enchilada_style
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I feel like we are trying to talk ourselves into marrying the wrong chick.
So if that's your position, you should sign him and then trade him when the value is on your side again. Trading him now couldn't possibly fetch his value because of his expiring contract, and letting him walk is bad business when you consider where we're at financially.
Expiring contracts are only valuable for teams who acquire them as salary dumps accompanied with picks.
If he gets a big offer, his trade value diminishes, it doesn't go up. The only way his trade value increases after we re-sign him is if his salary is low enough(or he massively improves his play). Who would let go off big assets for one of the worst bigs in the league according to most advanced metrics ever conceived on a huge contract? The chance that we will simply get stuck with a horrible contract is too big, I think. If on the other hand we sign him for a good deal(then his trade value would increase), there is no reason to trade him, since he will be a good punch off the bench for us for affordable price.
For me the best solution is to trade him now before the deadline if we think he's going to get a big deal. If we think he's not going to command less than 10M , then by all means keep him.
I've been wondering for the past couple of weeks, what do jazzfanzers consider a good deal for Enes? What's the max amount of money you would give him and feel good about it?
For me I think about 8m is the mark... I think anything above 10 would be horrible.
I mean you have Boston, Philly, New York, Detroit, and Portland if they cannot resign Lemarcus Aldridge. Which of those teams is going to Max Kanter?
I feel like we are trying to talk ourselves into marrying the wrong chick.
The better question is if we can get a higher dowery for the sister before or after we marry her.Nah, we're debating being polygamist. We already know who we are marrying, we're just trying to decide if there's enough room for her less attractive sister.
It's not exactly the Hayward situation. Hayward even in a bad season was clearly top SG/SF in the league. Kanter isn't anywhere near that. He's never been close to being a 'plus' player and his defensive deficiencies and complete lack of on-court awareness and passing will likely hinder him from ever being a net positive player for his team. Right now he's a one dimensional offensive finisher and rebounder who doesn't pass and doesn't defend. And again - the question for us is not if he deserves the money(no) and it's not if we can afford it(theoretically yes). The question we should be asking ourselves is - can we get anything better for the same $$? If the answer to this one is yes, then the only reason to sign him is if we think that we can get something for him in a trade. On that possibility I will expound later in the post.I'm not going to disagree with anything said here, but will expound on a few things.
1.) Enes is capable of huge offensive production in terms of scoring and rebounds. Playing with Rudy will only help him to improve this production.
2.) Nobody can account for how the TV deal will impact contracts. It's unprecedented. Everything is speculation, but if last year is any indication, Kanter will likely get a pretty sizable contract.
3.) Utah is still Utah. Players of this caliber don't usually come available to the Jazz. You hold on to them as long as you can. If the Jazz are happy with his development, and they don't have any free agents they want to pursue, the prudent thing will be to keep Kanter and sort out the rotation.
4.) If the Jazz don't trade him at the deadline, then they need to be prepared to match a MAX contract. It's the Hayward situation, not the Millsap/Jefferson situation. You don't let potential franchise caliber bigs walk on a RFA offer sheet. If they're not willing to match anything, they should strongly consider selling as high as possible and trade him now.
I love him getting big numbers both for the sake of the team and for the sake of his trade value, too. I don't buy that he's going to become a coveted asset around the league. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean he won't get a big offer because simply put, it doesn't take the whole league to be drooling over him for him to get a massive offer. It takes one desperate GM/owner.5.) I like that the Jazz are rehabbing his trade value. Over the course of the season, he could potentially become one of the most coveted assets available. They don't have to trade him, but if an opportunity to land an All -Star caliber player comes along, you package Kanter into that deal if you need to. . . although. . . if the Jazz can turn their draft picks into an asset, the ability to match his contract is very valuable.
[/quote]6.) I think Kanter's ceiling is a poor man's Kevin Love. Strong offensive scorer and rebounder, but a negative on defense. With a long-term rotation of Gobert, Kanter and Favors. . . I could easily see Kanter continue to improve to a 20-10 level player and actually have him be more valuable on his 2nd contract like Love was. Especially if the market isn't a MAX level deal. I'm almost certain that he'll end up with a 4 year - near max deal with a player option on the last season. I can live with that, although I'd prefer to see them aggressively pursue another wing to pair with Hayward.
Kevin Proton think we are trading Kanter
Kevin Proton, my b.Who?
Kevin Proton, my b.
He is one of more famous analytical dudes.Hmmmm...aight.
Pelton?
He is one of more famous analytical dudes.
....That's ****ing interesting man, that's ****ing interesting.