Hornets....

[utahjazz107]

Okafor is pretty much an unknown to me.

PKM, CY or another knowledgeable poster throw up a quick break down oh his strengths and weaknesses please.

Rebounding center who can protect basket and finish short bank shots in paint, Limited feel for game offensively. Poor foul shooter. A bit undersized for 5,Strong and a good athlete, but gets shot blocked with shocking frequency.

Okafor's control of the glass remains his strongest attribute, he was 14th among centers in rebound rate but he also stepped up with a 57.3 percent mark from the floor. Many of those came on gift-wrapped feeds from Chris Paul, as he shot 69.8 percent in the basket area. But it also helps that he won't take a bad shot, as more than 90 percent of his shots came within 10 feet of the cup. Okafor could help himself even more if he'd practice his free throws -- he shot under 60 percent for the fifth straight season, submarining a strong free throw rate.

He was a shot blocking machine in college averaging like 4.2 blocks his final season.

 

[Stoked]

Rebounding center who can protect basket and finish short bank shots in paint, Limited feel for game offensively. Poor foul shooter. A bit undersized for 5,Strong and a good athlete, but gets shot blocked with shocking frequency.

Okafor's control of the glass remains his strongest attribute, he was 14th among centers in rebound rate but he also stepped up with a 57.3 percent mark from the floor. Many of those came on gift-wrapped feeds from Chris Paul, as he shot 69.8 percent in the basket area. But it also helps that he won't take a bad shot, as more than 90 percent of his shots came within 10 feet of the cup. Okafor could help himself even more if he'd practice his free throws -- he shot under 60 percent for the fifth straight season, submarining a strong free throw rate.

He was a shot blocking machine in college averaging like 4.2 blocks his final season.

So him and Favors would be a defensive and rebounding menace that needs work offensively.

 

[utahjazz107]

Do we really need this guys to ruin our Cap Space? I mean this guys are useful.

I thing trading Big Al we can have a 8-14 pick without getting in return 2 bad contracts.

Good point, if I had to pick one player I'd take Ariza. His contract is half the price of Okafor's plus I think he has more upside. Ariza, 10th for Harris or Jefferson

 

[Dr. Jones]

Jefferson could be a good compliment to Davis ... Harris a good vet PG works with Davis as well.

NOH need to make every decision based off of Davis as the future.

 

[mellow]

Sam Amico: And yes, sounds like Hornets are willing to move their 10th pick. But you'd better give them a starting-caliber point guard in return.

Okay, you twisted my arm, you can Take Harris for Okafur and #10, but you have to take Bell too.

Al, how do you feel about playing in Toronto or Philly? They say the Bay area is nice, and its not too far from Santa Barbara.

 

[YB85]

If the Jazz traded Jefferson for Okafor, that would be like jazzfanz trading The Thriller for ogatino and tufftiger007.

 

[My2Cents]

Sam Amico: And yes, sounds like Hornets are willing to move their 10th pick. But you'd better give them a starting-caliber point guard in return.

How about Harris and next year's first (not the GS pick) for Ariza and the 10th pick. No to Okafor.

 

[utahjazz107]

Okay, you twisted my arm, you can Take Harris for Okafur and #10, but you have to take Bell too.

Al, how do you feel about playing in Toronto or Philly? They say the Bay area is nice, and its not too far from Santa Barbara.

So you want to make the log-jam even worse?

 

[Jeffrey32]

Can you trade Bell and the TPE?
I guess you would have to do two separate trades:
Bell for 10th pick (Draft Kendall Marshall, Perry Jones, or Austin Rivers)
Ariza for Okur trade exception

 

[franklin]

Anything outside acquiring a star that limits Utah's ability to go after free agents in the 2013 summer sweepstakes is a non-starter

Co-signed, Jazzfanz.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Do we really need this guys to ruin our Cap Space? I mean this guys are useful.

I thing trading Big Al we can have a 8-14 pick without getting in return 2 bad contracts.

We can always amnesty who ever they give us, Right?

 

[vslice02]

We can always amnesty who ever they give us, Right?

No - only players acquired by the Jazz prior to July 1, 2011 are eligible for the amnesty clause.

Anything outside acquiring a star that limits Utah's ability to go after free agents in the 2013 summer sweepstakes is a non-starter.

Whoever posted that gets it.

I've always liked Ariza and would consider taking on his contract (after all - you have to have someone and it's somewhat unrealistic to expect Utah to have everyone outside the core-4 on deals that expire in 2013) but taking on Okafor is just plain silly. It's the 10th pick! If you're targeting Lillard there's no gaurantee he's still there at 10, and whoever it is there's always that risk he doesn't pan out that comes with virtually all rookies (outside of the sure-fire ones at the top). Then you just screwed up your roster flexibility for a #10 draft pick. Ariza - okay. Okafor - no way. Ariza AND Okafor - ridiculous.