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I really don't think Niko is an improvement over Favors. He brings some different offerings to the table, but I don't think he creates a net improvement. He isn't the missing piece.
I prefer Jae off the bench... don't want him hijacking the offense when DM, Ricky, Joe are on the floor.
Niko is really good, but I think we could get him in FA fairly easily... depends on what happens with Cousins.
Jazz were +7.5 per 100 possessions when Gobert and Favors were on the floor together last season.
True, but they've historically been better than that when Joe Johnson and Jae Crowder have played next to Rudy.
I'm definitely starting to get enamored with him. He turns 19 in July (he is younger than Afernee Simons who looks like a baby where Brown already has a man body), so he is one of the younger players in the draft. He's already pretty strong for a player his age and size. He fits the mold perfectly of what you want a 3 to be size wise. You can easily project his frame to be able to guard up a position to the 4 once he matures with his length and reach (and again, he doesnt turn 19 for another 1.5 months, he could still be growing). His ball-handling, passing, and vision are very high level for a player his size/age. Play style wise he is a perfect fit for the Jazz's system.
The very first play of this highlight reel looks like a right-handed version of a Joe Ingles scoop layup. I see a lot of Ingles when he plays. Like I wish Ingles could play this aggressively w/ a scorer's mentality(Joe Johnson might be a more apt comparison as he develops). Obviously his shot is nowhere close to Ingles, but Ingles wasnt lighting it up at age 19. He shot 32% his first professional year for the Melbourne team. I don't think his lack of shooting should be too much of a concern.
His athleticism on the defensive end probably is the biggest concern. I watched all the Cody Wright youtube videos on him and it's a mixed bag defensively. Sometimes he does get blown by, but other times he is really able to use his size and length to both players on the defensive end.
If he falls to 21, he might be a must-pick. It's rare to get a player like him at 21 who has his level of feel/IQ combined with size and age at the SF position. Honestly, if he falls past the Spurs, I would be shocked. He seems like a Spurs player through and through. I'm pretty surprised he is even working out with the Jazz.
I feel like I rarely agree with Catchall on anything draft related, but I'm in on Brown. He might just be a super role-player type, but if he figures out his shot he could be a good starter and eventual Joe Ingles replacement.
Jazz were +7.5 per 100 possessions when Gobert and Favors were on the floor together last season.
I doubt they really feed him anything, but he probably knows how a lot of people in the Jazz's FO thinks.If you’re Jazz FO guys, why are you feeding this guy ****? Wouldn’t other teams be able to easily pick up on who we truly want and therefore use that as leverage perhaps?
Just seems stupid as a FO.
He telegraphed the Lyles pick, the Bradley pick, I firmly believe we would have drafted Aaron Gordon if he was available with all the hype Locke was putting on him...
This is basically one on none so it's not something that tells me he can do it in a real game.
He also didn't use huge hands to extend the ball at all. He sort of cupped it, tucked away within his hand and yet also lodged up against his wrist.