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The Utah Jazz have let FC Barcelona's Ante Tomic know they are willing to pay his buyout. Marca.com

Must not be very much now. Is he willing to be a back-up for 15-20 minutes a night? Are they better off trading his rights and bringing in my boy Kosta? Are they willing to give him mid level type money for that many minutes? I think offensively he could be a nice fit.

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Wes Matthews price may have went down.

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Spencer Checketts: Rather irrelevant at this point, but just caught wind that Jazz had serious discussions at trade deadline with Warriors to acquire David Lee Twitter

That's hard to imagine. They were going to keep bringing Rudy ff the bench? I thought the trade was made for Rudy more than anything?

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[QUOTE]For some guys on the roster, this last chunk of competitive ball could be extremely valuable. Whether it

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Both sides are thriving with the trade; everybody’s happy. It’s been a win-win, at least so far.

Since the trade on Feb. 18 ...

The Jazz are 5-2 — easily their best stretch of the season — and Rudy Gobert, the Frenchman who moved into a full-time job with the departure of Kanter, is averaging 10.6 points and 13.3 rebounds. He’s making 59 percent of his shots from the field. C’est magnifique. As if to put an exclamation point on the trade and the team’s vote of confidence, Gobert produced 15 points and 24 rebounds in a road win over Memphis this week. He has 40 rebounds in his last two games.

The question is what would they be doing if they'd traded Favors instead though.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are 5-1 with Kanter in the lineup (he missed one game, a loss, with a thigh injury). Kanter is averaging 14.5 points and 9.3 rebounds since joining the Thunder. He’s shooting 57 percent from the field. In last Sunday’s win over the Lakers, he collected 16 points, 15 rebounds and five assists.

In Oklahoma City, they’re wondering what the Jazz were thinking when they traded this guy for relatively little in return.

They got potentially 4 players out of it. Too early to say they got little for an expiring contract.

Fans are wondering the same thing in Utah. But given this recent turn of events, there’s this question: Is it possible that Dennis Lindsey knows what he’s doing after all?

Has a lot to prove yet.

The trade has been a short-term success, but how will it play out for the Jazz long term (let’s face it, the Thunder can’t really lose in this deal)?

They could. Durant and Westbrook might both be gone when the Jazz cash in the picks.

To recap: The Jazz sent Kanter — the No. 3 pick of the 2011 draft — and Steve Novak to Oklahoma City in exchange for Kendrick Perkins, Grant Jerrett, the rights to Tibor Pleiss, a first-round pick from the Thunder and a second-round pick from the Pistons.

On the face of it, the Jazz appear to be starting over again, just as they did when they onloaded Deron Williams. Kanter and Williams were both No. 3 picks in the NBA draft, six years apart. They are tied with Dominique Wilkins (No. 3 in 1982) as the second highest draft picks in team history, trailing only Darrell Griffith in 1980.

starting over?

In other words, the Jazz haven't had many lottery picks in the draft, and now they’ve traded away the last two (actually, they’ve traded every No. 3 pick they’ve ever made, but that’s ancient history). Here’s what the Jazz got for Kanter:

— Perkins, sort of. He never set foot in Utah. The Jazz bought out his contract and he signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and if you understand all of that then you must be an accountant. All Jazz fans need to know is this: HE AIN’T PLAYING FOR YOUR TEAM.

— Jerrett. The only statistic he has since joining the Jazz is three minutes of playing time.

Anyone expect him to play? He's a 21 year old D-leaguer with stretch 4 potential. Could be a player for them eventually.

— Pleiss. He’s been passed around like a bad rumor. The Nets made the German the 31st pick of the draft — in 2010. The Nets traded his rights to the Hawks, who traded his rights to the Thunder, who traded his rights to the Jazz. Pleiss still hasn’t played in the NBA.

High 2nd rounder who the Thunder wanted on the team this year. Sounds like Rudy's potential back-up eventually to me.

So for practical purposes, ignore the three players in the deal, which takes us to all that matters: First- and second-round draft picks

dumbass

which takes us to all that matters: First- and second-round draft picks, which means more young players and waiting for them to develop.

The Jazz keep kicking the future of the team farther and farther down the road and urging patience from their fans. When they let go of Williams, Kyle Korver, Paul Millsap, Al Jefferson and now Kanter, they pretty much started over again. Who knew sports teams were like 401(k)s, and fans must wait for years before they‘re worth anything.

Or maybe the wait is shorter than we think, given the Jazz’s resurgence.

Doug Robinson's columns run on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Email: drob@deseretnews.com

How do thoese guys even have jobs? Kanter was likely gone. They got something out of it. They should be a playoff contender next year. I think Kanter/Gobert may have been the way to go. Time will tell.

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The Utah Jazz announced today that the team has signed forward Jerrelle Benimon of the Jazz

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Got to wonder how much money they want to have invested in two combo guards though. Jazz should make them think about it anyway.

That is bullshit, I don't think anyone is offering Knight a market max. He should be happy if he gets 8/year and run with it.

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He'll get more than that.

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The Jazz did re-up point guard Bryce Cotton to another short deal.

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Gobert and Noel each got slapped with a technical foul late in the fourth quarter for a brief, less-than-cordial interaction under the basket. The double techs were doled out after Noel swung on the rim a bit and Gobert swiped his arm at him after the play. Spur of the moment reaction? Or was that act of frustration building up throughout a physical game against a potential rival player?

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He'll get more than that.

I forgot about the cap going up, so maybe you are right.

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The Jazz give up six points more per 100 possessions with Exum off the court than when he's out there, trying to lock down opposing guards.

Not sure that says a whole lot since Trey is so horrible on D.

[QUOTE]While he's struggled on some nights (a 22-point explosion from Lakers rookie point guard Jordan Clarkson comes to mind), Exum has also been able to disrupt plenty of opponents.

"He certainly looks a whole lot more confident and understands what Quin wants a lot more now than at the beginning of the season," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said after San Antonio lost last month in Utah.

A speedy point guard and a high lottery pick might be expected to try to prove his worth on the other end of the floor, but not Exum.

"It's not common," Snyder said. "Usually guys associate their value with offense, and I've been pretty adamant [that] that not be the case."

Surprisingly, most of Exum's troubles this year seem to come on offense, where he often looks timid with his drives and off-line with his jump shot, rather than as a defender.

Brown, the Sixers coach and the man who invited Exum to the Australian national team when he was 15, isn't surprised.

"I feel for him, with his body and the fact that he [did not play last year while preparing for the draft], the easiest thing for him to focus on would be defense," Brown said.

The coach said he believes Exum's offense will follow.

"It doesn't surprise me what he's done," Brown said. "I applaud Quin for giving him the ball and playing him. They've really, at times, taken some hits. We all do with young guys. But the dividends that I think they're going to see in him, given the pain I'm sure they're experiencing giving a young player the ball this year, I think it will end up being worth it."

Snyder also sees the potential for Exum to become a better offensive player

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[QUOTE]While the Jazz deserve credit for foresight, having watched him since he was 16, they weren

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Tony Jones: The Utah jazz have assigned forward Grant Jerrett to the Idaho stampede of the D-League Twitter @Tjonessltrib

Alright let's see how he does playing Jazz basketball.