We only have one guy who we know for sure is a starter, but he can play with literally anyone and he might be gone anyways. Drafting for fit would be stupid. If we happen to have to players who are both good enough that overlap matters...what a nice problem to have. Only got to worry about this is if there isn't a path to playing time/development resources.
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Agreed. IMO you draft for fit only when you are on the verge of contention. And we are so far away right now. We should be getting the best talent we can find. The best talent that could be part of the next contending Jazz team.
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There are times when fit drives things. Big believer in draft tiers. If you have a good non-shooting center and have two guys in a tier available and one is a non-shooting center... maybe opt for the other guy. Position/fit/future flexibility should be a tie breaker of sorts.
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Shep & Black. I’d be on board for it. But trading Key this early would be risky. I think I'd do it though.
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Unless we take Clingan I doubt any player we take in the draft is going to cause a trade of a current player. Even then you need 48 minutes. See which dude is better and then move the other if you want some variation.
Maybe if they took Dilly they move Sexton and JC... I just think you basically operate as though you have a blank slate for now.
I think fit can matter in terms of fitting the right developmental environment. Being in the right situation can mean a lot.....but beyond that I think people get way too ahead of themselves and forget that the most important thing is to get the best player or an actual NBA player at all. The Jazz have almost nobody established right now, I think there's playing time for everyone. Maybe you could say drafting a C is different because there won't be PT, but I don't find that to be true with non C's. But IMO, there's still zero players I would pass on because I don't think we have the right situation to develop them.
How many of the NBA starting point guards are not weak defensively and not targeted? Brunson, Young, Curry, Lillard, Conley... Unless the player is small/bad defender even compared to other PGs then being a defensive weak link individually is not an issue.
That's the truth for the most part. It's still an issue.
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How has this projection bared out historically?
He passed on Grady Dick and they were damn near doppelgangers
Well yes, but I think those are easily identifiable exception/special cases, right? The big separation is between tiers... the separation within tiers should be small enough for you to be able to consider other factors.
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Agree. We draft a player who we think will give us the most down the road, and if there's overlap, we let it play out to see who should be moved. But if we are confident that one of the overlapping players is, or will be, better than the other, we can move the other right away.
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Hes probably the leading scorer from this draft class.
If you're truly trying to build a contender shouldn't you always draft for positional size unless there is a clear cut talent gap?
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No i think it’s really hard to draw lines on the talent tiers. Last year you had Wemby, the. miller and Scoot seemed to be in a tier but some would have had Scoot a tier above Miller… and that is only the first three picks.
I checked it for one year. I need to do more years. I will get back to you.
