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Who Should the Jazz Select With the 5th Pick


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A few other things that I've been thinking about:


- Vonleh's stock rising is the best thing that could have possibly happened for the Jazz. The second this draft becomes a 5 person draft is the second that we have a serious chance at drafting an all-star. Draft mocks are never perfect representations of GM decisions, and Paul George's recent performances only provide more fuel to the draft-Vonleh fires. Thus, there is a very real chance that Vonleh jumps into the top 4-- 2way bigs with elite measurements, formidable athleticism, and high character? Even if this dude falls to us at 5, there's a chance he could be a top 3 player when all is said and done.
- I am praying -- PRAYING -- for very poor tryout-performances from Jabari Parker. It seems like he'd never get past Philly-- and if he did, he'd never get past Orlando. But, crazier **** has happened.

1) Embiid 2) Wiggins 3) Vonleh 4) Exum

pipe-dream I'm sure….but again: crazier **** has happened. These picks all make sense for the teams picking them. Orlando is pretty much set with promising youth at every position except point-guard. Exum/Oladipo/Afflalo/Harris/Vucevic is a strong core. Very, very strong IMO. Afflalo at SF > whoever they have at PG. Not to mention the fact that it has often been said that Orlando has heavily scouted Exum.
 
A few other things that I've been thinking about:


- Vonleh's stock rising is the best thing that could have possibly happened for the Jazz. The second this draft becomes a 5 person draft is the second that we have a serious chance at drafting an all-star. Draft mocks are never perfect representations of GM decisions, and Paul George's recent performances only provide more fuel to the draft-Vonleh fires. Thus, there is a very real chance that Vonleh jumps into the top 4-- 2way bigs with elite measurements, formidable athleticism, and high character? Even if this dude falls to us at 5, there's a chance he could be a top 3 player when all is said and done.
- I am praying -- PRAYING -- for very poor tryout-performances from Jabari Parker. It seems like he'd never get past Philly-- and if he did, he'd never get past Orlando. But, crazier **** has happened.

1) Embiid 2) Wiggins 3) Vonleh 4) Exum

pipe-dream I'm sure….but again: crazier **** has happened. These picks all make sense for the teams picking them. Orlando is pretty much set with promising youth at every position except point-guard. Exum/Oladipo/Afflalo/Harris/Vucevic is a strong core. Very, very strong IMO. Afflalo at SF > whoever they have at PG. Not to mention the fact that it has often been said that Orlando has heavily scouted Exum.
I think Vonleh will turn out to be a better overall player than Jabari. Parker is going to be a scorer, but will he make a team that much better? Guys like Carmelo and AI are/were replaceable because their offensive greatness was offset enough by their defensive liabilities to make their sum contribution much, much less than what one would expect from a "superstar" and MAX player.
 
Aaron Gordon, aka a glorified Jeff Green

Gordon's got him in rebounding and not by much, everything else is a wash or in Green's favor

/cue 1,000 jazzfanzers overrating Gordon's defense

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNog63olbSg


yeah but isn't Jeff Green a terrible defender. I always hear comments along those lines. And green isn't an elite athlete, right? Maybe we could do better with a comp.
 
yeah but isn't Jeff Green a terrible defender. I always hear comments along those lines. And green isn't an elite athlete, right? Maybe we could do better with a comp.

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[TH="align: center"]Source[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]Height w/o Shoes[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]Height w/shoes[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]Weight[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]Wingspan[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]Standing Reach[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]Body Fat[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]No Step Vert[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]Max Vert[/TH]
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[TD="align: center"]2007[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]NBA Pre-Draft Camp[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6' 7.75"[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6' 9.5"[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]228[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]7' 1.25"[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8' 7"[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]3.7[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]33.5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]38.0[/TD]
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[TH="align: center"]Source[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]Height w/o Shoes[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]Height w/shoes[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]Weight[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]Wingspan[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]Standing Reach[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]Body Fat[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]No Step Vert[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]Max Vert[/TH]
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[TD="align: center"]2014[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]NBA Draft Combine[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6' 7.5"[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6' 8.75"[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]220[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6' 11.75"[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8' 9"[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]5.1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]32.5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]39.0[/TD]
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Gotta go with Gordon and then hope that we're luckier in next year's lottery to score ourselves a #1 offensive option.
 
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[TH="align: center"]Height w/shoes[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]Weight[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]Wingspan[/TH]
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[TH="align: center"]Body Fat[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]No Step Vert[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]Max Vert[/TH]
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[TD="align: center"]2007[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]NBA Pre-Draft Camp[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6' 7.75"[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6' 9.5"[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]228[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]7' 1.25"[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8' 7"[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]3.7[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]33.5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]38.0[/TD]
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From DraftExpress.com https://www.draftexpress.com#ixzz33F3rRIZl
https://www.draftexpress.com



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[TH="align: center"]Height w/o Shoes[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]Height w/shoes[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]Weight[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]Wingspan[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]Standing Reach[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]Body Fat[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]No Step Vert[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]Max Vert[/TH]
[/TR]
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[TD="align: center"]2014[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]NBA Draft Combine[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6' 7.5"[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6' 8.75"[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]220[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6' 11.75"[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8' 9"[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]5.1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]32.5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]39.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

From DraftExpress.com https://www.draftexpress.com#ixzz33F43gvlQ
https://www.draftexpress.com


Sometimes the numbers don't reflect a players ability to use their athletic ability. I can't recall Jeff Green ever catching a ball flat-footed and immediately exploding off the floor for a dunk in someone's face. Gordon did this frequently last season. Maybe their should be a max vert while holding a ball or something.
 
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