menghis_khan08 | Jazz

132 | 17 hours ago

Good signing. Any defensive first player is a good signing even if what we sorely need is a center. Gonna either need to make a serious trade to fix that problem, and may just need to sit tight and do that into the season as some teams may evolve into sellers, or at worst fix the problem next offseason

musicnothing | Jazz

39 | 17 hours ago

On the plus side, at least we didn’t get Ayton

Rampaging_Ducks | Jazz

27 | 16 hours ago

On the down side, we got Jaxson “Smacks ‘em” Hayes

byronray14 | Lakers

8 | 16 hours ago

I know it’s cliche to shit on Hayes in this sub but Hayes is super athletic and has improved a lot both on the offensive and defensive end last year. Would honestly loved if he re-signed with us and he’d be our backup big tbh

Rampaging_Ducks | Jazz

14 | 11 hours ago

I kind of don’t care? I genuinely don’t want a wife-beater anywhere near my team. :/

redaka00 | Lakers

3 | 13 hours ago

Ayton on 8 million isn’t bad. Just you don’t want him as your starting center.

DoubtsAndHopes

34 | 17 hours ago

I think the idea is to stagger JJJ and Nurkic at the 5 at least for this season anyway

onelegonedream | Grizzlies

22 | 16 hours ago

Jaren at the 5 lol

KennyDoge0114 | Jazz

9 | 16 hours ago

If we have someone who can rebound next to him, he’s not the worst center right?

onelegonedream | Grizzlies

28 | 15 hours ago

It’s not just about rebounding. Basically he’s needs to play next to a player who can do traditional big stuff in order to be effective on both ends. Screening, rim protection, rebounding etc. He won DPOY next to Steven Adams, always had someone like JV or Edey to play next to. Even when we went “small” with BC (bless his soul), he essentially acted as the 5 and Jaren was still the 4.

Maybe things will change with the Jazz but Kessler would have been perfect next to him. Nurkic will be good too, and you can survive mins of Jaren at the 5. But not in the playoffs or for long stretches of the regular season

phd2k1 | Suns

18 | 16 hours ago

You guys will like Okogie. Good defender, hustles, cuts to the basket. His shot looked like it was gonna develop but then it just never did, which is frustrating.

YizWasHere | Hornets

7 | 16 hours ago

He only played 15 games here after we got him from y’all and but I loved him lol, we were tanking but he played really hard in a way that looked like it motivated our young guys. Seems like a very good vibes guy to have around.

Sidenote, in the past 3 seasons Nurkic and Okogie will have played together on 3 different teams lol.

werddrew | Timberwolves

1 | an hour ago

Literally same scouting report from his Twolves days. “He’ll be a stud when he develops that corner 3!”

FunIsWinning | Thunder

17 | 17 hours ago

I don’t think the Jazz needs a starter level center. JJJ and Lauri complements each other’s weaknesses that is stopping them from playing Center. JJJ handles the rim protection while Lauri handles the rebounding, it’s an intriguing risk/experiment from Ainge.

Silent-Frame1452 | Jazz

25 | 16 hours ago

Lauri is also a weak rebounder for his height/position that’s the issue. And JJJ is much better as the weakside help defender than the primary rim protection.

I think we’ll probably just run with a weak C rotation for now though, and maybe use our last roster spot to keep an eye on any opportunity to acquire a better C during the season.

SpinJitsu259 | Pacers

5 | 16 hours ago

Worry about the rebounding issue later. Play your best guys in the meantime. JJJ, Lauri, Ace, and Darryn could be a decent gang rebounding unit.

ianbits | Cavaliers

10 | 16 hours ago

I mean Lauri’s fine as a rebounder for a 7 footer but not amazing by any means

Lauri/JJJ is still going to be a horrendous rebounding big duo

kapatinphalcon | Kings

3 | 17 hours ago

Whodogpu think the Jazz have in mind for their starting center?

menghis_khan08 | Jazz

20 | 17 hours ago

Nurk and then some small ball jjj; plus a little bit of Hayes.

Grizz fans have warned us to not play major jjj minutes at the 5 he can’t do what he does best and rim protect/rebound

Bobblefighterman | Jazz

7 | 16 hours ago

Nurkic for 20-25 minutes, Hayes for 10-15, some weird combo of JJJ/Flip for the rest.

eazyb | Rockets

78 | 17 hours ago

He was a very stable presence on the Rockets. It was criminal we had him on such a team friendly deal. Good for the Jazz for landing him.

FERFreak731 | Jazz

65 | 17 hours ago

Austin Ainge has been doing great with these signings. I like how Shams said he had other options, so it’s cool he picked Utah.

Maybe he was promised more money than the other options, and the idea that he lowkey might be the best perimeter defender on the team (Cody and Ace might be the best defender once they play with hopefully added weight gained this offseason) so he’ll get a better role rather than somewhere else

Silent-Frame1452 | Jazz

27 | 17 hours ago

Yeah he’s a solid pick up. I could also see the team running a deep rotation in the regular season to audition all the depth we have for the ²⁄₃ spots and keep guys fresh.

