Following Potential 2025 Draftees

[kabenac]

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I want Ace Bailey and I want him at shooting guard. If we draft Ace I'm dancing The Bailey Shuffle.

 

[rippimpc]

You guys buy what Tony is saying about it not mattering? Harper is going to sign with a big agency and I presume it will really piss them off which in turn will have downstream effects.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

I went to AKs first summer league game. I recall being blown away by his feel for the game. He was throwing no look passes. It was so easy for him. AK was hand cuffed by being too early by a generation. In the modern game he would have been awesome. I think I’d rather have AK than Flagg.

that game/experience is still one of the most amazing and memorable things i've ever seen as a jazz fan. as you say, his feel and the ease and dominance he displayed were mind boggling. i couldn't believe what i was seeing.

problem is, Flagg is more like a poor man's AK in terms of all the defensive playmaking and as a passer. and he will need to improve to even become as good a shooter as AK. if there is a defensive playmaker who resembles AK in cbb right now, it's Quaintance.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

The one thing Ive been disappointed with Flagg is that he's not the STOCKS monster I thought he would be. Not that he's been bad in that regard, but I was expecting like averages of above 2 on both steals and blocks.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

You guys buy what Tony is saying about it not mattering? Harper is going to sign with a big agency and I presume it will really piss them off which in turn will have downstream effects.

For a guy as good as Harper, you'd draft him even if he doesn't want to come to Utah. Detroit and Charlotte deal with this all the time. He'd still be playing to establish himself in the league and to earn a max deal on his 2nd contract. You just wouldn't expect him to sign a 3rd contract if his circle is trying to push him out of Utah.

I'm not sure how excited Exum was about being drafted by Utah.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

The Jazz aren't going to be a serious team without a lead initiator and advantage creator. We're still running the Collin Sexton kamikaze offense.

 

[rippimpc]

The one thing Ive been disappointed with Flagg is that he's not the STOCKS monster I thought he would be. Not that he's been bad in that regard, but I was expecting like averages of above 2 on both steals and blocks.

That’s a really interesting point.

 

[KqWIN]

You guys buy what Tony is saying about it not mattering? Harper is going to sign with a big agency and I presume it will really piss them off which in turn will have downstream effects.

It definitely matters.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

You guys buy what Tony is saying about it not mattering? Harper is going to sign with a big agency and I presume it will really piss them off which in turn will have downstream effects.

I dont htink it matters that much, but it's not a great sign.

If Zion couldn't pressure his way out of getting drafted by New Orleans to get to NYK, I think we are fine.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

The one thing Ive been disappointed with Flagg is that he's not the STOCKS monster I thought he would be. Not that he's been bad in that regard, but I was expecting like averages of above 2 on both steals and blocks.

Flagg is more of a helpside blocker. Those highlight blocks come and go. But they look awesome on Youtube, so people remember them and Flagg gets a reputation as a swat expert.

He's not like Kessler.

 

[Elizah Huge]

This is shaping up to be a 4 player draft. We need a top-4 pick badly.

 

[Elizah Huge]

From Sam Vecenie this morning