Following potential 2017 draftees...

[Elizah Huge]

Does anyone else like Jawun Evans here? It's not too late to jump on the bandwagon! Do it before it's too late.


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[Elizah Huge]

I helped create the Kennard bandwagon then I got off it. You were a late adopter. When everyone was calling him the next JJ Redick, I'm the one who pointed out he had shot creation abilities similar to Gordon Hayward.

We can just use Kyle Kuzma vs. Jawun Evans this year.


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[Elizah Huge]

Where did he have Ojeleye and what did he say?

56 and he only has comments for the top-30 players.


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[Elizah Huge]

There was a bit of buzz that Lydon shot the lights out in his workout with the Jazz. Like the lighting fixtures were literally falling out of the ceiling. He might have been one of the Gobertesque workouts Locke referred to. Don't be shocked if the Jazz take him at 24.

Edit: Lydon was a 50/40/84 shooter at Syracuse with a good rebound rate (8.6 rpg), steals (1 pg) and blocks (1.4 bpg). Numbers are slightly better with pace adjustment. He has enough athletic potential to be an adequate defender (read: non-liability), even though he's not in the best shape.

I'm on board with Lydon at 24.


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[Ferguson_Mellochill]

David Locke on his local podcast today said the Jazz wanted to draft and stash Kurucs before he dropped out of the draft. Makes me feel less crazy. Slightly.

Locke seems to think the Jazz would use #24 and #30 to replace Diaw and Mack.

 

[Elizah Huge]

David Locke on his local podcast today said the Jazz wanted to draft and stash Kurucs before he dropped out of the draft. Makes me feel less crazy. Slightly.

DX is the cream of the crop when it comes to international players and Kurucs was ranked #18 on their big board.

You're not crazy.


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[mellow]

Locke seems to think the Jazz would use #24 and #30 to replace Diaw and Mack.

So a back up pf, I mean center from France. And a fourth string, no third, no a starting pg.

Mathias Lessort and Derick White are the winners.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Does anyone else like Jawun Evans here? It's not too late to jump on the bandwagon! Do it before it's too late.


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I would entertain an Evans vs. Hart debate for #42. I think the Jazz are going to debate Lessort vs. Bradley for #30 as the future back-up 5. (I think they also like Pasecniks, but don't expect him to be on the board.)

 

[Elizah Huge]

So a back up pf, I mean center from France. And a fourth string, no third, no a starting pg.

Mathias Lessort and Derick White are the winners.

Jawun Evans instead of Derrick White.


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[seattlejazzfan]

Kevin Pelton just came out with his rankings this year.

I will gladly tell anyone where a player is ranked and what is said about them.

There is quite a few surprises as usual.

5. Zach Collins

Despite coming off the bench on a deep, experienced Gonzaga team that lost in the national championship game, Collins rated as the best Zag on a per-minute basis.

He's a high-percentage finisher with good touch at the free throw line. The limited need for traditional bigs hurts Collins, but he's skilled enough that he might be able to play both frontcourt spots in the pros.

7. OG Anunoby

A team willing to draft Anunoby despite the torn ACL that prematurely ended his career at Indiana might get a steal. Anunoby is the only prospect in this year's draft projected for better than 2.0 steals per 100 plays and 2.0 blocks per 100 opponent 2-point attempts.

Historically, several wings who met that criteria have outperformed their draft slot. The group features Robert Covington, Danny Granger, Josh Howard and Andre Roberson, but also includes nonentities Renaldo Balkman, Branden Dawson and Chris Singleton.

12. Tony Bradley

Similar to Collins, Bradley played well enough in limited minutes to project as a top prospect. My projections don't specifically consider minutes played, though low-minutes players will have their stats regressed more to positional averages.

Bradley projects as the best offensive rebounder in the draft and the best since Kenneth Faried was drafted in 2011.

15. Monte Morris

The highest-rated player ranked outside Ford's top 30, Morris projects with a winning percentage (.478) near league average (.500, naturally) thanks to his sure-handed play.

His projected turnover rate (10.6 percent of his plays) is third-lowest among players in my database listed as point guards, tied with Malcolm Brogdon of the Milwaukee Bucks.

16. Josh Hart

One of the most productive players in college basketball as a senior, Hart has no statistical weaknesses, and he has strengths in terms of 2-point percentage and shooting.

Hart projects to a 3-and-D role in the NBA, and indeed his second-best comp is Danny Green. (Of course, his best comp is MarShon Brooks. The draft is hard.)

32. Jawun Evans
33. Frank Jackson
37. Bam Adebayo
40. D.J. Wilson
41. Caleb Swanigan
44. Derrick White
60. Jonah Bolden
84. Kyle Kuzma

https://insider.espn.com/nba/inside...ba-draft-statistical-projections-kevin-pelton

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John Collins?

 

[Elizah Huge]

John Collins?

11. John Collins

A high-percentage post scorer who projects as one of the most efficient players in the draft, Collins has shown enough accuracy from the free throw line (projected 72 percent as a rookie) to suggest he can be a midrange threat in the pros.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

David Locke on his local podcast today said the Jazz wanted to draft and stash Kurucs before he dropped out of the draft. Makes me feel less crazy. Slightly.

Locke seems to think the Jazz would use #24 and #30 to replace Diaw and Mack.

He didnt say that, he said he thought they might want to.