Just started watching. Will post some notes of what they are saying
DA/JZ Press Conference
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JZ mentioned that the picks doesnt mean they will draft with them. They will look to use them to grab players.
DA said he doesnt want to tank. He's too old for that.
DA said he doesnt want to tank. He's too old for that.
DA said he thinks the '24 draft is better than '23.
DA said Utah's best team (Gobert/Malone/Donovan/Stockton) have been built on mid first round picks. High end lottery picks arent the end all be all.
JZ said all 3 players from the Don trade are excited to be here and are great people.
JZ said Sexton is completely healthy.
JZ said Ochai has great work ethic.
JZ said Sexton is completely healthy.
JZ said Ochai has great work ethic.
DA seems to be pretty good fiends with David Locke. Calls him "Dave".
DA was talking about the team from last year, basically said he didnt believe that the team believed in each other and they would try to do too much on their own. Seemed to be a shot at Donovan Mitchell.
Then he shouldn’t have traded Gobert.
Yes he should have. Management isn't allowed to come out and blatantly say they want to tank.
Dave is the hardest working man in the biz….but it’s easy to tell who he works for lol.
SoberasHotRod
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This seems pretty significant as I believe the only way we currently get at '24 pick is to be in the bottom 10 of the league.
He also said that when most people hype drafts, its mostly based off the top. He's sees it more holistically
Chargers Jazz Angels
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honestly, I think it is a 2-year tank. Jazz want to keep their pick next year I am sure.
SoberasHotRod
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It might mean he will be looking to trade '23s for '24s.
SoberasHotRod
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I think that makes sense. We already have a few picks in '25, so if we lose our pick that year it will be ok.
HeatCheck
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I'm fine with a 1-2 season mini 'tank' (actually hate that word since I fully expect all of the young kids to play hard this coming season).
By the '25 draft they will have more than enough picks from other teams. Hopefully one of them ends up similar to the Brooklyn picks that Ainge benefitted from in Boston.
They can obviously be used as trade chips too esp if they can draft a difference maker in the next few years and the team really starts to gel.
By the '25 draft they will have more than enough picks from other teams. Hopefully one of them ends up similar to the Brooklyn picks that Ainge benefitted from in Boston.
They can obviously be used as trade chips too esp if they can draft a difference maker in the next few years and the team really starts to gel.
Engorged On Unborn Gore
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They don't have any stars, but putting them at "0" is not accurate.