[MKG_AllDayParticipant]

 Okay now that the Golden State Tankers kept their pick what do the Jazz do moving forward.  Do they trade someone for a pick?  Who do they take off Free Agency?  What does their starting lineup look like?  Do they make the Playoffs again?  And if they get Golden State’s pick next year who do they target?

I do not see them trading one of their players for a pick because the position that they really need, point gaurd, is really pretty weak, maybe Devin Harris or Raja Bell but I doubt it.  In the draft they have a second round pick and with that I have them taking Scott Machado, a playmaker who can replace Jamal Tinsely or Earl Watson.  Off Free Agency I have them walking Howard, Miles and Tinsely and picking up AK 47, who says he wants to come back to Salt Lake and Steve Nash (PRAYING TO THE BASKETBALL GODS FOR THIS, and if not Chauncey Billups).  I believe with Nash’s help the young Jazz will make the playoffs again next season.  With the Golden State pick next year hope fully we can get Ryan Harrow or Myck Kabango.

our depth chart should look like this:

PG: Steve Nash (or Billups), Devin Harris, Earl Watson, Scott Machado

SG: Gordan Hayward, Alec Burks, Raja Bell

SF: Paul Millsap, Andrei Kirilinko, Demarre Carroll

PF: Derrick Favors, Jeremy Evans

C: Al Jefferson, Enes Kanter

[J_01Participant]

There is no way Nash comes to Utah. Nash will either go to a contender to try to win a championship in what will probably be his last couple years in the league or finish his career in Canada with the Raptors. The first option being more likely since he is a competitor and wants to win. Nash will be in high demand from the top teams (Lakers, Heat, Thunder etc.)

If he still wants to play and none of those teams become ideal then he’ll probably finish his career in Toronto in his home country.

There is no way he’ll go to Utah because although they are in a good situation with young talent it’ll still be a few years til their contenders and Nash doesn’t have time to wait since he’s already 38. Utah offers Nash nothing and he won’t go there.

[CodySLCParticipant]

I highly doubt Nash or Billups come aboard with such a young roster. We need to improve at pg, so maybe we make a draft day deal for Lillard or Marshall. But who knows. Harris did show some flashes towards the end of the season so we might give him another chance atleast to start the season.

The second thing is Millsap cant play sf full time. Look for us to pull the trigger on a trade involving Big Al or Paul Millsap. (I personally think it will be Millsap) For some help on the wing, or a pg. And hand the reins over to Derrick Favors.

Curious were did you here about A.K. wanting to come back? Last thing i heard about him is he’s enjoying be the star on his team over in Russia. And no team will pay him the salary we wants to come back.

[butidonthavemoney]

Well I see no reason that Nash or Billups would want to play at Utah, so you should probably let that dream go. Getting Kirilenko back would be amazing, but he would have to start if he did. The Millsap/Favors/Jefferson frontcourt was fun, but there are way too many concerns with that group to start them all together on a game-to-game basis.

A lot of Jazz fans want to see the team go out and spend an absurd amount of money for an average point guard (no thank you, Goran Dragic), but patience might serve the team a lot better in this situation. They’ll have a lot of financial flexibility soon, and retaining that could be the key to putting together a championship-caliber roster. Besides, the point guard position wasn’t even why we were destroyed in the playoffs. We were blown out because:

1. Al Jefferson played like he did in 2010-2011. He held the ball too long, tried to score against double-teams (despite having open teammates to pass the ball to) and was ineffective defensively (the man couldn’t stay in front of Tiago Splitter to save his life). It was pretty frustrating to watch, because he had improved so much during the regular season.
2. The Jazz only had two good perimeter shooters. One didn’t get any playing time and the other went ice-cold.
3. The Spurs were just unstoppable.

I would stand-pat if I was Utah this season. Give Favors, Kanter and Burks as much playing time as possible coming off the bench so they can develop a strong chemistry together without having the responsibilities of starters.

After next year, Jefferson, Millsap, Harris and Bell all come off the books. The Jazz will have a quartet of exciting young prospects ready to jump into the fray together, two potential first-round draft picks and a ton of cap-space to work with.

I’d rather determine the future of the Jazz then, as opposed to now.

[bloodshyParticipant]

I would attempt to move either Al or Sap now.  The only way Favors/Kanter will get more playing time is if we move one of our vet bigs.  I think the Jazz need to decide which player they want (Sap or Al) and move the other one, even if it’s for less than they are worth.  Then, name the remaining big a captain to create additional team loyalty and resign him in the offseason. 

There is little chance the Jazz will keep both Sap/Al after next season, so we may as well acquire an asset for one of them now.  Sap for Wes Matthews?  Sap for Lowry?  Al for Iggy?  Either for picks?

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