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Colton's Mock Draft Compilation, v. 6.0

richgates said:
I have to admit I don't see the huge appeal of Brandon Knight. Granted I've not watched more than highlight videos, but nothing he does seems the least bit extraordinary. I would rather take Kanter or Williams since Irving will be gone.
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Irving and Williams will be gone. Kanter or Knight...but why Kanter? We have Favors, Millsap, Jefferson and Memo. Id much rather pull tha Phx trade and pick up Lopez, Peitrus and there 13th pick for Millsap. Draft Knight, Singleton, and Jimmer and call it an amazing draft.

Harris, Knight, Jimmer
Hayward, Miles
Singleton, Petruis
Favors, Lopez
Jefferson, Memo
 
Chad Feldheimer said:
Why is everybody ready to just give up on Devin Harris? Why draft a PG when that isn't a major need.
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You talk about him as though he's not a finished product. So I'll offer what I think are obvious reasons;

1) He'll be the 3rd highest paid player (you could argue 2nd highest considering length of contract) on the team.
2) He's a pedestrian shooter, and that's being nice.
3) He's a good but not great play-maker.
4) His game is primarily reliant on his raw speed.
5) He's not really young (28!), but in his prime and appears to have already crested (two seasons ago, and that was with another perimeter threat that the Jazz don't really have). Considering the team is going to be getting A LOT younger over the next couple of years, if he's kept around, he'll be well on his decline (speed doesn't age well [see point 4]) as the other pieces are coming together. He can't really be the PG of the future for this team.
6) He ultimately didn't seem to change the fortunes of the Mavericks or the Nets very much one way or another.
7) He's an above-average player that has some positive trade value. I've heard a lot of rumor of the Blazers and Mavericks being high on him. If Harris can basically net you Matthews (And maybe Miller too?), ****ing do it.
 
NUMBERICA said:
You talk about him as though he's not a finished product. So I'll offer what I think are obvious reasons;

1) He'll be the 3rd highest paid player (you could argue 2nd highest considering length of contract) on the team.
2) He's a pedestrian shooter, and that's being nice.
3) He's a good but not great play-maker.
4) His game is primarily reliant on his raw speed.
5) He's not really young (28!), but in his prime and appears to have already crested (two seasons ago, and that was with another perimeter threat that the Jazz don't really have). Considering the team is going to be getting A LOT younger over the next couple of years, if he's kept around, he'll be well on his decline (speed doesn't age well [see point 4]) as the other pieces are coming together. He can't really be the PG of the future for this team.
6) He ultimately didn't seem to change the fortunes of the Mavericks or the Nets very much one way or another.
7) He's an above-average player that has some positive trade value. I've heard a lot of rumor of the Blazers and Mavericks being high on him. If Harris can basically net you Matthews (And maybe Miller too?), ****ing do it.
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Don't really disagree with a lot of this.
Never said he was a superstar. He doesn't have a horrendous contract. 8-9 for a decent starter isn't abnormal. He seems like a viable option for the next 3 years to me. I was commenting more on how people are wanting Knight over him.

I'd do the Miller/Matthew for Harris trade. I doubt Portland would though.
 
BabyPeterzz said:
Here's David Aldridge's mock from this morning:

https://www.nba.com/2011/news/features/david_aldridge/05/16/mock-draft/?ls=iref:nbahpt1

He has us picking Valanciunas........
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If we did not have to wait years for him to come over it might make some sense, but with Kanter coming over immidiately the chances of Jonas V going before Kanter as we know are very small. There are scouts who view Jonas as the intl guy with the most upside. Jimmer going at 30 is pretty ridiculous unless he blows in workouts.
 
Utah Jazz | Jonas Valanciunas | C | Lietuvos Rytas

Too much talent and potential to pass up; the Jazz have to replace the fading Mehmet Okur and give Derrick Favors a partner in crime up front.
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You mean besides Millsap & Jefferson?
 
Chad Feldheimer said:
Why is everybody ready to just give up on Devin Harris? Why draft a PG when that isn't a major need.
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No one is giving up on Harris. Knight is not ready to start yet. Harris is. Harris might only have a couple very good years left in him. Knight will probably be very, very good in a couple of years. Knight is big enough to play Harris and Knight at the same time ala Dallas. There are a ton of reasons why Harris and Knight will be very good for Utah.
 
And the good trade ideas for Harris earlier. If Utah feels Knight is the BPA you take him. He fits in well, no matter what happens with Harris.
 
Devin Harris was an all star, and he hasn't exactly fallen off the boat like Arenas did. Give him an offseason in the system where he knows his job is secure, develop a couple bigs.

I don't see any scenario where the #3 overall pick should be uses to replace a guy who's a notch below all-star calliber and 28 years old.

For all we know Harris will hold his age together really well and be consistent till 35 like Mo Cheeks and Mark Jackson did.

If Kyrie Irving is there, that's another story.
 
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