Toronto Raptors trade Steve Novak to the Utah Jazz

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Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
Toronto has traded Steve Novak to the Utah Jazz, league source tells Yahoo Sports.

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Nice pickup for the Utah Jazz.

Novak is a polar opposite player to Jeremy Evans. Both combo forwards. Evans a terrific athlete, active defender and possession creator but limited offensive therat. Novak a floor spacing three point specialist with limited defense & rebounding.

Good contrast in skill-sets between the two players. Gives their coach some flexibility in how he matches up against certain players / lineups.

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Groundbreaking, LOL.  Actually, kid is an awesome 3 point shooter, at with the Knicks.  Did he play much for Toronto?

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Along with Novak and the two years and $7.2 million left on his contract, the Raptors will send a future second-round draft pick to Utah, sources said. The deal can't be completed until the league's moratorium ends on Thursday.

The Jazz will send the Raptors guard Diante Garrett, who, with a $915,000 non-guaranteed deal for this season, will be waived, sources said.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources--raptors-agree-to-trade-steve-novak-to-jazz-181622872.html

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Along with Novak and the two years and $7.2 million left on his contract, the Raptors will send a future second-round draft pick to Utah, sources said.

Wow, that is a lot of money for Novak. I take it back. Not a worthwhile trade for Utah. Novak is a minimum contract caliber player. A one trick pony. A third string specialist. Can't be paying people like that $3.6 million a year.

Good job by Toronto getting that ugly contract off their books.

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Utah has got to have some trades planned...this signing only makes sense that way. they are a young team in the West, no need for an older one dimensional shooter after drafting Hood, Exum, and they say they are keeping Hayward? Still got burks too (who I would have signed for half of what Bradley makes now.   Something is up  in Utah,  watch for it.

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Utah has got to have some trades planned...this signing only makes sense that way. they are a young team in the West, no need for an older one dimensional shooter after drafting Hood, Exum, and they say they are keeping Hayward? Still got burks too (who I would have signed for half of what Bradley makes now.   Something is up  in Utah,  watch for it.

there not going to match Hayward and need to bring in another white player to stay above there quota. the sad thing is im half serious.