TBJ Staff

Starters: 
CB Jack
Hammy
Booner
Scrumtrulescent

Bench:
The Agreement
UtesFan89
Pick-N-Roll

NBA Blogosphere

Western Conference

Northwest Division
Jazzbots (Jazz)
SLC Dunk (Jazz)
Blazers Edge (Blazers)
Bust A Bucket (Blazers)
OKC Thunder Balls
Blue Blitz (Thunder)
Nugg Doctor
T-Wolves Blog

Pacific Division
Bright Side of the Sun (Suns)
Forum Blue and Gold (Lakers)
LA Ball Talk (Lakers)
With Malice (Lakers)
Golden State of Mind (Warriors)
Warriors Rundown
Sactown Royalty (Kings)
Clipper Blog

Southwest Division
The Dream Shake (Rockets)
Hornets 24-7 (Hornets)
At The Hive (Hornets)
Mavs Central (Mavericks)
3 Shades of Blue (Grizzlies)
Pounding The Rock (Spurs)

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division
Green Bandwagon (Celtics)
Sixers 4 Guidos
Raptors Republic
KnickerBlogger
Nets Daily

Central Division
Brew Hoop (Bucks)
Detroit Bad Boys (Pistons)
Indy CornRows (Pacers)
Waiting for Next Year (Cavs)
Blog A Bull

Southeast Division
Peach Tree Hoops (Hawks)
Bobcats Planet
Peninsula is Mightier (Heat)
3rd Quarter Collapse (Magic)
Bullets Forever (Wizards)

General NBA
Hardwood Paroxysm
HoopsAddict
True Hoop
Utah Jazz Schedule
Ball Don't Lie
Korver Opts In, Jazz In A Bind
Written by UtesFan89   
Monday, 29 June 2009 17:42
korver

Kyle Korver ended the suspense a day earlier, opting into his contract for next season. He will be paid $5 million next year. To note, he averaged 9.0 ppg and shot 38.6% from downtown last season. Is that worth $5 million?

More importantly, though, it's $5 million that the Jazz could've put into trying to keep the 'stars' (Booze, Okur, 'Sap) around. Instead, they're at the point where if Booze & Okur both opt in (highly, highly unlikely), it puts the Jazz at about $73 million in contracts for 11 players (counting Maynor). The luxury tax limit is expected to be between $68 million & $71 million. And you are required, by league rules, to carry 13 players. I'd say the Jazz are in a bit of a bind.

One option... Harpring & Korver will both be free agents next year. Combined, their salaries total up to about $10 million. Can you say trade bait? Another option... can you interest Detroit, Memphis or OKC (the teams with a ton of cap space) in AK and his contract? That doesn't seem very likely... maybe Phoenix for Ben Wallace's contract? Or, if Booze opts in, maybe the Jazz try to move him?

What oh what will the Jazz brass do? Stay tuned... news will (should) be coming soon.
Comments (1)Add Comment
...
written by CB Jack, June 30, 2009
This is not good. I really think this will end out hurting the team. I think the Millers better dig their heels in and be prepared to pay big time luxury tax if they want to keep this team together.

However,

Is this team worth keeping together? Why are we in such a fuss about keeping the same guys who are consistently being eliminated in the early rounds of the playoffs? I think a change would be good. I love this team, but we need new blood and new heart that can take us to at least the Western Conference Finals.

Korver is not a part of that.

Write comment

busy
< Prev   Next >
 

Larry H. Miller 1944 - 2009

lhm_patch

About Bloguin

Bloguin is the revolutionary blog network specifically focused on helping bloggers get the most out of their websites. We're currently working on building a large network of online communities and hope to expand our blogging coverage to include a wide range of topics.

Advertisers

The Bloguin Network allows advertisers to promote their products and services to our ever-growing number of visitors. We offer both site-specific ad placements as well as the ability to run a network-wide campaign. If you're interested in working with Bloguin to meet your advertising needs, please contact us.

Most-Wanted List

The Bloguin Network is always looking to expand. Here are some of our high-priority areas that we're specifically looking to grow. If you're a blogger and interested in joining our network, please fill out our application form.

  1. NBA/Basketball Blogs
  2. NFL Blogs
  3. Major League Baseball Blogs

The Bloguin Login

The Bloguin Login gives you full access to everything our network has to offer. Your name and password will work for each and every one of our sites. Signing up is simple, and will allow you to post in all our forums, create member blogs, and access other cool features! What are you waiting for? Create an Account!