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Players Under Contract:
F Andrei Kirilenko
PF Carlos Boozer
C Mehmet Okur
G/F Matt Harpring
G/F Kyle Korver
PG Deron Williams
C Jarron Collins
PG Jason Hart
PG Ronnie Price
G/F Ronnie Brewer
SG Morris Almond
C Kyrylo Fesenko
Free Agents:
Restricted: C.J. Miles, Paul Millsap (TO)
Unrestricted: Jason Hart (PO)
Team Salary:
$60,489,926
Team Needs:
#1 - Extend Boozer and Okur
If they cannot lock them up they should be moved very soon.
#2 - G/F
Korver is a decent specialist off the bench, as well as Harpring. A complement to Brewer is needed here. The ideal situation would be to move Harpring and AK47 to the bench as super subs (and possibly moving AK47).
#3 - F/C
Backup/depth needed here, especially with uncertain future of Boozer and Okur. Becomes #1 need if you cannot lock either up.
Picks:
#23
#43
#53
BTW, I will entertain offers for Boozer or AK47.
Here are some players/picks I might be interested in for AK47:
Bucks - Redd
Trailblazers - #13 and filler
Suns - #15 and Diaw (with Utah sweetener)
Or any lotto picks in some sort of deal of course (with Utah sweetener).
How bout Turkoglu and Battie for Boozer. There is your starting SF and back-up PF/C. Both Turkey and Boozer have PO's in 09/10.
That would not be good for Utah. They cannot replace Boozer with another perimeter player because Memo is that. My preference is to trade AK47 for that reason. He would complement a scoring big man well if he went back to PF (and slid to SF when replaced by a PF from the bench). I would consider Battier and Jackson for AK47 though. I would get my SF in Battier and insurance in case Hart and Price both leave at PG.
You'd get a defensive minded F to pair with Yao who can slide to SF when Scola is in the game.
I'd also consider sending Korver, but you'd have to include Scola for me to be able to do that. He'd stretch the floor for Yao and Tmac.
depth chart after 2nd round:
PG Williams/Price
SG Brewer/Korver
SF Ak47/Harpring
PF Boozer/Jordan
C Memo/Collins/Fesenko
When/if Gordon is ready to play he can take Harpring's spot. Kalnietis will be stashed overseas a couple years until ready.