Hmmm. It's pretty apparent Klutch is not going to accept "a Norm Powell type contract" for JC. The national media finally starts to figure out something that Klutch and their syncophants have been parroting on the down low for a minute now.
If they don't trade him...After he opts out the Jazz would still have bird rights and can go over the cap and pay whatever they want to re-sign him.
A 4 year contract starting at $20mil + 8% yearly raises is going to cost them approx 4/$90mil. Honestly I think that amount is still quite a bit lower than what Klutch is going to be seeking from the Jazz. Maybe their demands come down a bit at some point.
We have no idea if JC actually asked to be traded in the past few days. That is between Klutch and the Jazz organization. If in fact he asked to be dealt I think they should respect his wishes and send him to a contender which they have already done for the other guys from last year's squad. I'm sure JC enjoys playing in Utah but it has to bother him to see Royce, Ingles, Don playing on legit title contending teams.