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Following Potential 2018 Draftees

While watching that Nova game last night I thought Omari Spellman looks like a definite match in Utah..



He'd be a high upside 2nd rd pick for sure.. I like him better than Caleb Swanigan.

He can play PF, he's got nice feet. He's lost a ton of babyfat the past few years, used to be 270lbs. smart player, plays the game the right way.

6'9" with a 7'1" wingspan.

I was thinking if there's 2 rookies u could use to replace Favors at PF, i'd take (trade up) Wendell Carter in the 1st and Spellman in the 2nd.
 
Another option at PF here that doesn' get enough mention is Maryland's Bruno Fernando, who's a player I've posted about here for a while. At one point, for reasons unknown, he was only rated 3-stars by some services, around the time he de-commited from SMU IIRC.



He might actually be the closest to Favors of these options.. They'd need to take him in the 1st rd tho, No way he falls out of the first... Warriors would take him in a heartbeat at #29.
 
kyjazzfan said:
I think I've found the guy I hope the Jazz get in the upcoming draft. It's Caleb Martin from Nevada. I hadn't seen him before this tourney, but I came away extremely impressed. He sort of reminds me of Gordon Hayward coming out of college. Both are/were...
  • wings that played the post for their undersized college teams (so both were tough)
  • great competitors
  • able to handle the ball (haven't seen enough of Martin to know if his handles are at Haywards in college, but he seemed very solid with the ball)
  • and both had range on their jumpers.
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Both brothers have the handles of a guard, their true triple-threat players... He's a 6'7" swingman. I've caught a lot of Nevada games the past 2 seasons. I am a big fan of the Mountain West conference.
 
First pointed this kid out here when DX had him rated like the 20th best international prospect born in 1997. He's worked his way into the conversation for Utah to take him in the 2nd rd.

 
Made up my mind. I want Musa. 56.9% from 2, 36.4% from international 3, 6’8”, really good handle, imo a really good frame, he’s just 19 y/o, and given his foreign status, I’d like his ability to fit in. I also like his body language on the court. I don’t see any ego or red flags.
 
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PG_AB said:
The real trade up target for Utah, said it before I'll say it again, is Wendell Carter Jr. U want another player in the ROY race next year? thats the move. It's also a shrewd cap move cuz it allows Favors to walk and be replaced with a 4 year rookie contract...

He steps right in and starts at PF immediately and drops like... 30-40 double-doubles as a rook in Utah and the entire team we know like Rudy Mitchell, Ingles, everyone will be floored and RAVE about how good he is..

He is gonna play for like 20 years too...

I swear he's one of the greatest freshman big's I've ever seen, easily. What a player! Whatever the trade-up cost, and it'll be hefty, it'll be worth it...

He's an amazing complement to Rudy Gobert... There's many things he'll end up doing better than Favors at the NBA level.. This sort of stuff for sure, which is pefect with Rudy..

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I really started to like the growth of Carter but I think he will be out of the Jazz range even to trade up with out it costing too much. I see him now as a top 8 pick.
 
Just interesting risers and fallers lately in the draft

Risers

W Carter - He has only gotten better as the season has gone on and benefited from teams playing to stop Bagley. I wouldn't be surprised to see Carter go before Porter
SGA - He is looking the part of a modern NBA combo guard has great size and has probably moved ahead of sexton on draft boards
Z Smith - What is not to love with his athleticism
J Porter - He is super young and that is why he is moving up he has some potential and don't be surprised if he has a career comparable to the more touted brother

Fallers

T Young - He is good but not top 3 that he was being touted
Bamba - not huge but he has a long ways to go
R Williams - With out the ability to shoot he wont be able to play much 4
Sexton - His shooting has dropped and so is he
 
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Mikal Bridges might be in some teams' top 8 now. He's been steadily rising.

Some teams may like Khyri Thomas in the late teens or 20s.

I'm not sure where people think Jontay Porter will go, but he could go teens as well.

Troy Brown seems to have slipped, mostly due to other guys rising. He could rise a liittle if he shoots well in workouts. If he doesn't learn to shoot consistently, his ceiling might be a somewhat poor man's Tyreke Evans, mostly a bench player.
 
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