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Following potential 2015 draftees

What a turnaround. I thought I was all alone on the Turner bandwagon for a bit there. There's seems to be a tide change regarding him. High upside.

Zyzz - your rankings are identical to mine. Although Johnson's in there somewhere too.
 
Thee jazz fan said:
Just watched RJ Hunter highlights for the first time and damn! He reminds me of Curry, even his J reminds me of Curry. I think he's better then Booker now. To me Booker is not much of a playmaker and is more of a spot up shooter. RJ seems more able to create more. Is he as good a shooter as the highlights suggest? Is he in play for the 12th pick? He's the one wing I feel I can justify taking if he has that Curry/Korver type elite distance shooting.
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I worry about his level of competition, and if he has the athleticism to do this stuff in the NBA, but holy ****! R. J. Hunter is a stone cold killer with that shot. I wouldn't take him over the top 5 guys that I'm hoping for (Winslow, Hezonja, Johnson, Turner and Porzingis), but I'd consider him if all of those guys are gone. If the Jazz go big with their first pick, I sure hope that he gets consideration for a trade up with the 2nd round picks and cash. I could see that being a consideration if he falls a bit. Of course, he could move up with individual workouts and an emphasis on 3 point shooting by NBA teams. Don't know if I love him at 12, but later on I'd take him.
 
Ellis269 said:
I worry about his level of competition, and if he has the athleticism to do this stuff in the NBA, but holy ****! R. J. Hunter is a stone cold killer with that shot. I wouldn't take him over the top 5 guys that I'm hoping for (Winslow, Hezonja, Johnson, Turner and Porzingis), but I'd consider him if all of those guys are gone. If the Jazz go big with their first pick, I sure hope that he gets consideration for a trade up with the 2nd round picks and cash. I could see that being a consideration if he falls a bit. Of course, he could move up with individual workouts and an emphasis on 3 point shooting by NBA teams. Don't know if I love him at 12, but later on I'd take him.
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You still have to consider the fact that Hunter, for as good as his shot looks, only shot 40% from the field in a mid-major league. Kind of concerning.
 
Cy said:
I'd get into the late 1st round to draft Kaba.
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New Gobert-type trade? Sounds good, I've liked what I've seen from him in limited video available and I think it's just scratching the surface with him. He looks so damn raw and still impresses with some moves, shooting... size... 42+ cash for a pick at around 25? I wonder if some team in that range would want to do that.
 
Cy said:
You still have to consider the fact that Hunter, for as good as his shot looks, only shot 40% from the field in a mid-major league. Kind of concerning.
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The thing with him is, that was him in his first year as a 1st option and main creator. Remember what happened with Hayward in his first year trying to run the team? He had virtually the same %s. In the NBA he'd be mainly a spot-up shooter, secondary/third ball-handler and probably won't command the same type of attention he was getting last year. My concern with him is more about his defense, he's been playing mostly zone in college, and from what Locke is saying he was soft and kinda bad in D in the workout.
 
stitches said:
The thing with him is, that was him in his first year as a 1st option and main creator. Remember what happened with Hayward in his first year trying to run the team? He had virtually the same %s. In the NBA he'd be mainly a spot-up shooter, secondary/third ball-handler and probably won't command the same type of attention he was getting last year. My concern with him is more about his defense, he's been playing mostly zone in college, and from what Locke is saying he was soft and kinda bad in D in the workout.
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Hayward shot 49% from the field and hit an insane 65% of his 2pt attempts.
 
Cy said:
Hayward shot 49% from the field and hit an insane 65% of his 2pt attempts.
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I meant last year in the NBA. Maybe the comparison is not great, because of difference of level of competition, but my main point was the type of jump in role they had in NBA 2013/2014 and college 2014/2015 respectively. (41/30 vs 39/30) Hayward turned from off-the ball shooter into on-the-ball main creator and his efficiency suffered. From what I'm hearing Hunter had similar change of role this season.
 
Cy said:
You still have to consider the fact that Hunter, for as good as his shot looks, only shot 40% from the field in a mid-major league. Kind of concerning.
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yep and only 30% from 3. Is he going to get better looks in the NBA? RJ Hunter seems to me like the kinda guy you hope is the real deal but probably isn't.
 
I would probly take Hunter over Booker, just because of his versatility. I'm not worried about him hitting shots, he's a career 35% shooter from deep on a good amount of attempts, and as we learned with Hayward, guys don't just forget how to shoot. I think he would fit our offense very well.
 
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