Dream draft/outlook.

[Stifle Tower]

Williams and Jimmer is not too far-fetched.

If Cleveland takes Kanter, Minny would probably entertain some very good offers for their #2 pick. Then Jazz are left choosing between Williams and Knight. Gotta believe if they're closely ranked on the draft board, KOC takes DWill because SF is a position of DIRE need. Assuming Hayward plays SG and AK is not re-signed, that leaves only CJ and Evans on the roster at SF.

Cavs probably take Knight. If Sacramento doesn't take Jimmer, he'd probably be there at #12. And the Jazz would be crazy NOT to draft him. I don;t see him as a "novelty player." That was Toolson and an aging Chambers. Can Jimmer eventually be a starter? IMO, he is - at worst - a legit backup PG and a guy to bring in late when you need 3-pt shooters on the floor. And season ticket sales immediately increase by 20%. Jimmer jerseys fly off the shelves. Add a tie and I think the LDS Church would even allow Fredette uniforms in Sunday meetings ;-)

 

[The Midnight]

Williams and Jimmer is not too far-fetched.

If Cleveland takes Kanter, Minny would probably entertain some very good offers for their #2 pick. Then Jazz are left choosing between Williams and Knight. Gotta believe if they're closely ranked on the draft board, KOC takes DWill because SF is a position of DIRE need. Assuming Hayward plays SG and AK is not re-signed, that leaves only CJ and Evans on the roster at SF.

If I were KOC - I'd give Cavs a call and say the following:

"Alright - you can have 1 (potentially) great player in Irving, or you can have 2 (potentially) very good players in Kanter & Knight. Tell you what why don't you do this:

- Pick Kanter at #1
- Minny will surely take Irving at #2 and trade
- Jazz will guarantee to take DWill at #3

Then

- You are guaranteed Knight at #4.

We get what we want (DWill_2) and you get what you want (Kanter & Knight), everyone's happy."

 

[Stifle Tower]

I'll have to vote "Other" because it's going to be Jazz-Nets in the Finals.

A healthy Williams + Lopez, with Humphries doing the dirty work on the boards is not a bad foundation. Prokhorov is going to make another acquisition; you know it. Not enough to raise them to championship level, but they'll be a mid-level playoff team in the Eastern Conference and could put up a good fight.

 

[margodydek]

If I were KOC - I'd give Cavs a call and say the following:

"Alright - you can have 1 (potentially) great player in Irving, or you can have 2 (potentially) very good players in Kanter & Knight. Tell you what why don't you do this:

- Pick Kanter at #1
- Minny will surely take Irving at #2 and trade
- Jazz will guarantee to take DWill at #3

Then

- You are guaranteed Knight at #4.

We get what we want (DWill_2) and you get what you want (Kanter & Knight), everyone's happy."

A ton of mocks have Irving going #1 and Kanter falling to #4. So why would Cleveland essentially want to swap Irving for Knight?

 

[The Midnight]

A ton of mocks have Irving going #1 and Kanter falling to #4. So why would Cleveland essentially want to swap Irving for Knight?

Because if Jazz for some reasons selects Kanter, then Cavs cannot select the next BPA (i.e., Knight).

Then Cavs would have to look at someone else at #4 who will be at least 1-tier below the Irving-Williams-Kanter-Knight quartet.

It's basically a game of chicken between Jazz & Cavs, as Cavs don't know what we'll do.

 

[cowhide]

Cleveland does not need a PG as much as they need a SF and C. So what happens if Cleveland takes Williams first, Minnesota takes Kanter 2 and Utah takes Irving, then Cleveland can either take Knight or V. So there really is nothing the Jazz can negotiate with Cleveland. Cleveland is in the driver seat since they have the #1 pick. They are going to get a player they want at 4 regardless of who we pick at 3.

 

[YB85]

#3 - Knight (or Kanter if he ever really shows something)
#12 - Valanciunas, wait for his contract to expire and have a possible lottery pick join the team in a couple years.