2018 off-season

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https://thejnotes.com/2018/09/19/uta...ler-daydreams/

Jimmy Butler may be on his way out of Minnesota, but his fit with the Utah Jazz would be less than ideal.

Not sure there is a better fit. A two way player that would share go to guy with Mitchell. A vet. Not a great shooter. What's not to like other than possibly paying him into his mid 30's?

[QUOTE]Without question, the Utah Jazz have one of the most impressive young cores in the NBA. They may not be Steph and KD, but Rudy Gobert, Donovan Mitchell and Coach Quin Snyder are about as good as it gets for the mere mortals of the Association. That said, the team could be flush with cash over the next two offseasons and will undoubtedly seek to bridge the gap with a big-time acquisition, if there

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http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=yal8sh6h

Looking at the trade machine the Jazz could make a better run in December when Favors, Exum and Neto could be traded. Add Phoenix to the deal to take Rubio.

Favors would be a great fit offensively next to Towns and could help him defensively though not the rim protector that would be ideal. Burks could be the guy Minny hoped Crawford would be. Exum is young. Maybe someone would take him? Neto is good, young and cheap. Who wouldn't want him? Thibs would love Thabo. Ideally you keep Bradley or Udoh. Works to include both. With Patton out again Bradley would be a good pick-up for them. Udoh might help them more now and Thibs would love him. Could even play him with Towns maybe.

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[QUOTE]Tony Jones: Among tidbits from OTA

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https://www.deseretnews.com/article/...y-players.html

Better than green, gold and rainbow at least!!!

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https://thejnotes.com/2018/09/19/uta...018-19-season/

[QUOTE]And I mean, come on, if Ricky Rubio

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https://hoopshabit.com/2018/09/18/ut...eason-2018-19/

[QUOTE]His minutes will increase during the 2018-19 season, as he may have entrenched himself into the rotation over Sefolosha. He

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[QUOTE]Michael Scotto: The San Antonio Spurs are signing guard Olivier Hanlan, The Athletic has learned. Hanlan was the 42nd overall pick of the 2015 NBA Draft. The Spurs retained his draft rights.

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https://thejnotes.com/2018/09/20/uta...ride-open-gym/

[QUOTE]Thabo Sefolosha may have lost the back half of last season to an MCL injury, but the 12-year pro isn

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https://thejnotes.com/2018/09/20/uta...fred-vanvleet/

If the Jazz had failed to come to terms with Exum, you have to believe that VanVleet could have been a strong option for them. Despite being undersized, VanVleet is a really talented player. He plays very good defense, he shot over 40 percent from 3-point land and is just solid all-around.

the better player got less money

[QUOTE]Thankfully, the Jazz did re-sign Exum, who I believe is a better player than VanVleet right now. If Exum reaches anywhere near his potential, he

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https://thejnotes.com/2018/09/20/uta...40-years-utah/

[QUOTE]The Jazz will be debuting the purple uniforms at the game on November 7th against the Dallas Mavericks and will be wearing them on eight other occasions as well. Per UtahJazz.com, here

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Eric Woodyard: Utah Jazz forward Jae Crowder has re-signed with Nike.

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https://www.slcdunk.com/2018/9/21/17...ones-slc-stars

The stretch big showed a lot of promise over the summer

Showed a lot of promise last year but no one was paying attention! Summer league otoh all-stars are made!

[QUOTE]From what I saw over the summer, I think Niang could carve out a few more minutes this next season. I think his emergence is what led Utah

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https://thejnotes.com/2018/09/21/uta...ed-game-18-19/

more rainbow and less gold.

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https://thejnotes.com/2018/09/21/uta...g-rises-no-14/

Those things bubbled to the surface during summer league. He played eight games this summer between Salt Lake City and Las Vegas, averaging 16 points, six rebounds and nearly three assists per contest. Niang also showed touch from distance, hitting almost 40 percent of his 3-pointers, as well as 47 percent overall.

It bubbled when he was first team all Gleague while transforming the worst team in the league to very good

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https://thejnotes.com/2018/09/22/uta...got-minnesota/

From that game until the end of the regular season, Rubio put up mind-blowing averages of 16 points per game on 46.2 percent shooting from the field and 43.8 percent from deep along with 6.1 assists per contest. It was an absolute reversal from the previous half of the season. Even in a Western Conference known for its prolific point guards, Rubio appeared as if he fit in among the best.

Except his actual finish was 35%/ and 32 from 3 in the playoffs before getting hurt.

[QUOTE]And the best part about it all? Ricky Rubio gets to pick it all up right where he left off in 2018-19. In Rubio