Following potential 2015 draftees

[Doublea]

Right now Booker or Kaminsky would be great to get.

New favorite candidate, Cameron Payne, though I don't see the Jazz picking a PG in the lottery for a third year in a row. Think we would ship Burke out?

 

[The Midnight]

Picking based on needs alone Turner and Kaminsky are right there at the top and should get good minutes straight away.

 

[Cappy_Smurf]

New favorite candidate, Cameron Payne, though I don't see the Jazz picking a PG in the lottery for a third year in a row. Think we would ship Burke out?

Yes, but we shouldn't replace him with a rook.

 

[The Midnight]

Yes, but we shouldn't replace him with a rook.

Cant really fault that logic.. I mean if we are serious about making the playoffs next year we cant have a rookie PG as your back up. Unless he's a lottery pick of course

 

[BTP]

So all another team has to do to get Kaminsky off the floor is go 'small ball' then?

That brings a risk though. Kaminsky is a very polished back 2 the basket scorer. Being defended by a 6'7 without advanced counter strats will include inherent risks that some coaches may not want to take.
Also having Favors on the floor at the same time offers the possibility to cross match on defense. Favors is good as a perimeter defender, unless he randomly decides to add 20 lbs of muscle(or fat) over the summer...

 

[The Midnight]

Dont get me wrong I would love Kaminsky on our team. Just playing devil's advocate and doing mu due diligence.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Good teams trot out worse STARTING defensive frontcourts than Kaminsky/Gobert OR Kaminsky/Favors. And honestly, if Turner can protect the rim but can't guard on the perimeter for **** and Kaminsky is the opposite, I think Kaminsky might be a more effective team-defender in that context.

IDK.

 

[NAOS]

More and more hyped on Stanley Johnson. He'd give the jazz a dynamic they don't currently have (a small-ball 4 who can get out on the break and handle) AND fix some long-standing problems (a big physical wing who can defend when Hayward should be spared for the offensive side). High ceiling. High floor.

I love that he played down low in high school, where he developed the beginning of a post game, and then played on the wing at Arizona, where he nailed the fundamentals of good perimeter D.

GET HIM

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

More and more hyped on Stanley Johnson. He'd give the jazz a dynamic they don't currently have (a small-ball 4 who can get out on the break and handle) AND fix some long-standing problems (a big physical wing who can defend when Hayward should be spared for the offensive side). High ceiling. High floor.

I love that he played down low in high school, where he developed the beginning of a post game, and then played on the wing at Arizona, where he nailed the fundamentals of good perimeter D.

GET HIM

He's the best long term fit and he'd also have a good immediate role that isn't too big for him. If we got him we'd need to look for a back up center and then maybe address the PG situation and we are good.

We need to trade up to 9 and make sure this happens.

 

[orangello]

More and more hyped on Stanley Johnson. He'd give the jazz a dynamic they don't currently have (a small-ball 4 who can get out on the break and handle) AND fix some long-standing problems (a big physical wing who can defend when Hayward should be spared for the offensive side). High ceiling. High floor.

I love that he played down low in high school, where he developed the beginning of a post game, and then played on the wing at Arizona, where he nailed the fundamentals of good perimeter D.

GET HIM

I'd love Johnson but I'm starting to really doubt he'll be there. If both Booker and Johnson are available I'd go Johnson but I wouldn't feel bad at all about Booker.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I'd love Johnson but I'm starting to really doubt he'll be there. If both Booker and Johnson are available I'd go Johnson but I wouldn't feel bad at all about Booker.

If Booker goes 9 and Miami opts for Oubre that's about the only situation I could see Johnson falling to us. I don't think there is really the possibility that both are available. I wonder if the 12 and the GSW pick is enough to get us to 9. I think we will have to trade up to get him, but if they take Johnson they could wait for us to take Booker ( if that is their guy) and then we could make a deal.

 

[HighlandHomie]

More and more hyped on Stanley Johnson. He'd give the jazz a dynamic they don't currently have (a small-ball 4 who can get out on the break and handle) AND fix some long-standing problems (a big physical wing who can defend when Hayward should be spared for the offensive side). High ceiling. High floor.

I love that he played down low in high school, where he developed the beginning of a post game, and then played on the wing at Arizona, where he nailed the fundamentals of good perimeter D.

GET HIM

Disagreed. Some reliable birdies have told me what a disaster he was inside Arizona's locker room and that the staff couldn't wait for him to leave... Can't have that type of crap muddying up our chemistry.