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The Jazz have acquired the 13th pick and select Donovan Mitchell

str8line said:
His 3pt% went from 25% his freshman year to 35% sophomore year and 40% in the post-season. He's got some beef on his body and a big booty. He is going to be the most athletic player on the Jazz since...who? That one handed alley-oop catch and jam was massively impressive. Plays strong defense, with his freaky wingspan throwing defenders off when they gauge just of his 6'3 height not his 6'10 span. This is a guy who will affect the game even when his shot isn't falling, unlike Trey.
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I think that's pretty much what sold DL and Q on him. Pretty much the guys reads as an already elite defender with a quirky shot selection. But that can be fixed. Not to mention that he wants to be here? We saved a bit to cap space to boot. And he want to work?

Who did DL roger to get this kid?
 
I would probably call him the 'Anti-Trey-Burke'.


He doesn't have a custom fitted suit. He doesn't have a flashy tie. He doesn't have a flashy haircut. But boy is he ready to get his hands dirty and work his butt off and put his body on the line for the team. I don't think I can remember the last time Trey played defense, but this guy's gonna play defense from day 1. He's a no nonsense blue collar PG and let's see where he can take us.


I think he could probably grow into a 'Patrick Beverley with an off the dribble game'.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD9-k9EQ9F0
 
Et tu Brute said:
Well there goes my theory of Lyles and Exum being the key to taking the next 3 steps.
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Lyles was never the answer. You cannot win vs at high level with this sort of defense. Dante still has a chance IMO. I think he's buying in(at least all reports are that he is) and I expect a big step forward from him next year.
 
Bodhi said:
Remember and own this post.
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OK. I never said I don't hope he turns out to be great or that it's always possible he overcomes the deficiencies. But the word was his athleticism got him drafted this high but his size and offensive limitations kept him from the top 10. How many people who lauded the Burke pick "owned" that failure?
 
ONE LOVE said:
I would probably call him the 'Anti-Trey-Burke'.


He doesn't have a custom fitted suit. He doesn't have a flashy tie. He doesn't have a flashy haircut. But boy is he ready to get his hands dirty and work his butt off and put his body on the line for the team. I don't think I can remember the last time Trey played defense, but this guy's gonna play defense from day 1. He's a no nonsense blue collar PG and let's see where he can take us.


I think he could probably grow into a 'Patrick Beverley with an off the dribble game'.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD9-k9EQ9F0
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Got know who else wasn't flashy and played pretty solid D from the get go? Brewer.
 
What cracks me up about this pick/trade is that a big bulk of this board was on Lyles jock like no other for the couple years he was here. Now all of a sudden everyone's like "yeah, Lyles is garbage!". The guy has always been a fringe player at best and we really screwed up not picking Myles Turner in that draft.

Mitchell has a real shot at being a key player for us a lot sooner than people realize. I think he's going to surprise a lot of people.

What a difference a draft makes.
 
ONE LOVE said:
I would probably call him the 'Anti-Trey-Burke'.


He doesn't have a custom fitted suit. He doesn't have a flashy tie. He doesn't have a flashy haircut. But boy is he ready to get his hands dirty and work his butt off and put his body on the line for the team. I don't think I can remember the last time Trey played defense, but this guy's gonna play defense from day 1. He's a no nonsense blue collar PG and let's see where he can take us.


I think he could probably grow into a 'Patrick Beverley with an off the dribble game'.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD9-k9EQ9F0
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He's not a PG. He's certainly not the same type player as Beverley.
 
LogGrad98 said:
OK. I never said I don't hope he turns out to be great or that it's always possible he overcomes the deficiencies. But the word was his athleticism got him drafted this high but his size and offensive limitations kept him from the top 10. How many people who lauded the Burke pick "owned" that failure?
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I repeat, what size limitations?
 
LogGrad98 said:
Got know who else wasn't flashy and played pretty solid D from the get go? Brewer.
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Brewer was a pretty solid contributer for a number of years. iirc he may have even been a starter. (Can't remember)
 
DasJazz said:
What cracks me up about this pick/trade is that a big bulk of this board was on Lyles jock like no other for the couple years he was here. Now all of a sudden everyone's like "yeah, Lyles is garbage!". The guy has always been a fringe player at best and we really screwed up not picking Myles Turner in that draft.

