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Utah Jazz Offseason

The Jazz have one of the brightest futures in the league, and they are close to competing in the west. In order to progress, some moves need to be made. So to add on to the other opinions on the internet, here is mine.

The Jazz hold the 21st pick in the draft and they need a stretch four, a center off the bench for Rudy Gobert, or/and a player who can create their own shots. After reading several articles, people suggest to trade up in the draft, but take in the massive contract of Nic Batum. Since my future plans can be affected by this move, this does not happen. With the 21st pick in the draft, the Utah Jazz will select Moritz Wagner, a PF out of The University of Michigan. Wagner was instrumental to the Michigan March Madness run, which went to the championship game. Standing at 6'11'', he can stretch the floor, and he has the ability to face up or play off the dribble. This season, he improved to 39.4% from behind the arc and his passing vision has improved.

Jazz free agents include Giorges Niang, Derrick Favors, Dante Exum, and Raul Neto. Because I drafted Moritz Wagner, I will let Giorges Niang walk. I will make a qualifying offer for Dante Exum and Raul Neto to make them restricted free agents since the Jazz need them for backup PGs. Derrick Favors will be an unrestricted free agent, and he is valued at 10-20 million dollars. Instead of signing Derrick Favors to the roster, we will sign him to a 5yr 95m contract, which will be about 19 million a year. We will include him in a package with Alec Burks, Jonas Jerebko, and Thabo Sefolosha, along with a couple of protected Jazz first round picks, for Paul George in return. The addition of Paul George (as mentioned in my discussion started yesterday), Paul George can help the speed up the offense, take pressure off Donovan Mitchell offensively, stretch the floor, and be an elite perimeter defender. The Thunder will trade some players to a third team to clear enough cap to match the salaries. The Jazz will sign Montezll Harrell to a 2yr 8 million dollar contract with a player option. The addition of Harrell will help with rebounding and post defense off the bench, and it will help the Jazz run small lineups by playing at the 5.

After the offseason, the Jazz's roster will look like:

PG: Rubio, Exum, Neto

SG: Mitchell, O'Neale

SF: Ingles, Crowder

PF: George, Harrell, Wagner

C: Gobert, Udoh, Bradley

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