Chad Ford Mock Draft 3.0

[sirkickyass]

For those without Insider:

He still has the Jazz taking Knight at 3 and Singleton at 12.

Enes Kanter is projected at #4 for Cleveland.

Fredette is projected at #15 to Indiana. The most interesting part of the blurb there is the notion that he might be a scoring fixture a la Ben Gordon. Earlier I've compared Fredette's play (and particularly his ability to suddenly square his shoulders to the rim) to Vinnie Johnson's, but I like the Ben Gordon comparison. Very similar physical profile.

Other players of note that get a lot of digital ink in this space: Bismark Biyombo is slotted at #9. If Jordan drafts him that's a virtual guarantee that he busts. Klay Thompson is slotted at #18 and Alex Burks is slotted at #13.

 

[trigg3r]

Nice share. I agree on Biyombo and Jordan. Kwame Brown 2.0.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Good info, thx. I can't help but interject that I hate Ford.

 

[NAOS]

Cleveland has got to be loving those projections. Boom, they get Irving and Kanter. If I were the jazz I'd be telling them we were taking Kanter and see what they were willing to cough up.

 

[trigg3r]

Cleveland has got to be loving those projections. Boom, they get Irving and Kanter. If I were the jazz I'd be telling them we were taking Kanter and see what they were willing to cough up.

Agreed. If we love Knight and they really want Kanter then we should try to make a deal.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

Agreed. If we love Knight and they really want Kanter then we should try to make a deal.

Reason #132 to draft Kanter no matter what.

 

[trigg3r]

Reason #132 to draft Kanter no matter what.

I am on the Kanter bandwagon and worried that at the very least we won't select him at 3 and trade him for the guy KOC seems to want and another asset.

 

[Jazz4ever]

Ford almost made the Hayward call last year, gave several hints toward it, but couldn't quite bring himself to slot him at 9 in his final mock.

 

[Fishsticks]

I like ford. Dont understand the haters.

 

[The Midnight]

KOC has made it clear Jazz will draft BPA.
Kanter is the consensus BPA at #3.
The End.

 

[Scat]

KOC has made it clear Jazz will draft BPA.
Kanter is the consensus BPA at #3.
The End.

KOC and Corbin have said fairly succinctly that college experience is a big need. Kanter has about zero hours of college experience. Just saying.

 

[trigg3r]

KOC and Corbin have said fairly succinctly that college experience is a big need. Kanter has about zero hours of college experience. Just saying.

This might be so in some instances. But he practiced with KU for awhile as well as playing professionally over in Europe.