Offseason moves for the Jazz! (Casey

So Another Jazz season has come and gone and in my opinion was wasted as well. The Jazz finished the season in 9th place in the west and did very little to progress themselves moving forward. This team was full of free agents that during the home stretch looked like they just didn't care because they new they wouldn't be there. The Jazz and GM Dennis Lindsey have there work cut out for them this year in trying to get this Jazz team back to a competitive team again. There are a lot of moves that need to be done and in my mind this is what needs to happen. YOUTH MOVEMENT! Yes it is time for the youth of the Jazz to take this team and run with it (pun intended). But lets go back and look at what the Jazz will have to deal with and what I would like to see. 

1. There are 8 free agents on this Jazz team that total $47,428,434 of salary last year. So IF and this will not happen but IF they all left that would leave the Jazz with a Ton of wiggle room and open roster spots. 
2. Out of those free agent you have DeMarre Carroll(SF), Randy Foye(PG/SG), Al Jefferson(C), Paul Millsap(PF), Jamaal Tinsley(PG), Earl Watson(PG), Marvin Williams(PF), and Mo Williams(PG), I would like to see the Jazz extend contracts to Carroll, Foye, Millsap, Watson, and Mo Williams. If you combine there contracts from last year (which will be different obviously) you would subtract $22,788,753 and leave $24,639,681 to go get some free agents. If you sign those player and with what is left on your team the Jazz will have 3 PG's, 2 SG's, 2 SF's, 2 PF's and 1 C! (I think the Jazz could play Favors at the 4 or the 5 as needed). So they would lose a Center, (Big AL), a PF (Marvin Williams) and a PG (Tinsley) and need to fill those spots via Draft or Free Agency.
3.  I looked at 2 different VERY early NBA mock drafts and this is what they said!

• BleacherReport.com has the Jazz selecting at #14 C.J McCollum 6'3" PG/SG out of Lehigh, at #21 Shane Larkin 5'11" PG out of Miami, and in the Second round the Jazz pick at #46 Vander Blue 6'4" SG out of Marquette.http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1623163-2013-nba-mock-draft-complete-2-round-predictions-post-eligibility-deadline  If the Jazz went this way in the Draft they would still have need of a back up Center and a PF. There are a few Centers in the NBA and one possibility is Tiago Splitter the 6'11" center from San Antonio who is a Free agent this year and made just under $4 million last year. The Clippers have a a Center in Ryan Hollins a 7' Center that last year made under $1 milliion! Those are just a few of the Centers available next year. There are quite a few PF as well its kind of a take your pick there. I know the Celtics, Lakers, Bulls, Knicks, Heat, and Nets all need to get rid of money this offseason and there are a few PF,s that could take a bench spot behind Millsap and Favors. 

• NBAdraft.net also has a mock draft up and they have Utah at #14 picking Rudy Golbert, a 7'1" Center from France, at #21 the Jazz select Tim Hardaway Jr, a 6'6" SG out of Michigan, and in the Second round at #46 they have the Jazz selecting Kenny Kadji a 6'11" PF/C from Miami.http://www.nbadraft.net/2013mock_draft This mock actually has the Jazz filling some of the voids, however it leaves at least 1 roster spot open and I would love to see the Jazz (in either scenario) get another bench shooter to stretch the defense off the bench, I know this may be a stretch but Kyle Korver is a free agent this year and already knows the Jazz system and made $5 million last year.

 So for 2013/14 I would like to see the Jazz go with in there starting rotation, PG Mo Williams, SG Randy Foye, SF Gordon Haywaryd, PF Derrick Favors, C Enes Kanter. Then the 1st team off the bench would be I would hope , PG Alex Burks, SG Kyle Korver, SF DeMarre Carroll, PF Paul Millsap (He won't do this), Center Tiago Splitter, and the bench would be Jeremy Evans (SF), Kevin Murphy (SG), Ryan Hollins (C) ad the Bleacher  Report Draft! The Jazz may not make the Playoffs but if they use the model of the Oklahoma City Thunder and draft there talent and let the young guys grow as a TEAM and in a couple years this Jazz Team could be very good!

 

P.S if the Jazz kept the guys I mentioned earlier and signed Splitter, Hollins, and Korver the Jazz Salary would be, $48,749,098 (From last years salaries), thats not including the rookie salaries which could be up around  $3 million for the 1st round picks to $500,000 for 2nd round guys! So the Jazz salary could be give or take $55,249,098 which would still be under the projected salary cap of $69,650,000! Lets Just hope as fans the Jazz do something different because these last 2 years have been rough. Happy off season Jazz fans!