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There is a lot of smoke around Fears to BKN. Will he make it to 8? Would they trade up to 5 or 3 to get him? I feel like we could see something where we end up at #3, BKN at #5, PHI at #8. If PHI wants Kon, they can get him at #8 as long as he doesn't go #4 or #7 (and they know UTA and BKN are also not taking him).

DAL - Flagg
SAS - Harper
UTA - VJ/Tre/Ace
CHO - VJ/Tre/Ace
BKN - Fears
WAS - VJ/Tre/Ace
NOP - Maluach???
PHI - Kon
Not sure why Jazz would move up to 3 when it's reported they will be very happy with whoever is left at 5
 
Not sure why Jazz would move up to 3 when it's reported they will be very happy with whoever is left at 5

The could if they have a strong preference. Wouldn't put much into the reporting right now which seems to be just TJ's opinion.
 
There is a lot of smoke around Fears to BKN. Will he make it to 8? Would they trade up to 5 or 3 to get him? I feel like we could see something where we end up at #3, BKN at #5, PHI at #8. If PHI wants Kon, they can get him at #8 as long as he doesn't go #4 or #7 (and they know UTA and BKN are also not taking him).

DAL - Flagg
SAS - Harper
UTA - VJ/Tre/Ace
CHO - VJ/Tre/Ace
BKN - Fears
WAS - VJ/Tre/Ace
NOP - Maluach???
PHI - Kon

There is a lot of noise about them wanting Demin too. I think they are happy to see what falls.
 
Hardwood Hoops added film from last year at Eastern Washington for Cedric Coward:

View: https://youtu.be/YwPNJ44gzXc?si=IAJWQreHohL7nCIm


The 0:57 to 1:09 he is actually playing some decent competition.

- Coward is definitely one of the smoothest athletes in the draft.
- He is still pretty raw.
- His numbers from this year are not real, he mostly played against horrible teams.
- His shooting and defense are real. That should give him a base he can build off in the NBA.

I get really nervous about guys without a lot of data against high level of competition, but with so many players going back to school, he's a really good bet.
 
Hardwood Hoops added film from last year at Eastern Washington for Cedric Coward:

View: https://youtu.be/YwPNJ44gzXc?si=IAJWQreHohL7nCIm


The 0:57 to 1:09 he is actually playing some decent competition.

- Coward is definitely one of the smoothest athletes in the draft.
- He is still pretty raw.
- His numbers from this year are not real, he mostly played against horrible teams.
- His shooting and defense are real. That should give him a base he can build off in the NBA.

I get really nervous about guys without a lot of data against high level of competition, but with so many players going back to school, he's a really good bet.

He is the pride of Willamette University in Salem Oregon a Division III school that does not give athletic scholarships. He is so obscure that he's in the Homey Hall of Fame.
 
The Jazz like Tre Johnson quite a bit from what I’ve been told when I’ve asked around to a couple of people.

Of course they do, he was ranked first in RSCI for multiple years.

Ainge not picking GG Jackson at 28th in 2023 had to take all of his will power.

(Ainge not picking GG Jackson or Cam Whitmore gives a revealed preference function that gives heavy weight to both RSCI and interview quality, which makes Tre or VJ the overwhelming favorites here over Ace and the slight favorites over Kon)
 
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