I'm getting a stronger and stronger sense that the Jazz won't keep this pick and will end up trading down.
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I don't think the Jazz will sit passively at #30 and wait. If they can't trade up into the teens or low 20s for someone they're targeting, I could see them drop back. A Joe Wisekamp/Moses Wright draft wouldn't be bad all things considered. Last year, they got two rotational prospects instead of one by trading back.
I still think David Johnson is a borderline 1st-round prospect, and there are guys like Isaiah Todd, Chris Smith and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl that have value in the 2nd.
There's also almost no chance NOLA keeps all three 2RPs this year. They could easily consolidate #35 + #40 for #30.
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Vrenz and Prkacin will shoot up during the draft or should. I would take them before Primo, Brown or Dosunmu.
I go back between them. There are some similarities but also defining differences. Prkacin is much more physical and could handle NBA strength better and his skill levels will improve a ton with the NBA since he already has a very solid base. They both read the game well Vrenz feels more natural at it. Vrenz feels like a safer pick, he can defend 2-4 or even 1-4 better than Prkacin.
This draft feels so much more fluid than others, especially from lottery on. I think I saw Usman Garuba around 25th a few times. That's weird.
I go back between them. There are some similarities but also defining differences. Prkacin is much more physical and could handle NBA strength better and his skill levels will improve a ton with the NBA since he already has a very solid base. They both read the game well Vrenz feels more natural at it. Vrenz feels like a safer pick, he can defend 2-4 or even 1-4 better than Prkacin.
This draft feels so much more fluid than others, especially from lottery on. I think I saw Usman Garuba around 25th a few times. That's weird.
I agree. Locke mentioned on his show a week or two ago that they might be better off trading out of the first round and then he said during an interview on 1280 that one of their offseason priorities should be trading out of the first round so they don't have to deal with the guaranteed contract. He's usually pretty locked in on what their plans are for the draft.
If the Jazz drop back to the 2nd round, keep an eye on Joel Ayayi as a fairly versatile, well-schooled combo guard. I'm not sure if he's athletic enough to be a starter. I'd feel better about Ayo Dosunmu and Josh Christopher in that regard. But he plays a very mature, under-control game and would check several boxes for the Jazz. He's more developed offensively than Trent Forrest.
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Remember when we drafted Trey burke in the lottery? Exum too! Oof
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Locke's point about trading No. 30 for a couple of 2nd is well taken.
Another value pick in the mid-2nd round could be Isaiah Livers from Michigan. He's a good shooter off the catch with NBA range and enough size to guard forwards at 6'7". He's not super athletic, but should be able to get by. He's limited off the dribble right now.
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100%... unless there is someone we absolutely love I think we move back in the draft. To trade up it would have to be similar to the Donovan draft.
By moving the #30 for a couple seconds we can save like $9-10M between tax and salary. When you consider they are going to be rookies without much ability to contribute right away... the saving is fairly significant. We might trade the first for a pick in the 30s and a future second... I expect us to buy a late second as well. When you figure you save around $3M+ in tax and salary by flipping a minimum roster spot into a guy who was picked in the second round... the purchase price is basically free.
Maybe we can flip Matt Thomas for a second round pick
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I think we could pick up like 3 or 4 seconds... In the draft a few years ago Kevin Porter Jr. went for four second rounders.
I could see getting 40/43 plus one future second from NO... similar for OKC 36/55 plus a future second. Those deals save like $9M next year... I'd probably buy another second in the late 50s... have three roster spots dedicated to second round guys.. leave one spot open. Save $15-20M on roster spots 12-15 and invest in one good FA at the taxpayer MLE and hope to get another solid vet on a minimum.
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I think #30 could be fairly valuable to a team like OKC who may use it as a draft and stash but can pick the best guy and would have them locked into a starting salary slot when they came over... rather than using a second and having them negotiate a higher salary.
NO too because they can consolidate picks and you can give them a four year deal instead of three year deal (unless they use their MLE).
End of the night on draft night I think we end up with at least 2 2nd round guys and think there is like a 90% chance we move our first to slide back.
NO too because they can consolidate picks and you can give them a four year deal instead of three year deal (unless they use their MLE).
End of the night on draft night I think we end up with at least 2 2nd round guys and think there is like a 90% chance we move our first to slide back.