I always laugh at the folks who want to trade good established players for the chance that a rookie from the draft will be better. It took Hayward a few years to really come into his own as with Favors and Kanter. Except for a handful of rare exceptions, the same will be true of pretty much every player in this draft. Unless you are looking four years down the road, Hayward is likely at least as good, if not better, than anybody the Jazz can get in this draft. The window for the c4 is not long enough to develop three rookies in time to compliment them.
If we're going to move up, Burke or McCollum as targets make the most sense. This will take both our picks + Burks (at very least). Would you do it? I would in a heart beat.
If Jazz could get the #1 they trade it to PHO for the #5 and 30?
If we're going to move up, Burke or McCollum as targets make the most sense. This will take both our picks + Burks (at very least). Would you do it? I would in a heart beat.
I really love Burke as a college player. But I have questions about his athleticism. How does he compare to cp3 or Ty Lawson? Anyone have the combine results?
Yup.
Considering Burks is worth about a #25 pick in a normal draft (not lockout), what is a #25, 21, & 14 worth?
He doesn't compare to Lawson but fairly well with CP3. I like him for his leadership, heady play, clutchness, etc. I think he's a team culture changer.
Burks and our second round pick for Schroeder.
One of our first round picks (14th pick) and a future unprotected first round pick plus Hayward for the first pick (McLemore).
Draft Gobert with the remaining 21st pick.
Jazz starting lineup:
Schroeder - FA
McLemore - Foye
Webster - Dunleavy
Kanter - Landry
Favors - Gobert
That would be a hell of a team.
I'm not convinced McLemore will be a better pro than Hayward.
Srsly frank.... Respect ur sig!!
Honest question if burks stayed in college the last two years where do you think he goes in this draft??
I say give them Hayward and the 2014 pick for #1.... !!!
Got one more from PG_AB somewhere to add...
I think I'd put him in the class of Jamaal Franklin and Caldwell-Pope.
I think if Burks stayed he would have been exposed. He has few basketball skills and his strength in college was sheer athleticism -- he could pull up or drive and jump over anyone at the lower comp. level he was playing at. To this day, his only drive move is a shoulder shiver that doesn't throw any NBA player off balance, and he's not good at stop n go dribble, etc. He has a great body with slightly less leaping than optimal, and that's why he was drafted that high in a very poor draft.
Schroder compares fairly well to Lawson but doesn't compare to CP3. I like him for his leadership, heady play, clutchness, etc. I think he's a team culture changer.
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CP3 is a surefire first ballot HoF'er on stats alone, you think burkes career will compare fairly well with his?