What does Dante get in Free Agency?

[Hedda Gambler]

Just to clear up a couple of things regarding Dante:

His qualifying offer is about 4,2 million dollars. If he had not been injured and played more, his QO would be bigger. Over his first contract, he has not met what the CBA defines as the Starter Criteria and therefore is eligible only for the QO of the size of the 15th pick in his same draft class.

As long as we give him the qualifying offer, no team can offer him a shorter deal than 2 years, excluding options. KCP got his offer QO rescinded by the Pistons and could therefore sign a one year deal. This is only an option for Dante if the Jazz do the same to him.

 

[David Stern]

Did you guys see this:

https://www.google.com/amp/amp.tmz.com/2018/02/18/dante-exum-ben-simmons-australia-usa-basketball

Good to see Dante and Rudy hanging out together.

 

[MVP]

Lol. Looking fwd to hearing your take on him by the end of next season.

You know what I mean. If he is offered 11 mil/year and declines and ends up like Motiejunas or Lawson in China.. well stupid does not deserve sympathy. I would be completely fine with us having Dante for 5-6 mil a year - because lets face it, even that is a very generous offer for what he is at this time. Show us that you deserve more, not just potential and size, but prove it with your game on the court and then you get paid well. But now... come on. Kid is a disaster.

 

[MVP]

Did you guys see this:

https://www.google.com/amp/amp.tmz.com/2018/02/18/dante-exum-ben-simmons-australia-usa-basketball

Good to see Dante and Rudy hanging out together.

LOL if the australian journalist is bragging about per capita good players he should check European power houses like Slovenia and Lithuania. Aussies are good, no question but this talk about gold medal game vs USA is a bit premature. There is another powerhouse growing up North in Canada as well, lets not forget.

 

[Coach Ellis]

this year's free agent market is really bad. heard cap space is not going up so role players won't get lots of money like previous few years.

My guess is he will be back with jazz with a great deal.

This is what I expect. We’ll just have to see what the numbers look like.

 

[FalseFlagg K]

You know what I mean. If he is offered 11 mil/year and declines and ends up like Motiejunas or Lawson in China.. well stupid does not deserve sympathy. I would be completely fine with us having Dante for 5-6 mil a year - because lets face it, even that is a very generous offer for what he is at this time. Show us that you deserve more, not just potential and size, but prove it with your game on the court and then you get paid well. But now... come on. Kid is a disaster.

he probably would have been proving it this season had TJ Douchebag not jumped on his head. Unfortunately it’s a bizarre set of circumstances that mean the Jazz still will be paying based on potential and projections.

Just don’t have a convulsion when you see what he ends up signing for. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s 8-9 per and I wouldn’t be surprised if he then starts performing above that rate by the end of next season. Just chill and see what happens when he gets a chance to play

 

[MVP]

Just don’t have a convulsion when you see what he ends up signing for.

Not my money so I won't. Sometimes you win sometimes you lose. Jazz rarely overpay based on their previous track record, so I expect it to be reasonable.

 

[FalseFlagg K]

Not my money so I won't. Sometimes you win sometimes you lose. Jazz rarely overpay based on their previous track record, so I expect it to be reasonable.

my point exactly. They're not going to give him something ridiculous like 11-12. But if they give him 8-9 (a big if) they will have very good reasons why. Just give the dude a chance to play for a while before you keep bagging him.

 

[Shad]

4 years into the league is a pretty good chance DownUnder.
He's really just not that good.

 

[MDAV28]

4 years into the league is a pretty good chance DownUnder.
He's really just not that good.

Really 2 years in the league and he is what 22-23? Makes no sense to let him walk honestly.

 

[Rubashov]

Really 2 years in the league and he is what 22-23? Makes no sense to let him walk honestly.

Not even that, most of last season he was still recovering from that knee injury, Jabari Parker who is an All Star caliber player hasn't exactly set the world on fire since coming back from the same injury, bet he will be back something near that come playoffs or next season. From everything I've read its more like an 18 month injury. Most of us thought he and Donovan looked pretty good together during summer league, in fact i thought in a year or two they'd be terrorising the league, there is no way the franchise lets the kid walk. Could end up with the best jazz backcourt since horny and stockton.

 

[Rubashov]

Did you guys see this:

https://www.google.com/amp/amp.tmz.com/2018/02/18/dante-exum-ben-simmons-australia-usa-basketball

Good to see Dante and Rudy hanging out together.

David that journo sounds like a complete merchant banker. I wouldn't talk to him until he learns how to speak like an adult.