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Following Potential 2025 Draftees

Bodhi said:
I like so many dudes in this class.
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Me too. I definitely want at least two guys from this draft - plus a couple of draft and stash guys in the 2nd round.

Ideally, I’d like to see the Jazz take their top rated guy out of Bailey, Johnson and Edgecombe at 5, then move up from 21 for a physical freak like Carter Bryant, Noa Essengue or Rasheer Fleming. Wouldn’t mind getting Demin either.
 
jom2003 said:
Sure but with a player as young as Yang we can't rule anything out. He's definitely got the skillset to play the 4 compared to someone like Maluach. Maybe he work on his body and outside shot to acquire that positional flexibility. The point is for us as jazzfans who want Yang to work out on the Jazz, he kinda has to be able to play the 4 since we know Kessler is not going anywhere. And a "backup center" isn't exactly the term that would get any jazzfans excited.
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I would lean more into the centerness and hub qualities of Yang. There is no need to be overly attached to players currently on the roster. If Yang can be the offensive hub for the Jazz, why burden him with learning a completely new position just to fit Walker, he is already going to be in the middle of learning English when he gets drafted. Just trade Walker for pieces that do fit around Yang.

I don't know if Yang has the potential to overtake Walker as our starting Center but I would want to roll the ball out and see how the team looks with either at Center, then decide. Or just trade Walker if you feel hurried by the looming extension. Or Yang can just be the backup Center. I don't think converting Yang to a 4 is the right way to go about this.
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
If people are going to give Fears the benefit of the doubt for being 18 y.o., they need to do the same for Essengue. What happens if his body fills out and he grows to a bonafide 6'10"? What happens if he improves his handle? He really could enter AK territory in some respects.
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Bodhi said:
We simply need to find a way to get Essengue.

I’m completely sold on him.
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We do have this pick at #5, I'm just sayin.....
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
I think the Jazz will still take Tre Johnson at #5. If Tre isn't available though, it's reasonable to compare Ace to Noa. Ace might be a brilliant, knock-down shooter, but you can see below some of Noa's all-around game as an 18 y.o. in an adult league-- Playmaking at 7:39 and Defense at 10:20..


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UR5h-KODjQ&t=699s
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I believe in his shot, even if the percentage isn’t there now.

The play making really surprised me. He has a really great feel for the game and angles.

He has some “freak” potential in him and I would take that gamble.
 
Bodhi said:
I believe in his shot, even if the percentage isn’t there now.

The play making really surprised me. He has a really great feel for the game and angles.

He has some “freak” potential in him and I would take that gamble.
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He moves and reacts exceptionally well on defense. He has some plays that look like Kirilenko, where he comes out of nowhere and intercepts a pass with perfect timing.
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
He moves and reacts exceptionally well on defense. He has some plays that look like Kirilenko, where he comes out of nowhere and intercepts a pass with perfect timing.
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He’s a young AF 18 too, just behind Flagg as the youngest in the class right?

Fitting as he will be the 2nd best player behind Flagg….
 
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