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Point Guard Contingency Plan - Summer of 2017

Yikes. Try again man. You argue two points here:

1 - you will end up broke within 10 years.

If that's the case, Hill would be smarter to take the money. Then, he'd end up broke in 12 years.

2 - If you win, you will be taken care of the rest of your life.

Again, how many championship rings end up on eBay and at pawn shops? Try again with that one.

George Hill has made 45 million dollars. That is great money. That isn't big time money. It isn't legacy money. 180 million? That is big time money.


Sorry, just trying to make the point that the extra $5-$10 million a year does not guarantee financial security. I wasn't trying to imply the majority of NBA players go broke.

And its not so much that you are looked after, my point is you'd always have somewhere that feels like home. I think there is something to be said for that, others may not.

My argument isn't George Hill specific either. I think its common place in most professional American Leagues.
 
Can't imagine anyone signing Hill to a four year 130 mil deal. I believe his market value is more in the twenty a year range. Is he worth that to us? Can we afford that with Hayward and Favors deals coming up? Personally, I don't think he's indispensable to our success, but probably appeared that way as he's the first A list guy to play for us since DWill.

Two guys that represent the most value to me outside of a Holliday or a Teague (which will most certainly not be ours to have anyway) are Brandon Knight and Michael Carter Williams. Both are on killer deals (MCW's rookie deal expires after next season), both are undervalued in their current setting and both should be available via trade. I think Phoenix is going all in on the tandem of Bledsoe and Ulis and Chicago is noncommittal having recently brought in Payne from OKC. MCW is obviously still a work in progress and shoots a deplorable 3pt% but he is a former rookie of the year and it's obvious to me that he's made the next step in his career and is here (NBA) to stay. An acquisition of either still leaves the door open for Exum to emerge but provides the needed support until the dust settles. Some may argue it but I believe either is a significant upgrade to either Mack or Neto.

Ricky Rubio is another guy not mentioned in the OP's post that a) we could get our hands on b) has a manageable contract and c) could give us starters minutes until when and if Exum is ready to take over. Snyder's kind of point guard, not shoot first, not a hot dog and the guy just turned in a triple double.
 
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no networking or career opportunites will net you 10 million dollars.


Strongly disagree. If you are "in" with a few executives, introduced into the right circles you can have exposure to numerous opportunitie. ie; insider information (I know its illegal but ya'll gonna pretend it doesnt happen?), start up companies , investment, property and trading opportunities etc.

$10Million is a drop in the ocean for some of these people.
 
If you were smart with your money, you'd take the extra 10 million.

And you bring up Tim Duncan? Try again man. He made over 235 million during his career. That is good enough for fourth most money ever made in the NBA. Dude took less money his last contract or so because he'd already made more than anyone.


Fair enough I stand corrected. But he eventually took unders, same with Brady. Point being in any Salary capped league salary sacrifice is part of the equation if you have any intention of competing for championships.

But I understand your point of being paid first and then down the line taking unders. G.Hill still looking for his first payday.
 
If they move Neto and get a bigger athletic PG that can shoot it works. Rauls redundant

I mean he is clearly outplaying Hill right now... I bet he could be had for less than $5m a year. He should be able to give all our guys easy shots with his passing.


We can also draft a PG and try to groom him. Let Lawson run the show until the rookie is ready to take over ala the Dellaedova & Brogdan situation.
 
I mean he is clearly outplaying Hill right now... I bet he could be had for less than $5m a year. He should be able to give all our guys easy shots with his passing.


We can also draft a PG and try to groom him. Let Lawson run the show until the rookie is ready to take over ala the Dellaedova & Brogdan situation.
Donovan Mitchell is a match
 
I mean he is clearly outplaying Hill right now... I bet he could be had for less than $5m a year. He should be able to give all our guys easy shots with his passing.


We can also draft a PG and try to groom him. Let Lawson run the show until the rookie is ready to take over ala the Dellaedova & Brogdan situation.
Donovan Mitchell is a match
 
Similar builds/Athletic profiles. Grayson Allen, Frank Jackson, Luke Kennard and Shake Milton could work too.

I'll have to study up on those now that the extension didn't get signed... should be another exciting draft for the Jazz.
 
This is the best pg crop this decade.... One or more good pgs will fall to their range.

Yeah we just have to pick the right one. That's gonna be tough. The Jazz hasn't had a good history of picking up PGs (DWill over CP3, Burke over McCollum, Kanter over Kemba, etc).
 
Dunno how they finagle it, wouldn't be cheap, and he'd be a pending a UFA but trading for Tim Frazier would be viable. Good contrast with Dante
 
Yeah we just have to pick the right one. That's gonna be tough. The Jazz hasn't had a good history of picking up PGs (DWill over CP3, Burke over McCollum, Kanter over Kemba, etc).

I think Jalen Brunson could be a real safe/reliable option. His psychological profile is easily one of the best in the crop. Damn good shooter, sharp handle. Seems like he'll be a consummate professional.He's already a lot of the thing Utah hoped Burke would be.
 
I think Jalen Brunson could be a real safe/reliable option. His psychological profile is easily one of the best in the crop. Damn good shooter, sharp handle. Seems like he'll be a consummate professional.

I don't know if you know this, but the Jazz picked Eric Maynor back in 2009. He was supposed to be a safe/reliable pick. Supposed to be a solid PG ...


Dunno where he is now though. Like I said, we haven't had much luck picking PGs....
 
I don't know if you know this, but the Jazz picked Eric Maynor back in 2009. He was supposed to be a safe/reliable pick. Supposed to be a solid PG ...


Dunno where he is now though. Like I said, we haven't had much luck picking PGs....
Luck is not the word id use todescrible that Maynor pick. Lack of due diligence or overthinking things. They shouldve traded up to secure Teague or taken Pat Beverley.... Almost like a Schroder-BURKE situation
 
I don't know if you know this, but the Jazz picked Eric Maynor back in 2009. He was supposed to be a safe/reliable pick. Supposed to be a solid PG ...


Dunno where he is now though. Like I said, we haven't had much luck picking PGs....

KOC had his hits and misses. Collison was drafted right after him...oops.
 
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