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Monson: It's easier for the Jazz to blow cash than to get their money's worth - Salt Lake Tribune
There's no way to determine just what some of these teams' payrolls will be until after free agency, but here's how it stacks up as of today: 1. L.A. Lakers $76.7 million without having re-signed Lamar Odom, Trevor Ariza or Shannon Brown. The Lakers are almost certain to have the NBA's highest ...
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ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... Gordon Monson of The Salt Lake Tribune: "One thing I thought I'd never see out of the Jazz is this: They could wind up with the highest -- or near the highest -- payroll in the NBA. Even though the Jazz in the past shouldn't be characterized as cheap, if you had asked me a decade ago which would come to them first, a championship or the league's biggest or near-biggest payroll, I would have, without hesitation, taken the title. Well. They are closer to the big-money trophy. The Jazz rank fourth on the NBA's payroll list, behind the Hornets, Lakers and Wizards. ...

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Ball Don't Lie — ... Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune: "One thing I thought I'd never see out of the Jazz is this: They could wind up with the highest — or near the highest — payroll in the NBA. Even though the Jazz in the past shouldn't be characterized as cheap, if you had asked me a decade ago which would come to them first, a championship or the league's biggest or near-biggest payroll, I would have, without hesitation, taken the title. Well. They are closer to the big-money trophy. The Jazz rank fourth on the NBA's payroll list, behind the Hornets, Lakers ...

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