mdalby
Well-Known Member
I am hoping the factors that make Utah attrative to Ingles are also major factors for Hayward.
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I think the priority is Utah,” Ingles told foxsports.com.au. “I loved it there.”
Ingles’ newly retired wife, along with the couple’s twins, plan to move to the city of whichever team the restricted free agent signs with, and the Jazz’s investment in its players’ respective families seems to have given them a real edge.
“As a family, we really liked the city,” Ingles said.
“What the team does for the families — which is obviously a little unknown to the outside world — looking after Renae, which they do with all of the wives and families and girlfriends, and all the significant others, is amazing.
“Obviously, I haven’t been with any other NBA teams, but the way they did that was probably second to none. It’s important for me, to know she’s looked after when we’re away for, say, 10 days.”
“I still remember after my first year. I mean, we weren’t begging teams to sign me, but I knew Utah wanted me. There weren’t many other teams throwing offers, or looking at me, or talking to my agent.
“So, to be in the situation I’m in now is a bit surreal. At the end of the day, it’s gonna be the best decision for me, Renae, and the kids, and hopefully that’s in Utah.
“But, again, you just don’t know.”
Will the Jazz’s core remain intact?
While the season was one where the team exceeded expectations, before more injuries became a factor in their demise, there still seems to be a lot of belief amongst the core.
“We haven’t sat down like, ‘I’ll re-sign if you re-sign’ or ‘you take less and I’ll come back’ or ‘hey, let’s just split the money between the three of us’,” Ingles joked.
“It’s just more of those general conversations that, we wanna see what we can do with a healthy lineup. Just that fact of, imagine what we could be if we were healthy. That was the main thing that would come up with our group.”
Ingles is a part of that core, and his decision seems to be set. He’d like to remain a member of the Jazz, should everything fall into place.
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