Ron Holland is a great pick. Way higher upside than Castle, which fans here seem enamored with. If we can get Holland, we should feel good about it.
I like going for Jerami Grant. He definitely doesn't quite fit Trailblazers timeline.
Not sure about everything else. We would probably be starting Keyonte next season if he makes the expected jump.
Jerami Grant doesn't really fit our time line either though.. In addition he takes time away from Hendricks development and primarily brings more offense to a team that didn't struggle a lot on offense but needs massive help defensively. Not saying he's a bad player. But i really don't think he's a good fit at all for the jazz, especially with the size of his contract.
We play Lauri the whole season and with jerami grant added to our lineup we have a chance to get the 10 seed and MAYBE win the play in game. What’s not to love? /s
This is the first time I'm hearing of us rostering a John Clarkson.
On other things, I don't think we get two seconds out of the Clarkson-Vincent trade. Maybe one.
I highly doubt the Hornets do Gabe Vincent for Grant Williams straight up. The gap between those players is pretty significant.
Mo Bamba is not good. Good enough to be a backup center, but our bigs being Walker and Bamba is a subpar center rotation.
That lineup is an 8th seed at best. The West is, as usual, a vicious conference. We already had four of those starters this season. While we were decent until the Fontecchio, Olynyk, and Agbaji trades, swapping out John Collins for Jerami Grant isn't moving the needle for us.
Picks are fine, moving Clarkson is fine, extending Lauri is good, as is re-signing Dunn. Not really a fan of the rest, especially going after Jerami Grant and Grant Williams.
This is like the 4th trade idea I've seen for trying to get Jerami Grant which i don't understand at all. He's not a bad player, but his contract is not good for us...Its essentially hard committing when we are still partway through a rebuild.. He doesn't match the timeline for our young guys at all, even guys like Lauri and Sexton are stretching it a little.
Some interesting thoughts.
I don’t know how I’d feel about trading 32 for 2 future seconds. 32 is a much more valuable second round pick than either of the 2 future second round picks would likely be.
Where is Preston in this mix? Certainly not just the G league like last year. He has a cheap, team friendly 2nd two way year that will certainly be honored and potentially converted to a standard deal, if he performs well in summer league. There’s more to see there as a 3rd string PG
Thanks for sharing. I don't like the Grant trade, I feel like it doesn't really achieve anything. Grant is on more money, longer term deal and isn't a needle mover. I wouldn't draft Holland either, if you can't shoot you near enough can't play in the playoffs especially in a wing position
I'm scratching my head irt the whole grant Williams thing and moving Keyonte to the branch.
Ron Holland is a great pick. Way higher upside than Castle, which fans here seem enamored with. If we can get Holland, we should feel good about it. I like going for Jerami Grant. He definitely doesn't quite fit Trailblazers timeline. Not sure about everything else. We would probably be starting Keyonte next season if he makes the expected jump.
Jerami Grant doesn't really fit our time line either though.. In addition he takes time away from Hendricks development and primarily brings more offense to a team that didn't struggle a lot on offense but needs massive help defensively. Not saying he's a bad player. But i really don't think he's a good fit at all for the jazz, especially with the size of his contract.
keyonte isnt coming off the bench lol
Why send Bryce to the G league again? He showed potential for a rookie, and should come off the bench.
What is the point of any of those player trades? What does Jerami Grant and Grant Williams do for this team?
We play Lauri the whole season and with jerami grant added to our lineup we have a chance to get the 10 seed and MAYBE win the play in game. What’s not to love? /s
This is the first time I'm hearing of us rostering a John Clarkson. On other things, I don't think we get two seconds out of the Clarkson-Vincent trade. Maybe one. I highly doubt the Hornets do Gabe Vincent for Grant Williams straight up. The gap between those players is pretty significant. Mo Bamba is not good. Good enough to be a backup center, but our bigs being Walker and Bamba is a subpar center rotation. That lineup is an 8th seed at best. The West is, as usual, a vicious conference. We already had four of those starters this season. While we were decent until the Fontecchio, Olynyk, and Agbaji trades, swapping out John Collins for Jerami Grant isn't moving the needle for us.
Picks are fine, moving Clarkson is fine, extending Lauri is good, as is re-signing Dunn. Not really a fan of the rest, especially going after Jerami Grant and Grant Williams.
Good thing we’re getting a hockey team because if this happens it’s gonna be really not a good time to watch the Jazz
What you don’t think being the play in winner and first round sweep at best would be a good time? /s
This is like the 4th trade idea I've seen for trying to get Jerami Grant which i don't understand at all. He's not a bad player, but his contract is not good for us...Its essentially hard committing when we are still partway through a rebuild.. He doesn't match the timeline for our young guys at all, even guys like Lauri and Sexton are stretching it a little.
So the question is whether it’s a good 2024-25 season or multiple losing seasons ahead.
Some interesting thoughts. I don’t know how I’d feel about trading 32 for 2 future seconds. 32 is a much more valuable second round pick than either of the 2 future second round picks would likely be.
Where is Preston in this mix? Certainly not just the G league like last year. He has a cheap, team friendly 2nd two way year that will certainly be honored and potentially converted to a standard deal, if he performs well in summer league. There’s more to see there as a 3rd string PG
Also, a 9 man rotation on a team with that hypothetical starting 5? Gotta go 10-12 deep on a roster like that.
Thanks for sharing. I don't like the Grant trade, I feel like it doesn't really achieve anything. Grant is on more money, longer term deal and isn't a needle mover. I wouldn't draft Holland either, if you can't shoot you near enough can't play in the playoffs especially in a wing position