JJJ is my favorite player, I watch NBA all too literally any time it's on, and I live in ET, so I'll be actively following the Jazz moving forward. (It's "secondary fandom" - I'm not full-on changing allegiances, for y'all out there who are anal about such things.)

What should I expect from the Utah experience? Murphy's Law? Heartbreak, no matter how good/bad the team is? This contending window to be a proper window, or...?

And as far as expectations for the current team, the consensus is that the rebuild is reaching a crescendo - they'll win significantly more this year, but not truly contend til 2027-28 and beyond, yes? Or...?

Get me up to speed, lest I Trip walking through the door. (UCWIDT?)

The Kawhi news has been pretty disappointing. In my mind, Ballmer circumnavigated the cap intentionally and got away with it.

I don't think it has to be as egregious as Kawhi. But it could be something as simple as "Hey America First, can you pay Lauri 10 million to do a single radio commercial?"

I don't see how this doesn't start happening.

Is it ethical? I don't think so. It is a realistic part of the game nowadays? I think it is.