The Brothers Clayton Podcast – Hayward Offer Sheet Edition

On this week’s The Brothers Clayton podcast, Dan and Ken Clayton talk about the Gordon Hayward offer sheet. While recorded before the offer sheet was officially extended by Charlotte, Dan and Ken talk about what effect the...

Notes on Day 1 of Utah Jazz Summer League Practice

Tuesday was the first day of the Jazz’s summer league mini-camp, designed to get the team’s Las Vegas Summer League roster ready for the next two weeks of fringe NBA action. The Jazz will first practice for 4 days at...

Trey Burke Comparisons: Mo Williams? Others?

Before Trey Burke was drafted, experts had a few comparisons lined up: Kemba Walker, Kyle Lowry, Chris Paul, and Ty Lawson. Now that Trey’s got one season under his belt, I’m starting to wonder if another comparison might be...

Bias in Evaluation: Can We View Our Own Players Fairly?

Show me a person who claims the ability to evaluate NBA talent with pure objectivity, and I'll show you a liar.  The fact that bias comes into play in nearly every facet of judging an NBA player makes it downright impossible to...

A $15 Million Man? One Fan's Doubts About Max-Matching Gordon Hayward

The Utah Jazz face a critical decision as soon as next week: Whether to match a huge contract offer to their young swingman Gordon Hayward. Virtually every prominent voice and writer that cover the Jazz agree on two things: Not...

Should Utah Extend Alec Burks?

Free agency is a complex game of give-and-take. Offer too much or too soon, and you’ve spent your way out of potential assets whose situations become clearer in later days. On the flip side, too much patience puts you at risk...

Why Our Gordon Hayward Comps Are All Wrong

Before you jump off the Gordon Hayward bandwagon, there are some things you should know. Particularly if your discomfort at the idea of matching a max or near-max offer sheet for the versatile wing has to do with...

Gordon Hayward and Other FA Options – Salt City Hoops Podcast

On this week’s show, Andy Larsen returns from Brazil and joins Ben Dowsett to start talking free agency. With rumors that Gordon Hayward could be receiving a max deal, Ben and Andy dig into the topic of A) is Hayward worth...

Talking Day 1 of Free Agency – The Brothers Clayton Podcast

The Brothers Clayton get together once again for a half hour podcast to talk about the first day of the NBA’s free agency period. They look to answer the question: what type of free agent helps the Jazz most? What is Dennis...

Dante Exum and Utah’s Guard Rotation

Given the fast-paced nature of the silly season, it already seems to feel like last week’s Draft took place ages ago. Dante Exum and Rodney Hood have arrived in Salt Lake City and given their first sound bites to local media,...