Utah Jazz Select Walter Clayton Jr, Pick 18 (Trade)

[Coach Ellis]

What’s the plan now? Ace & WCJ made for a very solid draft last night, but it doesn’t change the fact that the Jazz have four, maybe 5 major roster pieces that don’t really fit the current trajectory of the timeline.

Do they trade Walker Kessler, or will his extension be worth the price?

Do they trade Lauri Markkanen and cash in on his value before it deteriorates any more?

What sort of deals can they get for Collins, Sexton and Clarkson? I’d rather they not make the same mistake they did with Conley, Clarkson, Beasley, NAW and Vando. It’s okay to lose the trade a bit if it clears the way for more playing time by the young guys - which definitely helps the tank.

Do they still have any interest in bringing Procida over?

There’s still a lot of questions that need to be answered. Hopefully something happens today.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

What’s the plan now? Ace & WCJ made for a very solid draft last night, but it doesn’t change the fact that the Jazz have four, maybe 5 major roster pieces that don’t really fit the current trajectory of the timeline.

Do they trade Walker Kessler, or will his extension be worth the price?

Do they trade Lauri Markkanen and cash in on his value before it deteriorates any more?

What sort of deals can they get for Collins, Sexton and Clarkson? I’d rather they not make the same mistake they did with Conley, Clarkson, Beasley, NAW and Vando. It’s okay to lose the trade a bit if it clears the way for more playing time by the young guys - which definitely helps the tank.

Do they still have any interest in bringing Procida over?

There’s still a lot of questions that need to be answered. Hopefully something happens today.

Ehh, I think things fit even more now. They took a senior and a player that projects to develop into a star.

 

[Coach Ellis]

Ehh, I think things fit even more now. They took a senior and a player that projects to develop into a star.

So, do you like the current makeup of the team? I’m pretty happy with the Ace pick and hope the team can effectively build around him. Just not sure if an expensive Walker Kessler and an aging Lauri Markkanen still fits.

 

[fishonjazz]

What’s the plan now? Ace & WCJ made for a very solid draft last night, but it doesn’t change the fact that the Jazz have four, maybe 5 major roster pieces that don’t really fit the current trajectory of the timeline.

Do they trade Walker Kessler, or will his extension be worth the price?

Do they trade Lauri Markkanen and cash in on his value before it deteriorates any more?

What sort of deals can they get for Collins, Sexton and Clarkson? I’d rather they not make the same mistake they did with Conley, Clarkson, Beasley, NAW and Vando. It’s okay to lose the trade a bit if it clears the way for more playing time by the young guys - which definitely helps the tank.

Do they still have any interest in bringing Procida over?

There’s still a lot of questions that need to be answered. Hopefully something happens today.

I feel very confident that we keep Kessler.
No idea about the rest.

 

[Coach Ellis]

I feel very confident that we keep Kessler.
No idea about the rest.

I’m more confident about Kessler, and I actually hope that he and the Jazz can come to a workable, reasonable contract extension. I’d love to just lock him in as the starting center for the next 4 years.

Markkanen I love, but if the plan is to legitimately tank he can’t be on the roster next year. And I think the plan should still be to tank. AJ or Boozer with Ace would be a successful tank IMO.

 

[HadAnEffectHere]

What’s the plan now? Ace & WCJ made for a very solid draft last night, but it doesn’t change the fact that the Jazz have four, maybe 5 major roster pieces that don’t really fit the current trajectory of the timeline.

Do they trade Walker Kessler, or will his extension be worth the price?

Do they trade Lauri Markkanen and cash in on his value before it deteriorates any more?

What sort of deals can they get for Collins, Sexton and Clarkson? I’d rather they not make the same mistake they did with Conley, Clarkson, Beasley, NAW and Vando. It’s okay to lose the trade a bit if it clears the way for more playing time by the young guys - which definitely helps the tank.

Do they still have any interest in bringing Procida over?

There’s still a lot of questions that need to be answered. Hopefully something happens today.

I mean, the timeline fit is very weird because Ace is like 4-5 years away and Clayton is ready to go right now, but I guess the Jazz just picked two guys they liked.

Philosophically, it's kind of funny to take two blackholes to join a roster full of blackholes. At least these guys have defensive upside.

Clayton is such a bad fit with Keyonte, Sexton, and Clarkson that I assume we're trying to trade all three, but they've been trying and failing to trade a lot of these guys for minute.

 

[The Midnight]

What’s the plan now? Ace & WCJ made for a very solid draft last night, but it doesn’t change the fact that the Jazz have four, maybe 5 major roster pieces that don’t really fit the current trajectory of the timeline.

Do they trade Walker Kessler, or will his extension be worth the price?

Do they trade Lauri Markkanen and cash in on his value before it deteriorates any more?

What sort of deals can they get for Collins, Sexton and Clarkson? I’d rather they not make the same mistake they did with Conley, Clarkson, Beasley, NAW and Vando. It’s okay to lose the trade a bit if it clears the way for more playing time by the young guys - which definitely helps the tank.

Do they still have any interest in bringing Procida over?

There’s still a lot of questions that need to be answered. Hopefully something happens today.

Ainge Jr’s philosophy is keep stacking up good decisions.

To me good decisions include:

Keeping Lauri.
Keeping Kessler.
Let Ace and Clayton develop.
Trade pieces that don’t fit (Collins, Sexton, Clarkson)
See where the team lands by the end of the season & re-evaluate.

 

[Coach Ellis]

Ainge Jr’s philosophy is keep stacking up good decisions.

To me good decisions include:

Keeping Lauri.
Keeping Kessler.
Let Ace and Clayton develop.
Trade pieces that don’t fit (Collins, Sexton, Clarkson)
See where the team lands by the end of the season & re-evaluate.

See, I could see it go a completely different way tbh.
1.) Trading Lauri for the best haul they can get and fully commit to the young players timeline and another year of tanking for a top pick to team up with Ace Bailey.
2.) Not over-paying for Kessler and having it bite them in the *** like Conley and Clarkson have. Granted, I don’t see this one as much of a concern as other decisions that have to be made. . . but money decisions matter in the new CBA.
3.) Absolutely agree that the Jazz should trade players that don’t fit. I think the Jazz should still be in full-blown asset accumulation mode right now.
4.) Waiting until after the season to see “where things land” could be more detrimental than decisively picking a lane and moving forward with it.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

I keep seeing Jalen Brunson while watching his highlights

yeah he definitely has some Dame like vibes to his game

Didn’t you guys get the memo? It’s already been determined that this is Steph efffing Curry.

Looks like Jamal Murray to me

That’s actually low key a great comp

Ainge Jr’s philosophy is keep stacking up good decisions.

To me good decisions include:

Keeping Lauri.
Keeping Kessler.
Let Ace and Clayton develop.
Trade pieces that don’t fit (Collins, Sexton, Clarkson)
See where the team lands by the end of the season & re-evaluate.

lauri might be starting or in the down slope of his career by the time we are ready to contend. I’d hate to lose out on getting an elite prospect at what is to be a strong top of the 26 draft for nothing because Lauri doesn’t fit the time line like at all.

 

[KqWIN]

After sleeping on it, I like this pick less and less. Doesn't have much to do with Clayton as it does our current position. Just a weird fit here.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

After sleeping on it, I like this pick less and less. Doesn't have much to do with Clayton as it does our current position. Just a weird fit here.

very weird fit here. jazz must be convinced he's that damn good.

 

[stitches]

very weird fit here. jazz must be convinced he's that damn good.

I think there is a chance he's really that damn good...