These are all trade noise for now, but the Hawks appear to be willing to make ground-shaking moves in the offseason. Rudy Gay expressed displeasure with how the Kings were handling trade rumors. He would definitely elevate the ceiling of their defense and help hide Trae Young better on defense. However, all those players are younger than Gobert, with Capela and Collins capable of providing rim protection, while not on Gobert’s level, will be compensated for their more operative offense, especially Collins.īringing in someone like Gobert to the Hawks would answer some of the glaring issues of the team. The salaries of John Collins and Clint Capela would cover for it, but the Jazz would have to swallow Kevin Huerters’ contract that comes with a guaranteed price tag of $69 million and will not expire until 2026. Gobert isn’t a cheap commodity, as he is guaranteed no lower than $38 million each season until the expiration of his current contract by the end of the 2025-26 season. That’s quite a loaded potential offer from the Hawks. 16 pick could be routed to Utah for the three-time Defensive Player of the Year. There has been plenty of talk among league personnel that some combination of Capela, John Collins, Kevin Huerter and the No. One rumored trade package the Hawks could possibly offer to the Jazz in exchange for the French swatting machine is intriguing, to say the least. After a slow start to the season, many Phoenix Suns fans were delighted to hear that the Suns have discussed a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies for star. They kept me abreast of what was coming on.In ongoing trade chatter around the league, Atlanta was believed to have made all players besides Trae Young available, but sources told B/R the team is now expected to retain De’Andre Hunter and agree to terms on a long-term contract extension.
In the trade process - both trades that were made - I was in communication. "I'm not against our management and our ownership. "It seems like a lot of my comments are taken in a context that I'm trying to be against management," Hollins said. And he is on board with the new ownership. Once a decision is made, Hollins said, it is his job to do the best he can to coach the team. The Suns are 16th in the league in points scored per game (96.3) and while Gay is liable to up that number, he is also likely to weaken an already battered outside attack. When decisions are made above my head, I have to run with it."
"Whether we could or not remains to be seen. "I've been here five years, and I've taken the kids from baby steps to what I thought was a pretty good roster to do what I thought we could do," Hollins said. Hollins said he would have preferred to keep that core together. Gay, along with Marc Gasol, Mike Conley, Zach Randolph and Tony Allen, had become the core of a team that made playoff runs the past two years and was predicted to be among the best in the Western Conference. After the Jazz finished their morning shootaround Friday ahead of their game against the Grizzlies, I caught up with Gay and asked him about the exchange. Hollins acknowledged teams have to adjust to change and that the Grizzlies suffered through a hangover with the personnel moves. On Wednesday night during the Utah Jazz’s loss to the Phoenix Suns at Vivint Arena, fans saw what looked like a heated exchange between veteran forward Rudy Gay and Jazz coach Quin Snyder. "Most of it is as far from the truth as it can be." "There's been a lot of negativity around our team, and me and my feelings about the trade and my feelings about management," Hollins said. The Suns scored 96 points and the Hawks 103 against a team that allows a league-best 90. That led to speculation the team's chemistry was damaged and Hollins was not on the same page with the Grizzlies' new front office staff under owner Robert Pera. Small forward Rudy Gay was traded to Toronto Raptors in three-team deal2C bringing in Tayshaun Prince. at the buzzer to deliver the Suns their third loss of the skid by a last-second shot. Then a three-team deal sent leading scorer Rudy Gay to the Toronto Raptors. They dropped their ninth consecutive game, 126-124, as Rudy Gay hit a shot over Kelly Oubre Jr. One was a money move that sent Marreese Speights, Wayne Ellington and Josh Selby to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Grizzlies have played poorly after two recent trades. Hollins spent more than 20 minutes before Friday night's game against the Golden State Warriors discussing the turmoil around the club. MEMPHIS (AP) - Coach Lionel Hollins says he's on board with the Memphis Grizzlies' new management, even though he would have liked to see the team's core stay together. Small forward Rudy Gay was traded to Toronto Raptors in three-team deal%2C bringing in Tayshaun Prince.Hollins denied reports of rift between him and new management under new owner Robert Pera.Memphis Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins wanted team%27s core together instead of cost-cutting trades.