[爆料] Brewer May Return to Jazz, Replace Matthews in Utah

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Shooting guard Ronnie Brewer has emerged as a very realistic option to return
to Utah if the Jazz don't match the offer sheet that has been tendered by
Portland on shooting guard Wesley Matthews.

A representative of Brewer's agent, Henry Thomas, confirmed to FanHouse on
Tuesday that Brewer is interested in returning to Utah, which traded him last
February to Memphis. The representative said Brewer's camp has had
discussions with the Jazz, but that Brewer only might land in Utah again if
the team doesn't match the five-year, $33.4 million offer sheet on Matthews
by Monday's deadline.

Many observers believe there is a decent chance the offer sheet, which
surprised many, won't be matched. Matthews, who averaged 9.4 points last
season as an undrafted rookie out of Marquette before becoming a restricted
free agent, signed for the most allowed in his classification for next
season, getting the full mid-level exception of $5.765 million. However, the
deal is front-loaded with a signing bonus, which means Matthews would receive
more than $9 million next season.

Even Matthews' own father, former NBA guard Wes Matthews, had told FanHouse
earlier this month it would be a "dream'' for his son to get the full
mid-level amount and that he believed his son was a "$3 million to $5 million
player'' for next season.

If Jazz officials believe the Trail Blazers have overpaid for Matthews, they
might turn to Brewer. Although Thomas' representative did not discuss salary
possibilities, Brewer figures to be had for less than what Matthews will get.
Brewer's value went down after he suffered a torn hamstring shortly after the
deal to Memphis, and was lost for the season. The Grizzlies didn't extend him
a qualifying offer last month, making him an unrestricted free agent rather
than a restricted free agent.

Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor had confirmed last week, before Matthews
signed the offer sheet with Portland, that he would be talking with Brewer's
camp .

If Brewer is healthy, an argument can be made the Jazz wouldn't lose a lot at
shooting guard. Brewer averaged 12.0 points in 2007-08 and 13.7 in 2008-09
before slipping to 9.5 while starting all 53 of Utah's games last season
before he was traded. After the deal, made because the Jazz wanted to clear
more time for Matthews and because Brewer's salary demands for this summer
were uncertain, Matthews moved into the starting lineup. He then averaged
12.1 points in Utah's final 29 games.


大意就是不match Matthews的合約,小酒就可能回來啦.

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推 Maxslack:這樣算升級還是降級阿 好複雜
推 monmo:你們換來換去換的我好煩呀
→ monmo:搞不好明年Koko就循此途徑又回來了
→ enemy:暗‧黑‧爵‧士
推 BlGP:爽！  爵士就是髒！
推 species:夠便宜的話,Brewer這種防守人才多多益善
推 enemy:黑娃防守還沒驗證  Brewer回來可以提升側翼組對抗性跟賤手率
→ enemy:進攻也多一個finish選擇  最重要的是小胖比較爽
噓 kuasnetwork:小酒外線不如馬修，下一季又要靠小胖無雙跟AI打禁區？
噓 gratitude:Brewer的外線、單打和快攻都不如Matthews
噓 gratitude:湊滿13人吧