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Yes, I wasn't questioning that.

It does look like Ryan hired Austin to explore whether we can find other ways to move forward than tanking. We’ll see. I’d be surprised if everyone at the FO is on the same page.

After listening to this interview, I wonder if Ryan told Austin (maybe when he called him about hiring him) that he wouldn’t want us to tank another season the same way we did this season (via lineup manipulation, sitting players, etc.), and Austin then said he'd do what Ryan wanted. But this...

I think we have the FO roles right now. At 66, Danny wants to be more in an advisor role, taking it easier and not doing all the busy stuff that NBA presidents have to do. And Zanik is keeping his role, which I think he’s done well. And Ryan does what Ryan does.

I agree. I don’t get why folks are critical of Austin here. The fact that he is Danny's son doesn't matter. He's got the credentials for the job. The only thing that matters is how well he does for the Jazz. And this question he got about tanking. What else was he supposed to say as the...

They emphasized the importance of high-level basketball IQ here, which was great to hear. This guy summed it up pretty well: “Your brain has to make so many decisions under pressure with a lot of moving pieces, and to find guys that are able to think the game, be able to make those decisions, be...

Scouts and mock draft people at the time: “This white, slow, dumpy guy must be good for nothing.”

I like what you did there.

Yes, and I suppose he didn’t want to risk it and took the guaranteed money. His NBA dream might be over now, though.

That Yaxel Lendeborg decision is a bit of a head-scratcher. I thought there would be NBA teams interested in snagging him with a 20-30 pick. Yes, he's 22, but the dude is physical with tons of talent.

Great idea to have Keandre on your podcast. I agree with everything he said about VJ and would pick him over Tre and Ace as well. His answer to the question about which players after #20 could become All-Stars was interesting.

Right, but if you want to evaluate mock drafts, you have to wait several years. And when you do, you often see they weren't too good (except for the obvious cases at the top)..

Yes, I was pretty high on him. Considered him for our #21 pick.

It looks like most of this board has had VJ, Tre, and Ace in the #3-5 spots for a while now. We even have a thread here asking which one we want. Idk, I’ve looked at this thing over and over, and compared to these three, Kasparas comes out on top whenever I try to predict what these prospects...

Yes we do. Was just saying would be great to have one more between 11 and 30 in this deep draft.

I agree. This draft is pretty deep. Would be great if we had one more first-round pick. There may be a future star lurking somewhere between picks #11-20, or even #21-30.

I’m glad to see this thread here. I’m with you. Of the players available at #3-5, I also believe that Kasparas has the best overall tools and physicality to become a great player.

Yeah, the 2026 draft looks pretty special and will impact some GMs' decisions about their team's plans for next season.

He is #3 on my board as well.

In general, I don’t pay much attention to draft prospects’ (and rookies’) turnovers because this usually becomes a non-issue for most players as they get older and more experienced (players who like to dribble into walls excluded). Waiting to hear your comments on Kasparas after your deep dive...