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Seems like a guy like Greg Brown probably deserves a bit more attention around #30 as well. He'd fit the bill on that stretch four that we've been missing.

Really wish we had another high 2nd rounder.
 
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Pretty crazy new Kevin O'Connor big board. Cam Thomas at 9 and Isaiah Todd at 21 are the biggest changes I see.

Other notables: Austin Reeves up to 35. Jalen Johnson and Jared Butler fall to 26/27.
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Also Trey Murphy went from not in top 30 (if I recall correctly) to #14, with a description that makes it sound like there's no way he'd ever make it to #30.
 
idiot said:
Also Trey Murphy went from not in top 30 (if I recall correctly) to #14, with a description that makes it sound like there's no way he'd ever make it to #30.
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Other notable additions to KOC's top 30:
- Roko at 29
- Thor at 30
 
idiot said:
Yeah, he had that going for Trey Murphy, too -- even more of a stretch than for Herb Jones, imo.
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I think the Draymond comp for Herb Jones is pretty spot on. Many similarities there. Maybe not personality, but many others. Style for sure. Will be interesting if Jones can hit that ceiling.

Whoever gets Jones is gonna get a contributor.

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Avery said:
Seems like a guy like Greg Brown probably deserves a bit more attention around #30 as well. He'd fit the bill on that stretch four that we've been missing.

Really wish we had another high 2nd rounder.
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Unless someone we love falls... I would bet we move back and get a couple seconds in this draft. A few years ago I think the #30 pick was moved for 4 seconds. If we could nab two picks in the 30s or early 40s and a future second (that projects to be solid) I'd be all in on a move like that... again assuming a guy we love doesn't fall. If Butler, Thor, and maybe Ayo were there those are guys I'd want to take and try to buy a pick in the 40s.
 
After looking at KOC's revised big board, I'm wondering who you all would get excited for if they started sliding relative to expectations on draft night (and to be realistic, someone who's usually in the 10- early 20s range) -- the kind of player you'd be demanding on this board that JL find a way to move up to pick?

For me, it's probably Kai Jones (who has slid in KOC's big board, I think). I managed to watch Austin Reaves vs Texas, when Jones had his best game. Jones's talent looked so much better than anyone else's on the court that day. I understand that he did far worse in most of the other games; I also I fell for Perry Jones back in the day, so I'm a sucker for long, agile PFs with ball skills and shot-blocking potential. But that's someone I'd probably be willing to chase (though I really doubt he'll slide far enough for the Jazz to even consider it). (He also attended a year at DM's alma mater, Brewster Academy.)

On the other side, is there anyone you'd recommend that the Jazz stay away from even if they "slid" all the way to #30? For me?: maybe Isaiah Jackson or Shariffe Cooper (mostly for fit reasons), maybe Jalen Johnson.
 
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Handlogten's Heros said:
Unless someone we love falls... I would bet we move back and get a couple seconds in this draft. A few years ago I think the #30 pick was moved for 4 seconds. If we could nab two picks in the 30s or early 40s and a future second (that projects to be solid) I'd be all in on a move like that... again assuming a guy we love doesn't fall. If Butler, Thor, and maybe Ayo were there those are guys I'd want to take and try to buy a pick in the 40s.
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In 2021, New Orleans has:
#34
#40
#43
#53

They have three 2nd rounders in 2022 including ours.

I would trade #30 for #40, #43 and our 2022 2nd rounder back.
 
LoPo said:
In 2021, New Orleans has:
#34
#40
#43
#53

They have three 2nd rounders in 2022 including ours.

I would trade #30 for #40, #43 and our 2022 2nd rounder back.
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I would do that type of deal fo sho... but again if one of those guys I love slid down to #30 you just make the pick and figure out another way to snag a second round pick.

Put it this way... there is no way in hell we don't draft someone in the second round. It saves us around 4M in salary and tax to have a roster spot going to a second round guy instead of a minimum player not taken in the second round. $4M is enough to buy a couple bad second round picks or one good one for sure. It's kind of a "free" prospect.
 
NUMBERICA said:
I know as much about Miles McBride as KOC's write-up on him and I'm over the moon. Anyone wanna comment (@Saint Cy of JFC )?
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Its that time of year... everyone just get hyped about a lot of guys and that way we won't be disappointed... maybe.
 
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