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The Future of the Utah Jazz-If i were were KOC!
Posted by: Anthony Hansen on June 19th, 2012
The author's views are entirely his or her own and may not reflect the views of the Utah Jazz.The Ultimate Off-Season!
TRADES!!!
The Utah Jazz trade Center Al Jefferson, Point Guard Earl Watson,and the rights to the GSW 2013 1st Round pick to the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for the 2nd overall pick in the 2012 draft and Center Tyrus Thomas.
Jazz Get:
2nd Overall pick in 2012 draft
Center Tyrus Thomas
Bobcats Get:
Center Al Jefferson
Point Guard Earl Watson
Rights to GSW 2013 1st round pick
The Utah Jazz trade Point Guard Devin Harris, Shooting Guard Raja Bell,Rights to Center Ante Tomic, Jazz 2013 1st round pick and 2012 2nd round pick, Trade exception, and cash considerations to the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for the 10th overall pick in the 2012 draft and Small Forward Trevor Ariza.
Jazz Get:
10th overall pick in 2012 draft
Small Forward Trevor Ariza
Hornets Get:
Point Guard Devin Harris
Shooting Guard Raja Bell
Rights to Center Ante Tomic
47th overall pick in 2012 draft and Jazz 2013 1st Round pick
Trade Exception & Cash considerations
2012 NBA DRAFT!!!
1st round(2)(Via Bobcats): Small Forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Kentucky
1st round(10)(Via Hornets): Point Guard Damian Lillard Weber State
FREE AGENCY!!!
Jazz Re-Sign:
Small Forward Jeremy Evans
Jazz cut/Let walk:
Small Forward C.J. Miles
Small Forward Josh Howard
Jazz Sign:
Point Guard Steve Nash(Suns)
2013 Off-Season!!!
Free Agency!!!
Jazz Re-Sign:
Power Forward Paul Millsap
Small Forward DeMarre Carroll
Jazz Sign:
Shooting Guard Anthony Morrow(Nets)
2013-2014 Utah Jazz Roster!!!
Point Guard:
(13) Steve Nash
(1) Damian Lillard
Shooting Guard:
(20) Gordon Hayward
(10) Alec Burks
(22) Anthony Morrow
Small Forward:
(14) Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
(4) Trevor Ariza
(3) DeMarre Carroll
(40) Jeremy Evans
Power Forward:
(15) Derrick Favors
(24) Paul Millsap
Center:
(0) Enes Kanter
(2) Tyrus Thomas
Starting Lineups!!!
PG: Damian Lillard/Steve Nash
SG: Gordon Hayward
SF: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
PF: Derrick Favors
C: Enes Kanter
Bench:
6th man: PF Paul Millsap
7th man: SG Alec Burks
8th man: SF Trevor Ariza
9th man: PG Steve Nash/Damian Lillard
10th man: SG Anthony Morrow
11th man: C Tyrus Thomas
12th man: SF DeMarre Carroll/Jeremy Evans
Inactive 13th man: SF DeMarre Carroll/Jeremy Evans
YOUTH MOVEMENT!!!
Average age Team: 25 years old-12 of the 13 players will be under 30 yrs in 2013(Steve Nash 39 yrs-in 2013)
Average age of Starting lineup: 22 years old(in 2013)
What do you all think!?
Replies: 14
Views: 745
14 Responses
Thomas is not a center.
@ L.K. Is he even a basketball player?
They say he showed some promise last year. He was drafted pretty high by the Bulls. Never did come around. He is owed soooo much money too. He could come around. Humph and Stevenson did.
I think Ariza is the one loaded contract that I would not mind; it fills a need at SF and would help net us a lottery pick. Ideally and realisticly, Jazz would come away with the 2nd pick, 10th pick, and Ariza
With only giving up Al, Bell, Watson, GSW pick, Jazz pick, and either Millsap or Harris, only one of the two.
Millsap is worth much more than you give him credit for Omar. You can extend and trade him. Its not an expiring contract that your trading, and not a bottom feeder either. He would be a solid player under a solid contract. I wonder if New Orleans would consider Paul as and extend and trade with next yrs first round and the 11th pick from Portland, for Davis.
You then send Harris to Portland for the 11th pick.
You send Al, next yrs GSW pick, and this yrs second round pick to Charlotte for the second pick in the draft.
My contention is you loose nothing but maybe millsap, since you would not have kept Harris, Al, and Millsap through coming seasons. You gain a lot of salary cap.
Draft Davis and Barnes.
Resign Evans and Carroll.
You bring in Ersan Ilyasova PF/SF, Omer Asik C, Gerald Green G/F, then Nash or Brooks or Augustine or Dragic or Sessions…
Line up…..
PG Nash/Brooks/Watson
SG Hayward/Brooks/Gerald Green
SF Ilyasova/Barnes/Carroll/Evans
PF Davis/Kanter/ilyasova/Favors/Evans
C Favors/Kanter/Davis/Asik
Nash will keep us good until we can land another solid PG. You have youth, and star power, defense, size, outside shooting, a guy who can lead the team while Burks learns from him. Of course this is all a bunch of wishy washy bla bla. But it could happen… hahahahhahahaha
@Patrick, I love Millsap, and the if Millsap proclaimed that he wants to retire a Jazzman wants to come off the bench and would take 25M over 5, Id say hell ya keep Millsap, but what I was trying to say is that if the Jazz give up Al, Millsap, and Harris, they better come away with 3 lottery picks.
For 2 lottery picks, Id only give up Al and either Millsap or Harris.
Extras or sweetening would be Bell, Watson, GSW pick, Jazz 2013 1st. Future picks.
Side note: Harden is really hurting his stock with this Finals series, Al looks a little bit better to the Bobcats I hope.
I agree with Omar that Ariza’s is the one bad contract I wouldn’t mind taking on. He fills a need and I feel like he could return to the defensive level he was with the Lakers.
Look at what Diaw and Jackson did for SA they were useless cause they were in a bad situation sometimes Vets just need a new team. This could be a good chance for us to help somone but still help us.
If it was a decision between 2nd pick for Al or 10th pick for Millsap, I’d do the Al for the #2.
Trade hierarchy:
1. Bell
2. Bell
3. Bell
4. Al
5. Watson
6. Jazz 2013 1st
7. GSW pick
8. Future picks: 2013 and 2014 assortment
9. 2012 2nd
10. Millsap or Harris
11. Harris or Millsap
Draft wise, I’m not trading Jefferson or Millsap for anything outside a top 5 pick. There are only five or six players in this draft that even have a chance of becoming better players then either of those guys.
Agree with JMC and KC. Both Ariza and Okafor have already been traded.
You should have titled this…
“Kevin O’Conner bends over the NBA and forcefully has his way with it”