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Notice the projection of Portis at #11. First time I've seen him projected that high. I agree that Looney positionally is a good fit for the Jazz. I just hope he can develop physically. I'm not happy if both Portis and Oubre are taken by 11.
 
Building on what Chad Ford said in his chat this week, I'm thinking that Turner's placement near our draft position is a placeholder until his medical comes out in the combine. If the medical looks good, he rises. If it doesn't, he falls. Either way, he's unlikely to stay in our range.
 
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Notice the projection of Portis at #11. First time I've seen him projected that high. I agree that Looney positionally is a good fit for the Jazz. I just hope he can develop physically. I'm not happy if both Portis and Oubre are taken by 11.
I'm hoping for either Oubre or Looney. I think they have the most potential and best combination of defense/shooting. If they're both gone, then I'd look at Portis and Kaminsky.
 
Sam Vecenie just posted his newest mock draft and he projects us taking Looney with the 12 pick(With Booker, Turner, Kaminsky still on the board) Cedi Osman with the 42 and Marc Garcia with the 54:

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/draft/mock-draft/expert/sam-vecenie


Here's what he says as an explanation for his pick:



Here's his explanations for the second round picks:

I would not mind taking a flyer on those two guys in the second. Garcia was a real hot name coming into this season, but has struggled though. Osman is intriguing as well. Would not expect to see either one for at least 2-3 years though.
With those 4 on the board in the first I say go with Mr. Badger.
 
Has anyone seen Richaun Holmes play? There's a nice write-up on Draftexpress https://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Richaun-Holmes-65912/

Intriguing prospect in the 2nd round. Long and athletic. Blocks shots, rebounds, can shoot the college 3 (41%). Played at Bowling Green.

I'm sure no one has seen him play live, but he looked good on DX. Seems like the prototypical mid-major 2nd round kind of guy who goes unnoticed, but has all the physical and athletic tools to be a NBA player.
 
NBA.com has Oubre at #12

https://www.nba.com/2015/news/features/04/29/top-30-draft-board-version-4-towns-still-tops-the-chart/index.html

Oubre has the look of an NBA wing -- the height (though needing to fill out and get stronger), the athleticism, the ability to play in transition and above the rim. His shooting dropped off the second half of the season, all the way to becoming a non-factor in the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments. He needed a good postseason and didn't get one.
 
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