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For me only Amen or Jarace would wet my whistle enough to think about doing that for 7. It would be a thought.
Maybe, but if we hit on both 9-16 that’s huge for this team. We need depth then add the fact we can still make moves to land a Brown Doncic caliber player. If you can add depth while adding someone like brown. That’s far more valuable.
 
I think the highest we could move up with 9/16 is 6 I think and even then I don’t know if they’d do it. Like HH mentioned I’d probably rather just trade our 2025 Cleveland 1st with 9 to move up instead.
 
If JHS is in play at 16, Podz should be in play at 16. I don't think they are that different as athletes, and Podz is much better at doing the things athleticism is supposed to help you with.
 
I think the highest we could move up with 9/16 is 6 I think and even then I don’t know if they’d do it. Like HH mentioned I’d probably rather just trade our 2025 Cleveland 1st with 9 to move up instead.

I still think that if we move up, it will be for Cam. He is definitely Ainge's type. I was really high on him on a first pass, during the second pass the concerns became more real.
 
I think he looks like a solid athlete to me to make it. It really comes down to how much of his offensive game translates. His rebounding and steal rate are just really good indicators of his activity level defensively. I think him and Anthony Black would make for a nasty summer league duo.
I'm going to have to rewatch him. Rebounding and steals are things that generally translate and are indicators. He may just be super smart and see the game... which is obviously good to. He just looked slow and I wonder if he has the issues like Ty Jerome has in the league. (Ty didn't have the rebounds... I know). And maybe its a rich mans version of Ty and Ty has kinda figured out how to stick in the league now (I think).

I think some of the rebounding stuff is weird. He consistently gets a lot of them but then had some monster games against "WTF University" that have padded them just a bit.

When I watched him the first time he kinda reminded me of Goran Dragic. Goran was never a speed demon either. I still wouldn't reach for him at 16. I think there is some opportunity to move up or back and capture some value if we want to ensure getting this guy.
 
If JHS is in play at 16, Podz should be in play at 16. I don't think they are that different as athletes, and Podz is much better at doing the things athleticism is supposed to help you with.
but what if I hate JHS and don't want him at all
 
I'm going to have to rewatch him. Rebounding and steals are things that generally translate and are indicators. He may just be super smart and see the game... which is obviously good to. He just looked slow and I wonder if he has the issues like Ty Jerome has in the league. (Ty didn't have the rebounds... I know). And maybe its a rich mans version of Ty and Ty has kinda figured out how to stick in the league now (I think).

I think some of the rebounding stuff is weird. He consistently gets a lot of them but then had some monster games against "WTF University" that have padded them just a bit.

When I watched him the first time he kinda reminded me of Goran Dragic. Goran was never a speed demon either. I still wouldn't reach for him at 16. I think there is some opportunity to move up or back and capture some value if we want to ensure getting this guy.
Ty also had poor size. Podz has solid size imo.
 
I think he is a bust. Just cause another team made a poor decision and a poor trade doesn't make exum a good player or a good pick
That’s the thing though, the Cavs didn’t really make a poor decision. They took a flier and got 2nds and what they sent out was an expiring player that they weren’t going to retain. The Cavs decision was fine, giving Exum a second contract was insanity.
 
I still think that if we move up, it will be for Cam. He is definitely Ainge's type. I was really high on him on a first pass, during the second pass the concerns became more real.
I actually went the opposite way with him. The more I've watched and looked at Cam the more I'm convinced he's being slept on a bit.
 
Ty also had poor size. Podz has solid size imo.
Measurements will be part of the deal with him. If he's a pg I think it could be great... he will be there at 28 or there is a spot in the 20s we can trade into to get him if DA and JZ are convinced.
 
I highly doubt he will be there. He’s going to be a riser.
I think he’s the type that is generally the opposite. I feel like risers tend to be the guys whose measureables pop and who excel at one-on-one type play. Podz plays the full game and I just don’t think he has THAT type of athleticism.

In either case, we’ll see. But I’m content taking the chance he’s not there at #28 rather than drafting him at #16.
 
I would rather keep 9 and 16
This is purely spilled milk, but the Jazz should be situated to be drafting 6 and 12 if Ainge had done a better version of the Lakers trade just before training camp (with Mike not going to Minnesota and getting a better return from the Lakers).

I don’t really know. This is a garbage post. We were just so close and could’ve really executed the in-season stuff better IMO. Ainge has done a great job overall and I’m just getting greedy.
 
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