All heck is about to break loose this summer in the NBA. There are sooooo many free agents, top to bottom in quality, value, and overall cost. There are a handful of teams that have less than 6 players under contract, so the wheeling and dealing and general milling about should be tremendous. The Jazz stand to lose Carlos Snoozer, may part with Kirlenko and could feasibly see Kyle Korver or Wesley Matthews sign a lucrative contract elsewhere. Losing those players would be a significant turnover for this team, who will be pressed to take things to the next level. Paul Milsaps should finally get his opportunity to show that he deserves a starting role. The health of Mehmet Okur could be a huge concern, as we have seen player after player struggle to return from Achilles injuries. Indeed, many have been unable to do so.
The Jazz have a reasonably high draft pick tonight, in a draft that seems to be deeper with talent than usual. Although a #9 pick won’t be high enough to snag one of the elite players, the Jazz could add a very good player who may be asked to contribute immediately to a team in flux.
I would like to see the Jazz take a chance on one of the second tier big men that will be available, even if that means giving up on Fesenko. It sounds like the most likely big available to the Jazz will be:
NAME
AGE
HEIGHT
WEIGHT
WINGSPAN
STANDING REACH
MAX VERTICAL JUMP
Court Sprint
Bench Press
Greg Monroe
20
6’11
247
7’2.25
9’0.5
29.0
3.35
15
Patrick Patterson
21
6’9.25
240
7’1.25
8’11
33.5
3.25
17
Cole Aldrich
21
6’11.25
236
7’4.25
9’3.5
28.0
3.35
10
Ed Davis
21
6’9.75
227
7’0
9’0
36.0
3.21
NA
But rumor has it that the Jazz are also very high on the 6’9” Luke Babbit out of Nevada. He could replace the 3 point shooting of Kyle Korver while keeping
the lineup a little ‘bigger’.
Unfortunately, barring some big trades, the Jazz are painted into a corner salary-wise. They’re all but guaranteed to exceed the salary cap again. It may be hard for them to cash in on what could be the biggest free-agent market of all time!!
P.S. Have you seen the new/old Jazz logo and colors to be rolled out on this year’s unis??
The Jazz have a reasonably high draft pick tonight, in a draft that seems to be deeper with talent than usual. Although a #9 pick won’t be high enough to snag one of the elite players, the Jazz could add a very good player who may be asked to contribute immediately to a team in flux.
I would like to see the Jazz take a chance on one of the second tier big men that will be available, even if that means giving up on Fesenko. It sounds like the most likely big available to the Jazz will be:
NAME
AGE
HEIGHT
WEIGHT
WINGSPAN
STANDING REACH
MAX VERTICAL JUMP
Court Sprint
Bench Press
Greg Monroe
20
6’11
247
7’2.25
9’0.5
29.0
3.35
15
Patrick Patterson
21
6’9.25
240
7’1.25
8’11
33.5
3.25
17
Cole Aldrich
21
6’11.25
236
7’4.25
9’3.5
28.0
3.35
10
Ed Davis
21
6’9.75
227
7’0
9’0
36.0
3.21
NA
But rumor has it that the Jazz are also very high on the 6’9” Luke Babbit out of Nevada. He could replace the 3 point shooting of Kyle Korver while keeping
the lineup a little ‘bigger’.Unfortunately, barring some big trades, the Jazz are painted into a corner salary-wise. They’re all but guaranteed to exceed the salary cap again. It may be hard for them to cash in on what could be the biggest free-agent market of all time!!
P.S. Have you seen the new/old Jazz logo and colors to be rolled out on this year’s unis??
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