Following potential 2017 draftees...
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I watched Day 2 less closely than Day 1 (Kuzma and Jackson being out kind of killed my interest in watching all 40 minutes) so this was pretty interesting.
I watched Day 2 less closely than Day 1 (Kuzma and Jackson being out kind of killed my interest in watching all 40 minutes) so this was pretty interesting.
Jazz4ever
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Giles leaping ability tested out similar to Kanter's. Yikes. I give him credit for doing the drills though.
Not that interviewing a player at the combine is the best indication that a trade is on the table, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if the Jazz move Favors to help relieve the cap pressure they're under. They were exploring deals for him at the trade deadline and kept him for their playoff run. Paying someone $14M to essentially be a back-up center isn't going to work for the Jazz going forward.
Zach Collins on rookie scale playing the 4/5 either with or without Gobert has to look attractive. Favors probably has enough value to get that done for a team looking to win sooner.
If the Jazz traded both their first round picks to move up, it could get them to something like 17 or maybe 16, given how much talent is available at the end of the first round. That wouldn't be in Zach Collins' range.
Zach Collins on rookie scale playing the 4/5 either with or without Gobert has to look attractive. Favors probably has enough value to get that done for a team looking to win sooner.
If the Jazz traded both their first round picks to move up, it could get them to something like 17 or maybe 16, given how much talent is available at the end of the first round. That wouldn't be in Zach Collins' range.
But his agility numbers are pretty good. Kanter also took an entire year off at Kentucky, so he had a full year to just train and workout compared to Giles who is still recovering from knee surgeries. I think it's pretty clear that even Giles at his current state is a quicker athlete than Kanter.
I hope DL gets a good idea as to who we can sign and who won't be on the team next season so he can adjust for the draft.
I see so many good second-rounders. I really like Trier but he's heading back to Arizona which is likely a good choice as he dropped into the mid-second round.
I have gone on recond as a big Iwundu homer. I would love to draft him regardless, but if we can't sign Ingles I really, really want to draft Wesley Iwundu as he will be 3 & D.
I think DL is going to get enamored with a few guys and will draft who is available and likes best. 3-4 of these picks could well be on our roster next season, especially if we spend 16M-20M on Hill or another player (I believe Hayward will sign with us for the max. Thank goodness for four picks in this draft as it's deep and we will likely need some contributors with cheap contracts. Plus having restricted players once their contracts are finished is a huge deal.
I like Monte Morris as well. He's somewhat redundant to Neto though.
I see so many good second-rounders. I really like Trier but he's heading back to Arizona which is likely a good choice as he dropped into the mid-second round.
I have gone on recond as a big Iwundu homer. I would love to draft him regardless, but if we can't sign Ingles I really, really want to draft Wesley Iwundu as he will be 3 & D.
I think DL is going to get enamored with a few guys and will draft who is available and likes best. 3-4 of these picks could well be on our roster next season, especially if we spend 16M-20M on Hill or another player (I believe Hayward will sign with us for the max. Thank goodness for four picks in this draft as it's deep and we will likely need some contributors with cheap contracts. Plus having restricted players once their contracts are finished is a huge deal.
I like Monte Morris as well. He's somewhat redundant to Neto though.
It also wouldn't surprise me in the least if the Jazz traded Lyles. He looked like *** and his attitude and body language were really bad.
Lyles + pick to get a pick in the teens.
Lyles + pick to get a pick in the teens.
Park Bites
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i couldnt see a team accepting that deal maybe not even with both picks
Definitely possible. I think I remember the Pacers reportedly liking Lyles.
He looked awesome in summer league last year.
I could definitely see them doing Lyles and 24 for 18.
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The positive is he looked good his rookie year and he got his minutes cut more than being flat out terrible all year. It's not like we gave him a consistent 25 minutes and he failed. I think there is probably still value for Lyles out there if a team liked him during his pre-draft process.