Following Potential 2025 Draftees

[Handlogten's Heros]

I get the “we have this guy at home” kind of thinking. But if we took an honest look at what we have at home we should know that we need to go outside lol.

Its partly this but its also partly... how many guys in this player type are you going to swing on? I also just am not a fan at 5. If you want to swing on him I'd try and move back and get him later.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

We have Fears at home

Fears is more dynamic off the dribble than Keyonte, but Keyonte is the better shooter off the catch. They're somewhat different players, but maybe similar value.

 

[SD Jazz]

If Knueppel is still available at #5 he would be an obvious pick but I think he goes #3.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

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I somewhat agree with this thinking. Next year the Jazz are planning to tank again, and they're likely to draft a primary frontcourt player--Dybantsa, Boozer, Cenac, Lopez, Quaintance. So there might be some value in looking at the drafts more holistically. At a minimum, the Jazz want to draft someone who will be willing to share the ball.

 

[KqWIN]

Its partly this but its also partly... how many guys in this player type are you going to swing on? I also just am not a fan at 5. If you want to swing on him I'd try and move back and get him later.

IMO, that number is mostly unrelated to the amount of guys we've already taken a chance on. Your decision to take another guard should be based on the success rate of all guards, not just the one you have on roster (and both could be considered hits btw). Maybe it becomes an issue if you're lacking the development time, but #5 pick has way more priority than any of the guards we have on roster. If you think Tre or Fears is the guy, I'm definitely moving Key or Collier to create space for my #5 pick and not the other way around.

If you're absolutely deadlocked between two players, that's when you can bring it in.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

I don't have Fears in the same tier as Bailey and Johnson. However, if those two guys are gone, I could see Fears entering the discussion along with Edgecombe because on-ball creation is at such a high premium in the playoffs. Fears could be a major table setter.

Jazz could also be considering trade-back scenarios. For example, if I'm Washington I'd offer the Jazz 6 + 18 for 5 + 21. Jazz could then draft someone like Traore or Sorber at 18.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

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All three of those players are very different from each other, so their ideal running mates would be very different.

 

[Elizah Huge]

All three of those players are very different from each other, so their ideal running mates would be very different.

I think Kon is a very maleable player and would work well with anyone really which is why I said that.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

All three of those players are very different from each other, so their ideal running mates would be very different.

But all are more like #1 option types that Kon could support.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Also, regarding Fears and fit, the idea next year is that we will draft Boozer, AJ, or Peterson (and with terrible luck Cenac/Ament/Lopez).

So I don't think drafting a PG at the top 5 is a terrible idea. The star wing is coming next year.

 

[HadAnEffectHere]

All of the guys at #5 are role players other than Fears and Queen (who are boom/bust guys), I don't see Kon specifically standing out at all as a role player either good or bad. VJ has no star potential whatsoever and less than Kon.

It feels like a bizarre pre rationalization of picking Kon. The Jazz are picking Kon over Ace (if it happens) if their new scouts are stats guys, not because of some bizarre "Kon is a better fit as a role player" thing. Ace has to be a role player in the NBA too.

 

[Megadoo1]

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