2011 draft.....

[Saint Cy of JFC]

If the Jazz can somehow nab DWill2 at #3, he and Millsap prove to be competent at the 3 (and 4, obviously), CJ and AK are brought back, and the Jazz nab a PG at 12 (Reggie Jackson for example), the following 9 man rotation would be decent entering next season (starters listed first):

C: Big Al (32), Favors (16)
PF: Favors (12), Millsap (18), DWill (18)
SF: Millsap (12), AK (28), DWill (8)
SG: Hayward (28), CJ (20)
PG: Harris (30), Reggie Jackson (18)

Note: Even if Millsap can't play the 3, there should be plenty of minutes for him at the 4 (assuming, as I do, that Favors projects as a good defensive 5).

Don't resign AK, it only stunts the development of the youth movement.

 

[GVC]

Don't resign AK, it only stunts the development of the youth movement.

eh? Looks to me like there are plenty of minutes to go around. Letting go of AK just means more minutes for CJ and Raja.

 

[default]

Now that we have the #3 pick, it makes seeing Harrison Barnes going back to school hurt even more.

 

[Revolution 9]

Honestly, I like Jonas Valanciunas over Kanter. Defensive minded big who has a nice body. Great rebounder and has a motor. I think there is some contractual issue's with him, but he is a guy who I would not mind trading up from 12 to get. We need a defensive big.

Wouldn't they complement each other then? You are worried about Kanter's defense. So we add a scoring big, and a more defensive big.

 

[Revolution 9]

Now that we have the #3 pick, it makes seeing Harrison Barnes going back to school hurt even more.

I think the Wolves take him #2, and we are angry about not getting the 2nd pick.

We would get Dwill2 though...

 

[BENTLEY]

Says Portland twice, and Detriot once. Take the best player.

No one thought Oden or Bowie would get injured. Hindsight is 20/20.
Is anyone saying Brandon Knight is the next MJ or Drexler or Durant? -- being a 6' 3" combo guard I think Knight's ceiling is lower.

 

[LjJazzman]

Now that we have the #3 pick, it makes seeing Harrison Barnes going back to school hurt even more.

I've been thinking the same thing...

 

[BENTLEY]

I think I like Biyombo more than Valanciunas.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I think I like Biyombo more than Valanciunas.

I like either of them over Kanter.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Wouldn't they complement each other then? You are worried about Kanter's defense. So we add a scoring big, and a more defensive big.

Because we already have Favors and Jefferson. I see no reason to waste a pick on Kanter when we can get our PG of the future in Knight, then our defensive presence of the future in Jonas (even though I highly, highly doubt we will be able to get him, but hopefully Bismack drops to 12).

 

[kabenac]

Now that we have the 3rd pick, everything opens up. There are so many options, especially if one takes the 'O'Conner's obsessed with Knight' rumor. I can't see Knight being drafted before 5 - if KOC wants Knight, he can trade down.

But what if we have a chance to land D-Will (KI goes 1, Kanter at 2?). So many options. It feels good. I doubt KOC is going to screw this up - we're definitely in the driver's seat.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Guess what, the team at 5 (Raptors) probably wants Knight too, so trading down to 5 isn't really an option if KOC thinks he is our guy.