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Locke did a comparison of 4 wing prospects. He like Hunter's numbers from 2013/14 better than this past year, and if those are valid he would pick him over Dekker, Booker and Oubre. Otherwise, he has some nice things to say about Oubre's potential. He breaks down Dekker's shooting and concludes that he can't shoot. Locke uses Booker's stats to conclude he's just a spot-up shooter right now (like Anthony Morrow).
 
Catchall said:
I think the best GMs act a bit like venture capitalists. A team like Utah that has to build primarily through the draft has to look for the home run. I have no problem at all if a GM drafts a bust. What a GM wants is steady deal flow, a bunch of upside prospects to take a swing on. If you can draft a star out of every 3 or 4 picks, you're doing great, even if a couple of those deals bust.

If we want to be critical, we can say that Kanter is probably the biggest bust of the past several years. He's gone before the end of his first contract, and we didn't get much for him in a trade. So for whatever reason--he didn't want to be here, whatever--we got no better a return on that #3 pick than Sacramento got for TRob or Minnesota got for Derrick Williams.
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It all worked out for the best. If we drafted JV instead of Kanter, we would have been complacent with him as a center and never taken Gobert.
 
Catchall said:
Locke did a comparison of 4 wing prospects. He like Hunter's numbers from 2013/14 better than this past year, and if those are valid he would pick him over Dekker, Booker and Oubre. Otherwise, he has some nice things to say about Oubre's potential. He breaks down Dekker's shooting and concludes that he can't shoot. Locke uses Booker's stats to conclude he's just a spot-up shooter right now (like Anthony Morrow).
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After the top guys - Russell, Mudiay, Winslow, Hezonja and Johnson - my favorite wing/guard types are Oubre (motor/attitude questions) and RHJ (that shot though) over any of Booker, Dekker or Hunter. I just like their upside so much more than the other three. Booker might work out, but I still have my doubts.
 
Ellis269 said:
After the top guys - Russell, Mudiay, Winslow, Hezonja and Johnson - my favorite wing/guard types are Oubre (motor/attitude questions) and RHJ (that shot though) over any of Booker, Dekker or Hunter. I just like their upside so much more than the other three. Booker might work out, but I still have my doubts.
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what are your principle concerns with Booker?
 
NAOS said:
what are your principle concerns with Booker?
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Athleticism is a big one. He tested better than expected, but when I see him on tape I just can't get excited about the guy. I think he's a solid double - maybe a triple IF he can create his own shot at the NBA level against the best athletes in the world. I'm still hoping the Jazz have another Gobertesque home run in them while they have a lotto pick.
 
RJ Hunter is a very interesting prospect(I like his confidence, he seems like a good kid and he knows the game better than most prospects). Ideal case is we draft Turner/Kaminsky/Portis at 12 and trade into the first round to get Hunter with a pick ~20...
 
Jazz are going to look hard at both trade-up and trade-scenarios. If they stay at 12, it's likely that one of Kaminsky, Payne or Lyles goes ahead of us, leaving one of Turner, Johnson or Oubre. Jazz will very likely take one of those guys.

I think the Jazz will really like a few guys like Hunter, Vaughn, Grant and Wright, but I'm not sure it will be enough to make them want to trade back.

The Jazz are going to be strongly tempted to trade up into the 7 - 9 range for Hezonja or Porzingis. It's a question as to whether they can pull off the deal. Winslow and Cauley-Stein going high make that possible.
 
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