Hadlowe
Starter
News is out that Mo Williams will miss another two months. The Jazz are on the cusp of playoffs, but without Williams, they are back to a zero-shooting backcourt (outside of Foye, who is a bench player at best).
The Jazz also have a glut of bigs with a logjam for minutes. We have a glut of backcourt scoring with a logjam for minutes.
Trade 1:
Fredette and Robinson for Kanter and Earl Watson.
Why we do it. Watson brings something our other two point guards do not. Defense. He is small and not a scorer, but is a good to great defensive guard. A good option to put on dangerous second-unit guards like Bledsoe. Kanter is a big body, but a semi-project. He does not block shots terribly well, but he fills the lane like a Pekovic or a Koufos.
Why the Jazz do it. I really don't think the Jazz organization cares where Jimmer played college ball. The fans would like it, but Utah sells out almost every game anyway. He is there as a floor spacer for guys like Burks and Favors who need more room to operate than the current roster allows. As a starting guard, he has the benefit of a pretty decent defensive frontcourt between Jefferson, Milsap, Favors, and even Gordon Hayward to shore up his defensive deficiencies.
With Robinson, they get a pupil for Milsap to train and injury/trade insurance for their bigs.
Trade 2:
Brooks and Thompson for Favors and GSW pick.
I'm not sure who is getting the better end of this deal. Brooks is a stand-in for Williams on a good contract while Thompson is the ideal bench big for a playoff-bound team.
The real prize for the Kings is Favors who is the defensive-minded, athletic rim protector that we want to pair with Cousins. The pick is merely to get the deal done as the Warriors pick will be outside the lottery in a somewhat shallow draft year.
That said, the Jazz are very high on Favors, and are unlikely to including him in a deal that didn't bring back a Tyreke level talent.
The Jazz also have a glut of bigs with a logjam for minutes. We have a glut of backcourt scoring with a logjam for minutes.
Trade 1:
Fredette and Robinson for Kanter and Earl Watson.
Why we do it. Watson brings something our other two point guards do not. Defense. He is small and not a scorer, but is a good to great defensive guard. A good option to put on dangerous second-unit guards like Bledsoe. Kanter is a big body, but a semi-project. He does not block shots terribly well, but he fills the lane like a Pekovic or a Koufos.
Why the Jazz do it. I really don't think the Jazz organization cares where Jimmer played college ball. The fans would like it, but Utah sells out almost every game anyway. He is there as a floor spacer for guys like Burks and Favors who need more room to operate than the current roster allows. As a starting guard, he has the benefit of a pretty decent defensive frontcourt between Jefferson, Milsap, Favors, and even Gordon Hayward to shore up his defensive deficiencies.
With Robinson, they get a pupil for Milsap to train and injury/trade insurance for their bigs.
Trade 2:
Brooks and Thompson for Favors and GSW pick.
I'm not sure who is getting the better end of this deal. Brooks is a stand-in for Williams on a good contract while Thompson is the ideal bench big for a playoff-bound team.
The real prize for the Kings is Favors who is the defensive-minded, athletic rim protector that we want to pair with Cousins. The pick is merely to get the deal done as the Warriors pick will be outside the lottery in a somewhat shallow draft year.
That said, the Jazz are very high on Favors, and are unlikely to including him in a deal that didn't bring back a Tyreke level talent.
