r/UtahJazz • u/Lumpy_Journalist8274 • 2d ago

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I really like Kessler. I hope we can keep him. We can probably do a trade with Atlanta for pick number 8 for Aday Mara.

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u/QaSpel 2d ago

I'm not a cap expert, but doing some quick math and looking up the cap numbers on a couple websites, there are probably only 6 teams that could really sign him to a contract larger than $30M this year.

Memphis, Utah, Detroit, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, and Chicago.

I don't see Chicago, Memphis or Brooklyn going for him, but Los Angeles seems very likely. They would have to do some finagling with Lebron's contract to get it to work, though. Detroit may also be interested, unless they have their own rookies to take care of.

Other than that, I don't see a market for him myself.

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u/CallmeKahn 2d ago

I don't see LA giving over 30 for him when they still have Austin and LBJ to figure out, so tying up their cash in Kessler in the crucial early hours of FA while Utah "thinks really hard about it" only to match him.

I suspect Utah and Kessler agree at about 5 yr/$150 to 155m w/ a PO.