Thought I'd see who are free agents on the Jazz since the Suns just announced the Igor signing and that's where he's at right now. They have 4 free agents, Derrick Favors, Dante Exum, Raul Neto, and David Stockton. The only PG they have on their roster next year is Rubio with Exum, Neto, and Stockton all being restricted free agents. Being restricted, Utah can choose who they want to keep and at what price. I wouldn't overpay for any of them. Exum might be worth gambling on if Igor likes him, he's available cheap, and our training staff signed off on bringing him in. With his injury history though I wouldn't want to see them spend more than $4-6 million a year for 1-3 years, with team options in case he does go down again.
He was highly touted coming into the league but he's missed a lot of time due to injuries. He missed his entire 2nd year, missed all but the final 14 games this year. He's also not starting in Rubio's place right now for Utah. That could indicate he's not a part of their future and they don't plan on retaining him if he gets an offer from somewhere. They've gone big instead, which is odd against a team like Utah, starting Mitchell as their PG. He is playing for them though, so he's not entirely out of their rotation but he's only averaging 11 minutes a game, he's up to 16.5 in the Houston series without Rubio.
Derrick Favors is someone who is intriguing though, especially if we don't get Ayton. He's someone I've liked for a while and I wouldn't have been against going after him regardless of who our coach was. He can play PF or C, so he could be an option even if we added Ayton. He's not restricted either so there is a chance we could sign him outright. He has a solid inside game, a good rebounder, a good midrange game, and can be a decent rim protector. He'd only be a 3rd option here behind Booker and either Jackson or Warren, whoever starts at SF, which is what he should be. That's not asking too much from him and it's a role he's familiar playing in Utah. He turns 27 this offseason, so he's around the right age for the Suns. He's been in the league long enough that he's not considered a youngster but he hasn't been around long enough that he'd start declining a lot during his next contract. I'd prefer him to Aaron Gordon for a few reasons. Favors is a true big while Gordon is a tweener forward. Favors should be cheaper and he's also a finished product for the most part where Gordon is still developing. We know what we're getting with Favors, while paying Gordon an amount that gets Orlando to pass on matching could cripple us financially. I don't think he's a max player but he'll probably get that this summer because of the lack of quality free agents.
