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Following Potential 2025 Draftees

If I'm the Jazz, I offer to trade up to 4 with Charlotte and promise not to take their guy. It's the same move Washington made with Indiana to secure Coulibaly when other teams were after him.

Jazz get Tre or Ace and don't have to worry about anything happening around them. Charlotte gets VJ or Kon. If Charlotte then wants to trade back again with New Orleans or Brooklyn, while Washington takes Fears then they can do that too.
 
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You pick Fears because he's the only guy in this class with easily projectable star upside.

He's just an uncomfortable to pick because he's probably going to fail in the NBA (much more high risk than the other prospects) and because he's a well below average passer and defender for his position right now (and the Jazz are the worst passing and defending team in the NBA)

But a Fears pick is a suggestion that the Jazz will just keep taking extremely raw and high risk players until they finally hit on a star.
 
Also, I think Carter Bryant has become the most overrated prospect. I get kind of worried when I hear about how unskilled he was in HS. What really makes him better than Drake Powell outside of frame/weight?
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Also, I think Carter Bryant has become the most overrated prospect. I get kind of worried when I hear about how unskilled he was in HS. What really makes him better than Drake Powell outside of frame/weight?
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Hi offense has a long ways to go. I agree that he doesn't really belong in the top 10.

His activity level put him in a different level than Powell for me, but yeah, I do think they are similar.
 
KqWIN said:
Rebounds + stocks
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I know "stocks" is some hilarious inside joke, but for those of us not in on it.........steals?

Also, I beg you all to use "archetype" one more time each before draft day. Is that part of a drinking game?
 
KqWIN said:
Rebounds + stocks
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True, but I just worry the necessary skill isn't there. Also think Bryant was in a better situation. I still have Bryant ahead of Powell too (think like 19 vs 25, or something in that range). Just think Bryant is too high for a lot of people and the gap between them isn't huge and I would say it's like 60/40 Bryant has a better career and I would say Powell has more upside because I believe in his offensive ceiling more.

Bryant just hasn't shown me enough skill on offense to truly buy him as a lottery prospect.
 
Also and I would have to do a deeper dive (that I don't have time for), but Powell seems to have better tools to be a high level POA defender
 
Bodhi said:
I know "stocks" is some hilarious inside joke, but for those of us not in on it.........steals?

Also, I beg you all to use "archetype" one more time each before draft day. Is that part of a drinking game?
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steals + blocks

Saint Cy of JFC said:
True, but I just worry the necessary skill isn't there. Also think Bryant was in a better situation. I still have Bryant ahead of Powell too (think like 19 vs 25, or something in that range). Just think Bryant is too high for a lot of people and the gap between them isn't huge and I would say it's like 60/40 Bryant has a better career and I would say Powell has more upside because I believe in his offensive ceiling more.

Bryant just hasn't shown me enough skill on offense to truly buy him as a lottery prospect.
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I don't think you're necessarily wrong about the concerns. Bryant has shared offensive concerns with TH, but also doesn't have a sure jumpshot. But for two players whose main selling point is defense, I think those rebounds and stocks carry a lot of weight. The low activity stats is a pretty big red flag for Powell, but obviously the game is not played on paper. I have Bryant as a late lotto guy IIRC, but he's not exactly a guy that jumps out as a clear lotto prospect IMO. Powell could be considered better later down in the draft.
 
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