What should the FO do if we are 0.500 by January?

[infection]

FWIW Lowe reiterated the Jazz will lose on purpose to keep their pick on his pod today.

Did anyone else read this as Love and not Lowe? I was shocked, first not knowing he had a podcast, but just him saying that publicly.

 

[Flc]

Jazz on pace for 156 points without Lauri. Just like they drew it up.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

FWIW Lowe reiterated the Jazz will lose on purpose to keep their pick on his pod today.

getting that pick is non-negotiable.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

have a sit down with lauri and let him know he has a thigh contusion that will keep him out the rest of the season. he can sit or be traded, it's up to him, but we are getting a top 8 pick in this draft at all costs - even if we have to break an nba record losing streak. key will also have to understand that he will be sitting some 4th quarters of close games.

So insane.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Locke today said its likely we end the season 5th at best and more likely 6th or 7th and sweating out lotto night. So I don't know how confident we should be that we are keeping the pick based on his insight.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Locke today said its likely we end the season 5th at best and more likely 6th or 7th and sweating out lotto night. So I don't know how confident we should be that we are keeping the pick based on his insight.

What are the odds two or more teams below 7th jump in the draft?

 

[Roy_McAvoy]

The thing that sucks about the Jazz’s insistence on keeping & playing vets (besides Lauri) and not just playing young guys and winning games is that AJ Dybantsa is the perfect skill set to add to this team.

It’ll never ever happen, but could you imagine a lineup next year of

Keyonte George
AJ Dybantsa
Ace Bailey
Lauri Markkanen
Walker kessler

Then you have all the young guys a year older on the bench plus whatever vets were signed with cap space.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

What are the odds two or more teams below 7th jump in the draft?

if we were 6th we have a 4% chance at losing the pick. 7th its like 14-15%.

 

[MTS]

have a sit down with lauri and let him know he has a thigh contusion that will keep him out the rest of the season. he can sit or be traded, it's up to him, but we are getting a top 8 pick in this draft at all costs - even if we have to break an nba record losing streak.

If the Jazz did something as dumb as a sit-down with Lauri, they'd basically be begging the league to make an example out of them.

 

[LogGrad98]

What are the odds two or more teams below 7th jump in the draft?

Depends on who the teams are but more likely that one of the top teams that fall into the lottery get the bump. So Dallas is likely to get a higher pick. So are Heat, Cavs, Bucks, and especially the Warriors. Any of them that end up in the late lottery are way more likely to get a top pick over us.

 

[LogGrad98]

If the Jazz did something as dumb as a sit-down with Lauri, they'd basically be begging the league to make an example out of them.

Like having several top teams beat the 1% odds to jump over us for the top picks in the draft? Imagine if that happened! Crazy, right?

 

[fishonjazz]

The thing that sucks about the Jazz’s insistence on keeping & playing vets (besides Lauri) and not just playing young guys and winning games is that AJ Dybantsa is the perfect skill set to add to this team.

It’ll never ever happen, but could you imagine a lineup next year of

Keyonte George
AJ Dybantsa
Ace Bailey
Lauri Markkanen
Walker kessler

Then you have all the young guys a year older on the bench plus whatever vets were signed with cap space.

That lineup would be awesome.
AJ would likely be the 3 though. (or even the 4. He is pretty big and I think Lauri has played the 3 for us when kessler and collins were the 5 and 4.)
No matter what position he plays, he will be a matchup nightmare though.

 

[Step-Back Lauri]

Locke today said its likely we end the season 5th at best and more likely 6th or 7th and sweating out lotto night. So I don't know how confident we should be that we are keeping the pick based on his insight.

I don't know how much insight it needs for that POV, really. I mean, it's more like stating the obvious as we all know here the exact same thing at this point. We can read the standings and "the room", and know for sure it's really hard to get better than those lottery seedings. It could be even worse than that if they insist of not trading away some vets.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I don't know how much insight it needs for that POV, really. I mean, it's more like stating the obvious as we all know here the exact same thing at this point. We can read the standings and "the room", and know for sure it's really hard to get better than those lottery seedings. It could be even worse than that if they insist of not trading away some vets.

Knowing if we are trading vets or if the "rest" is likely going to continue is key to the ability to land 5-6th imo. I think it indicates we will sprinkle in rest but not get deep into the mud.