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jazznik said:
Would you call it hating if someone called Anthony Davis being injury-prone? Since Lauri came into the league he missed more games than Davis! You can count on him missing 20-30 games like clockwork. And that happened when Lauri was young. You can pretty reliably expect 7-footers to get injured/miss significantly more games when they are getting close to 30.

Last season Lauri played in 47 games, which was his career-low. This summer in the EuroBasket he supposedly played through injuries. I think that pretending that Lauri's health is not a major concern going forward is not particularly productive. If I were the Jazz I would try to trade Markkanen as soon as possible, even if they cannot get much in return.
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Nah... but the constant posts wanting to trade Lauri for a pair of used socks and a juicy fruit is.

For me, No trade that includes less than 3 1sts and a young player is even worth suggesting. Yet I have read hundreds of throw away trade ideas and little appreciation for the quality he brings.
 
The Jazz Wonderbra said:
Nah... but the constant posts wanting to trade Lauri for a pair of used socks and a juicy fruit is.

For me, No trade that includes less than 3 1sts and a young player is even worth suggesting. Yet I have read hundreds of throw away trade ideas and little appreciation for the quality he brings.
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I would have thought the same a year and a half ago. But, realistically, Lauri's value has been going down rapidly. Now he is 1.5 years older, on a max contract and after an injury-plagued low-production season. And if, God forbid, his upcoming season is closer to the 2024/25 (and, realistically that's the 25%-30% probability) then his contract would simply become negative. The Jazz may risk getting stuck with the 2024-25 version of Lauri for 4 more years.
 
idiot said:
Could be wrong (usually am), but I expect a lot of experimentation throughout (at least the first half of) the year to find quality combos.

My big training camp question is who of Love and Martin makes it to the regular season. Yeah, I'm weird.
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I would say that the odds favor neither one being on the roster to open the regular season.
 
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