Brice, Okogie, Cody, Konchar, and Svi could all give decent minutes in the right matchup, so it’ll be interesting to see who gets the chance and takes advantage.

WakiLover | Lakers

16 | 16 hours ago

Maybe he was promised more money than the other options

Probably 6 mil with yall or the vet min (3 mil ish) with other teams

JordanHawkinsMVP | United States

2 | 16 hours ago

Was Austin the driving force behind the JJJ trade?

FERFreak731 | Jazz

11 | 16 hours ago

Yes. He has said on podcast that he has been the main front office person since he joined the team last offseason. He said him and Danny wanted to do the Jaren trade, so he went to Ryan Smith to get the approval to get the Jaren trade done

SunkMosquito592 | Jazz

1 | 11 hours ago

What podcast is this I’d like to listen

FERFreak731 | Jazz

1 | 5 hours ago

He’s done multiple appearances on the KSL Sports show. The clips are on YouTube. He’s made appearances every other week from the lottery until the draft

doomrider2 | Lakers

0 | 17 hours ago

you’re putting Cody and ace above dp? lol

FERFreak731 | Jazz

9 | 17 hours ago

I guess I meant wing defender. I just see the offensive Peterson highlights, so I’m not sure if he’s good at defense, but if Darryn is good at defense in his rookie year, then he raises the level of the Jazz next season

JordanHawkinsMVP | United States

3 | 16 hours ago

He probably won’t be great defensively at first and he gambles, but the measurables and IQ are there for DP

musicnothing | Jazz

15 | 17 hours ago

Interesting signing. Really wish we could’ve kept Kessler without paying him a zillion dollars but it’ll be interesting to see what this roster does.

shamboi | Jazz

15 | 17 hours ago

Jazz are gonna be good?

SpiritFantastic4835 | Lakers

17 | 17 hours ago

Yall got that play in spot secured

menghis_khan08 | Jazz

4 | 17 hours ago

Idk they were like second worst defensively last year when Kessler only played 5 games. We still have the same lack of rim protection problem. I think we will be very very good offensively and good at point of attack defense though esp if DP buys in,

shamboi | Jazz

17 | 17 hours ago

I throw all stats from last year out the window

Tuft64 | Supersonics

2 | 15 hours ago

Still probably gonna be buns defensively now that Kessler is gone, but I have us definitely as a play-in team, if we really overperform we could be the 6 seed which would be a lot of fun.

FlatulenceConnosieur | Lakers

1 | 11 hours ago

They are a very good candidate to take a major step forward next year

shangalang69 | Raptors

12 | 17 hours ago

Finally a perimeter defender in Utah

Bieberkinz | Trail Blazers

7 | 16 hours ago

Utah making good incremental moves. Definitely will be a pesky/annoying team in the west I’d imagine.

GaimeGuy | Timberwolves

7 | 16 hours ago

Why does it feel like the Wolves, Lakers, and Jazz have been swapping players over and over and over again, whether directly or indirectly?

Ok-Vermicelli-4867 | Jazz

1 | 6 hours ago

Vando’s music

jer113 | Rockets

6 | 16 hours ago

Fantastic signing, he’s a dog and his shooting was great last year

Only problem is his decision making and shot creation, but with Utahs offensive firepower that shouldn’t be an issue

menghis_khan08 | Jazz

2 | 9 hours ago

It’s actually a benefit bc we actually have a math problem of two many scorers and not enough shots to potentially satisfy all of our scorers. We don’t wanna add players who take many shots (always good if they are capable of making them when left unguarded of course)

jer113 | Rockets

2 | 8 hours ago

Josh will fill that role perfectly for you, he looks like a real position of need. Look after him, he’ll become a fan favourite quickly

SniperMaskSociety | Timberwolves

5 | 16 hours ago

Didn’t realize he was still in the league. Good for him

chefnoguardD | Rockets

5 | 13 hours ago

Lol, he was very solid for us last year, happy to see him get a good contract relatively speaking

SometimesIComplain | UTA

3 | 16 hours ago

That’s a solid signing tbh. We’re respectably deep

AnthonysGreat | Timberwolves

3 | 10 hours ago

Ill never forget his block on James Harden his rookie year while Harden was at the peak of his monster scoring run.

CarmeloDramatic | Bulls

2 | 14 hours ago

I do feel like he’s getting an ish smith level jersey collection by now

VanGrants | Knicks

0 | 13 hours ago

i forgot he’s in the league

Lizpy6688 | Rockets

-1 | 14 hours ago

Imma miss him. I was hyped when we got him saying he was a great under the wire signing and he surpassed my expectations. Sucks he’s going to a shitty place though but hey he got his money

OutrageousQuiet8730 | Celtics

-4 | 17 hours ago

Should have gone to Boston

[Charania] Free agent F/G Josh Okogie has agreed to a two-year, $12 million deal with the Utah Jazz, sources tell ESPN.