Stocker
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There's a lot of talk about what it would take to move up in the draft, but I think trading down a few spots is a real possibility as well. There are 2 possibilities for trading back - Boston (#12 for #16 and #28) and Houston (#12 for #18 and #32). Houston would need to add something else to make it worth it, maybe Capela, Montejunus, or Jones instead of #32.
Boston, however, could be done straight up without any additional pieces which make it most likely. Of course, Boston would have to like a guy at #12 and feel he won't be there at #16 in order to be motivated to make the deal. These are the players that are projected in the 10-18 range in various Mock drafts:
Turner
Booker
Oubre
Dekker
Kaminsky
Payne
Portis
Lyles
Hollis-Jefferson
The top 9 are set, in my opinion, and 10-18 are most likely going to be from this group. At least 3 of the guys from this list will be available at #16 and I think all of them could add some value to the Jazz next year. There is also some solid talent that should be available at the end of the 1st round that could be solid role players as well. These are players projected to be late 1st round picks by various mock drafts:
Wright
Hunter
Jones
Rozier
McCullough
Upshaw
It is very likely a few of these guys are available at #28. I like Wright and Rozier more than Burke and think they'd be an upgrade for backup point guard. The Jazz could then trade Burke to acquire another asset. As much as I'd like to see us move up to get Stanley Johnson, the price is too high to move up. If we trade down we could still get a guy we like at #12 AND get another first rounder. However, if one of the guys projected to be top 9 fall to #12 then the Jazz need to pick at #12 (Johnson, Hezonja, Porzingas, WCS). That is not likely, and I hope the Jazz explore trading down if none of those guys fall to us at #12.
Boston, however, could be done straight up without any additional pieces which make it most likely. Of course, Boston would have to like a guy at #12 and feel he won't be there at #16 in order to be motivated to make the deal. These are the players that are projected in the 10-18 range in various Mock drafts:
Turner
Booker
Oubre
Dekker
Kaminsky
Payne
Portis
Lyles
Hollis-Jefferson
The top 9 are set, in my opinion, and 10-18 are most likely going to be from this group. At least 3 of the guys from this list will be available at #16 and I think all of them could add some value to the Jazz next year. There is also some solid talent that should be available at the end of the 1st round that could be solid role players as well. These are players projected to be late 1st round picks by various mock drafts:
Wright
Hunter
Jones
Rozier
McCullough
Upshaw
It is very likely a few of these guys are available at #28. I like Wright and Rozier more than Burke and think they'd be an upgrade for backup point guard. The Jazz could then trade Burke to acquire another asset. As much as I'd like to see us move up to get Stanley Johnson, the price is too high to move up. If we trade down we could still get a guy we like at #12 AND get another first rounder. However, if one of the guys projected to be top 9 fall to #12 then the Jazz need to pick at #12 (Johnson, Hezonja, Porzingas, WCS). That is not likely, and I hope the Jazz explore trading down if none of those guys fall to us at #12.
