The Jazz, it is widely understood, are looking to lock up the players they had last season, including Derrick Favors, Dante Exum, Raul Neto and Georges Niang. It’s not a strategy that appeals to the imagination that so often accompanies free agency — then again, that’s never really been Dennis Lindsey’s style.
“The exit interviews went really well, and we have good relationships with all three agencies,” Lindsey said last week. “I don’t know anything that would get in the way of a deal.”
That might be less than satisfying to some fans, who see players such as James and Paul George on the market and would love to take a shot, however short the odds of landing either of them this summer.