineup:

Schroeder or MCW or Larkin
Hayward/Burks
Wiggins or Parker/Burks
Kanter/Olynyk or Dieng or Plumlee
Noel/Olynyk or Dieng or Plumlee

Sure, the lineup looks just as good (maybe better) with Favors in it, but is a top 2014 pick as likely?

It's super risky, and it would leave a hole in my heart where Favors now lives, but I think I'd go for it.
 
Also trading a young developing DPOY candidate for an injured lesser talent is a good way to lose your job. Tanking isn't a guarantee after all.
 
Here, let me help push this baseless rumour along....


Sam Amico @SamAmicoFSO Cavs have been working on "something major," says source. But no details given due to the magnitude.


Sam Amico @SamAmicoFSO Source adds that Cavs have talked to one team in particular a couple times about No. 1 pick, but it's exploratory only at this stage.


Maybe all the GM and coach movement is just the prelude to a crazy offseason of player movement.
 
No way in hell do the Jazz trade Favors for any pick in this draft. It would be beyond stupid if they did. Even I think they are smarter than that. And its not because I think Favors will have a better career than everyone in the draft, even though he might, its because you don't take that gamble. Favors can still be described as having high potential.
 
It's an interesting idea, given Noel's athleticism, but it's too risky right now. The other thing is that both our bigs are hard-nosed rebounders, I'm not sure Noel will be able to do that.
 
Hack said:
No way in hell do the Jazz trade Favors for any pick in this draft. It would be beyond stupid if they did. Even I think they are smarter than that. And its not because I think Favors will have a better career than everyone in the draft, even though he might, its because you don't take that gamble. Favors can still be described as having high potential.
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Favors WILL have a better career than any other big in this draft. Guaranteed. Noel wouldn't even be top-5 in that draft. He would have gone behind Cousins - at least.
 
I've been clear.. Favors>>>Noel

The counter; Noel has way more fire.. goes after it on both sides like NO ONE I have ever seen... that's a big deal. Big.

I don't want to trade.. but wanted everyone to know that Noel would be one at practice, the locker room, and in game to give EVERYTHING.. which is far better than Favors.
 
If Cleveland is trading the #1, they are going for a proven all-star that can get them to the playoffs. Granger and Indiana's #23 + 2 future firsts might barely be able to do it.
 
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