Mitchell has a real shot at being a key player for us a lot sooner than people realize. I think he's going to surprise a lot of people.

What a difference a draft makes.
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Miles turner was not available silly.
 
DasJazz said:
What cracks me up about this pick/trade is that a big bulk of this board was on Lyles jock like no other for the couple years he was here. Now all of a sudden everyone's like "yeah, Lyles is garbage!". The guy has always been a fringe player at best and we really screwed up not picking Myles Turner in that draft.

Mitchell has a real shot at being a key player for us a lot sooner than people realize. I think he's going to surprise a lot of people.

What a difference a draft makes.
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That's weird.. I don't really remember very much of us being high on Lyles. That's why we love the trade so much.

- We got positive value for Lyles
- We traded into the lottery of a loaded draft
- We drafted our guy we wanted from the start
- We saved money doing it
- Most of us thought 24 and Lyles could get us at most 18 from Indiana

This was such a good move and such a savvy move by DL.


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White Chocolate said:
That's weird.. I don't really remember very much of us being high on Lyles. That's why we love the trade so much.

- We got positive value for Lyles
- We traded into the lottery of a loaded draft
- We drafted our guy we wanted from the start
- We saved money doing it
- Most of us thought 24 and Lyles could get us at most 18 from Indiana

This was such a good move and such a savvy move by DL.


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Don't get it twisted, I'm ecstatic about what DL did for us in the draft this year. Very excited to say the least. But I also don't have selective memory about Lyles. Prior to this season where he really crashed and burned most on here were all about him and how he could and should potentially replace Favors.
 
DasJazz said:
What cracks me up about this pick/trade is that a big bulk of this board was on Lyles jock like no other for the couple years he was here. Now all of a sudden everyone's like "yeah, Lyles is garbage!". The guy has always been a fringe player at best and we really screwed up not picking Myles Turner in that draft.

Mitchell has a real shot at being a key player for us a lot sooner than people realize. I think he's going to surprise a lot of people.

What a difference a draft makes.
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This isn't true. In fact, the majority of posters on the board wanted Turner, were pissed when Pacers won the coin toss, and were even more pissed when they selected Turner. The general consensus on the board was a 'trying-to-psych-ourselves-up' malaise with the Lyles pick. Most of the comments were in the line of: "After watching the videos, I guess my initial fears were a bit tempered." Hell, even David Locke had to put in an extra set of Energizer batteries into his leg to get Jazz fans hyped on Twitter, and even then no one was really buying it.

Trey Burke everyone should say their mea culpas over. And maybe for Exum too, though I was a believer then and I'm still a believer now - kid is going to be huge next year. But Lyles? There weren't many who were truly excited for him.
 
LOVE the move for Mitchell, sound excellent move. Over 40 inch vertical with 6'10 wingspan?

Not questioning this one, the other move they're going to have to do some explaining why not stay pat at 30.
 
Flc said:
This isn't true. In fact, the majority of posters on the board wanted Turner, were pissed when Pacers won the coin toss, and were even more pissed when they selected Turner. The general consensus on the board was a 'trying-to-psych-ourselves-up' malaise with the Lyles pick. Most of the comments were in the line of: "After watching the videos, I guess my initial fears were a bit tempered." Hell, even David Locke had to put in an extra set of Energizer batteries into his leg to get Jazz fans hyped on Twitter, and even then no one was really buying it.

Trey Burke everyone should say their mea culpas over. And maybe for Exum too, though I was a believer then and I'm still a believer now - kid is going to be huge next year. But Lyles? There weren't many who were truly excited for him.
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Perhaps not on draft night, but that's not what I'm referring to. Lots of people here were all about him and his "potential" to be the stretch 4 we coveted after the fact and continued to do so up until his inevitable fall from the rotation.
 
Totally subjective question, but where would Mitchell go in a normally takented draft? Is he top 10 type talent?
 
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