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I think the Jazz have to make a play for Cam Whitmore. It's the most Danny Ainge thing ever. Jazz would try to trade up to 4 or 5, imo. They'll offer a future pick and maybe Sexton to make up the difference from 9. Teams will want Ochai, and that's where there will be tension.
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
I think the Jazz have to make a play for Cam Whitmore. It's the most Danny Ainge thing ever. Jazz would try to trade up to 4 or 5, imo. They'll offer a future pick and maybe Sexton to make up the difference from 9. Teams will want Ochai, and that's where there will be tension.
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Shoot if we are trading up to four or five we need to pick a twin not Whitmore
 
framer said:
I'm not high on JHS, but there might be something to grabbing a player with a smooth midrange game that also has the size to defend. Modern defenses are constructed to deny the rim and stuff the 3 point line. They will literally give you the midrange for free. Having one guy that can get that is a huge bonus. Ideally, though, I would like for that player to have at least a rim game or a three point shot too.
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I wouldn’t necessarily disagree with what you’re saying, but I guess my counter to that is that there’s also a reason teams give that up willingly. You have to make them at such a high rate to be efficient. But it’s definitely a nice thing to have in your repertoire when you can’t get the shots you want. We shouldn’t dismiss this as a strength of his.

It’s less about me disliking the mid range game and more about the inability to get more high efficiency looks. If you can’t get to the rim, free throw line, or shoot three’s it’s almost impossible to be efficient. I think JHS could get there with the 3 ball, but I think there’s a physical limitation with explosiveness at the rim and he just doesn’t have that knack for getting to the line.

I think the highly inefficient prospects like GG, NSJ, and JHS get interesting at #28….but at #16 I just think there are better prospects. Bufkin was slightly worse as a mid range shooter, but was also elite at the basket and has good stocks. George is not prolific at the rim, but he shoots a high volume of three’s and free throws. I’d definitely take those two over him.
 
Been saying for awhile, Cam is the most obvious Ainge-type there is. I don’t think Ochai is moving the needle for most lottery teams but the Jazz certainly have the ammo to trade up.
 
stitches said:
Givony said in the Woj Podcast that Miller and his reps are refusing to talk at all about the incident in Alabama and instead are giving teams a prepared set of legal documents and practically saying "No further comment". He's saying teams are NOT liking that at all...
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lol. if ever there were a non-story. of course they are going to do that. if teams don't like it, they don't like a kid being smart, that's their problem. pass on him until he gets to 9.
 
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