As I sit here on my couch reading about the Jazz and their trade I can’t believe the lack of opposition to this trade. It seems everyone thinks that the Jazz are getting the Kyle Korver they had NINE years ago when He played in Salt Lake. That was the last time he played for the Jazz and, that came after playing 7 years in Philly.
This is really confusing to me though. I remember that Jazz GM Lindsay said going into this offseason that,
Due to the nature of being in a small market the Jazz are an organization that must draft well, develope from within, and make smart moves to fill needs.
Have they completely abandoned that mentality? Did they forget the identity that they have established for themselves though?
Don’t get me wrong I think that Korver will be a great addition and provide a lot of spacing for Donovan Mitchell. I just can’t believe the moves that have been made since that statement.
When I first hear Lindsay say that, I thought, here is a man who can see things for what they are (a rare find in the Jazz organization). He may be able to do that but, this was a move that is going to look bad if it doesn’t work out immediately. This is a move you make if you think the team can compete for a championship this year. Not when you are ranked 14 of 15 in your conference standings.
I am honestly baffled. Since that quote was recorded, The Jazz Have given up $30 million to Dante Exum who is not even a factor for their current roster and overpaid Derrick Favors.
Here is what the Salt Lake Tribune had to say about the trade the Jazz made where they gave up Alec Burks and 2 second round draft picks for aging sharpshooter Kyle Korver.
With the Jazz struggling from 3-point range this season, the team made a move to address the deficiency. The team came in to Wednesday’s game ranking 23rd in the NBA in 3-pointers made per game, with 10.1, and 29th overall in 3-point percentage, at 31.9 percent. Korver, 37, should help change that.He is averaging just 6.8 points in 15.7 minutes per game for the Cavaliers this season, but is shooting 46.1 percent from the field and a much-needed 46.3 percent from deep. He’s one of the all-time best NBA 3-point shooters, with a career average of 43.2 percent from behind the arc that has earned him 9.9 points per contest.This is the second time in Korver’s career he has been traded to Utah in the middle of the season. The team previously acquired him from Philadelphia during the 2007-08 campaign, and he played 50 games with the team that season, then two more seasons with the franchise.
This could be a good trade and the Jazz could manage to make the playoffs with this addition but, will this take them to a spot where they can beat the Warriors? No!
I just can’t stop thinking of all the local analysts who talked about the Jazz needing a solid 3 and D wing to space the floor and really solidify a shrinking Jazz defense. I guess that the organization has decided to sacrifice defense for offense.
Another team did that this year, the Houston Rockets. We have seen how that has worked out for them. They have already lost nearly as many games this year as they did all of last year and we are only 23 games in.
I am just perplexed wondering why the Jazz have decided to give up 2 opportunities to find the guy they wanted through the draft for a guy that they didn’t originally want.
Now, finishing this piece, I am left wondering if the front office of the Jazz are concerned with being championship contenders at all. In my eyes, the Jazz faithful are more than excited just to have a team that makes the playoffs. They are able to sell out games regularly when they do and they are one of the most profitable small market teams in the league whenever they win 50% or more of their games. SO, it may just be that They are happy to be winning and making a nice profit by bringing the fans just enough to have something to be proud of but, never enough to bring a title home to Utah.
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