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2016 NBA Draft Combine (May 11-15)

Crocodile Dante said:
I think the jazz try to interview a lot just to throw people off what they are looking for.

Like the guy that takes 4 cards then ups the bet.
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One way to get a guy to slide to you is to be interested in players behind him in hopes that the teams in front of you buy the hype. I suspect that's what the Jazz did with Saer Sene and Jimmer, maybe others, probably 2013.
 
I think the top end talent is pretty meh after Simmons and Ingram, but the low end has a high floor. Lots of good 2nd round options.
 
Thon Maker is putting up crazy athletic numbers right now.
 
green said:
I'd take him too because as good as Gobert is, he has a lot of holes in his game.

If you can get a seven footer that can play 70% of the defense Gobert plays but can score in the post and average 18 a night, you move on from Gobert.
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Now that is a special kind of crazy set of assumptions.
 
mellow said:
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No source on this. But hearing some of the names the Jazz have real interest in, think there may be a chance of them trading down
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If we could do this, draft Maker or Qi, and in the process, get our trade partner's 1st next year, use our multitude of 2nd rounders to trade back into the 1st to get a pg or wing AND through free agency, get a wing like Bazemore whose price might not be as hefty as we thought after his Cleveland series, I'd be ****ing stoked.
 
green said:
I'd take him too because as good as Gobert is, he has a lot of holes in his game.

If you can get a seven footer that can play 70% of the defense Gobert plays but can score in the post and average 18 a night, you move on from Gobert.
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1) the idea that Poetl is 70% of Gobert on defense is preposterous.

2) We don't need/want an offensive big that only plays in the post. How many good NBA teams have a big that they play through in the post?

3) The game is evolving. Poetl is good, but I would never replace Gobert with him.

4) Averaging 18 in the NBA is very difficult.
 
Isn't Maker's floor pretty much Biyombo? I mean, Maker is skinny and can't hold his ground as well maybe, but that's his closest comp off the top of my head. We could do a lot worse than that as someone's floor.

Elite athleticism and motor. **** it. I'm in if we trade down.
 
Not much info this year on who the Jazz are interviewing...


Tony Jones ‎@Tjonessltrib
Providence forward Ben Bentil met with the Utah Jazz this week at the combine.

University of Kansas forward Cheick Diallo has met with the Utah Jazz. The big man could be the fastest rising player in the draft.
 
Aran Smith: Ben Bentil one of the winners of the NBA Draft Combine according to scouts. Considered likely in 25-35 range now.

A number of GMs told me that Diallo — more than any other prospect — moved the needle significantly Thursday. Another strong day on Friday and Diallo may move from bubble first-rounder to a late lottery or mid-first-round pick. Diallo has been testing the draft waters, preserving his college eligibility. Most teams assumed he’d return to Kansas for his sophomore season. While most agree he might be better off long-term returning to Kansas, he looks like a lock for the first round if he can continue to play well.
 
Cunning Linguist said:
Isn't Maker's floor pretty much Biyombo? I mean, Maker is skinny and can't hold his ground as well maybe, but that's his closest comp off the top of my head. We could do a lot worse than that as someone's floor.

Elite athleticism and motor. **** it. I'm in if we trade down.
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Haven't seen much of Maker, but from Draft Express.
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Weaknesses:
-Does not have great length relative to his height. Also has very small hands.
-Good, not great athlete
-Bobbles a lot of good passes
-Feel for the game is not great. Looks way too sped up, forces the issue quite a bit. Turns the ball over more than you'd hope
-Struggled to make plays inside the arc in the half-court, but is not a consistent threat from the perimeter either.
-Shooting mechanics are not great. Slow and rigid release. Does not have great touch. Struggled with his jumper all week
-Slow reacting to things on the fly, particularly defensively. Awareness is just average
-Just an average rebounder due to lack of length, small hands and questionable timing
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Not sure about the "elite athleticism". It'll be interesting to see where he winds up in the mock after the combine. Right now he's 39th.
 
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