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Utah Jazz: D-Will to get max contract, but how many years?

Max money, max years, max deal, let's keep Deron as the cornerstone of the Jazz team.

Ditto. We gotta keep Deron.

Although I believe D-Will should be paid as much as anyone on the team, where does this lead us? A.K. is at max money, Boozer will want max money next year, Millsap is up for a new contract next year as is Memo. There is such a thing as a salary cap in this league, then the luxury tax to think about. The problem I have with all of these players and their MAX money is where do you find the money for the rest of the 8 to 10 players? If as an example 3 or 4 players take 80% of the payroll how are you going to make the rest happy? If these star players really believe what they tell us about their number one priority being winning an NBA championship then I think they need to realize the situation this puts the team in when max contracts are paid to too many players. Maybe it's really all about the same old thing GREED, GREED, GREED. How much is enough?

The only person on Utah's roster who deserves a max contract is Deron Williams. He is a catalyst for the Jazz offense, and he's a guy who can do everything. Not only is he an excellent player, he's also a fantastic player to represent the franchise with all that he does in the community and how he lives his life. With that being said, his max contract will make the current roster impossible for 2009/10.

That is why we need to TRADE AK ASAP. If we were to trade AK for an expiring contract this year, then we would have no money problems for the foreseeable future. His $15 million this year, $16 million next year and $17 million in two years are ridiculous. He's not worth it and the Jazz will lose guys like Millsap and maybe Okur and Boozer because of it. TRADE AK now and I don't care for who...

Give D-Will what he wants since he doesn't seem to really care a whole lot about the max money thing and may not want max money. Booz isn't worth max money. Millsap will get a new contract to replace Booz which will free up cap room for a good draft pick. Also let Memo walk to and we will have more cap room. Or we could go sign and trade with either Booz or Memo and possibly move up in the draft next year so we can get a player we need and that can make an immediate impact.

i'll pitch in 20 bucks and a costa burrito

I've got a 98 Oldsmobile Intrigue I'll throw in too, if it helps.

Trade AK for Tayshuan Prince! Pistons are looking to trade but are they dumb enough to trade for AK?

Get rid of Jarron Collins, sign the new draft picks or Fesenko......... trade AK for an '09 draft pick or a scrub 2nd stringer, whichever is easiest....... which frees up cap room to sign Deron and saves space for Milsap. If Boozer wants max money then he should pursue elsewhere, the Jazz don't need to pay anyone a max contract except for Deron, and they need to ditch the one they signed with AK

There is no way Boozer or Okur are worth max money. Chances are, Boozer will get a huge offer from another team. I can see another team thinking he's a franchise player and throwing way to much money at him. O'Conner is smart enough to realize Boozer isn't worth bankrupting the team. Ask Cleveland how devoted he is to an organization. He'll follow the money and claim he needs to feed his family.

Okur on the other hand seems to understand that he is a roll player. Pay him what he's worth and lets get to work.

I'm excited to watch D-Will and Booz on the World-Wide stage. I expect Deron to step up to the challenge..and Booz to be average, based on how he stepped up in the playoffs... I don't believe he is devoted to the Jazz..he is chasing the money, and will most likely jet next season...we should trade him now!!!

We need to keep Williams no matter what it takes. I don't care what it takes. We can always find another small foward, and power foward. Trade Booze, trade AK, trade anyone. I would rather see anyone on the team leave except for Williams. KEEP WILLIAMS!!!!

It's obvious Deron wants the jazz to agree to his terms now, and the Jazz don't want to. The want time to convince DWILL to stay longer. DWill wants max money for three years then he's gone. Gone like Wade and Lebron will be in two years.

We have a three year window to win a championship, because after that DWILL is out of here.

With Deron Williams playing there is always hope for a winning record. Without D-Will, the Jazz would flounder around .500 every year. Tie this guy up for as long as possible!!!

NOne of this takes into acount the ten's of millions or more deron can make from endorsments, if he goes to bigger market.

Along with a championship he never get in Utah,

Because the management are too enamored with boozer and brewer, and sloan's system (can't defend, can't shoot, draf only players that fit, can't win championship).

Don't know what Miller and the boyz would do without the comments of so many experts. I'm quite sure they have no clue which way to take this franchise, how to best spend their money, or who to let go. If not for you people and your insight, we wouldn't have a team! Get over yourselves.

So what your saying is just blow this team up that is close to getting there and rebuild. Makes sense!!! get rid of these guys and we will be way under the cap. What a smart idea!!!! People, stop being so stupid! Hart and JCollins just may be the hottest trading chips we have as a pair=5 mil in expiring contracts. 5 mil could get us a pretty good and badly needed big.

I am sorry to tell all of you but there is no way that Willy is worth $90 million, for 5 years. I think he needs to sign long term but he is at best only a $40-$50 million player.He is one of the best point guards in the league but lets be reaslistic here. Andrei's contract is absolutely absurd he is maybe only a $30-35 million player at best.

None of this takes into account that as the economic crisis continues to pound Americans over the next few years, professional sports will take a huge hit and stop being profitable. I know very few people that will decide they'd rather go to the Jazz game than eat 5 or 10 meals at home. Professional sports salaries will be on the demise just like every other economic luxury item. Better sign the longest contract possible because next time around, salaries will likely have dropped....

Yearsley, have you seen Deron play???? The guy is THE BEST point in the league. NO can keep CP3, and J Kidd is way past his prime. The only possible problem is the market size, as Bigjazzfan mentioned (though I can't agree that he'll never win a championship here). Hopefully $90 mil will be enough and he won't crave the endorsements he could garner in a larger market.
Also, despite my constant attempts to defend paying AK his salary, we simply won't have the money soon. We were good to let him play a year and increase his trade value, but he will definitely need to be traded soon.
Finally, I hate to see Booz choke in the playoffs like he did, but I would love to hold on to him. His loyalty to franchises he showed to Cleveland worries me, but I think signing D-Will to a long term contract would certainly help our chances of keeping him.
In any case, let's go team USA- the redeem team!