Following Potential 2025 Draftees

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Zach Lowe said on his pod today he heard Tre is killing workouts and teams are in awe of his shooting

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

GOATED draft would be Tre or Fears, trade up in late lottery for Riley, get Fleming at 21 and trade up in the 2nd round to take Yang.

 

[Bodhi]

GOATED draft would be Tre or Fears, trade up in late lottery for Riley, get Fleming at 21 and trade up in the 2nd round to take Yang.

#Franchisechanging

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Lowe said some agents/players aren't sure what to make of Utah for their prospects

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Where have we seen this before? He’s going to love throwing out the ceremonial 1st pitch in Daybreak.


View: https://x.com/rutgersmbb/status/1936144092427346068?s=46

 

[bigmike]

I’m late, but just listened to the Leif-TJ pod. Interesting that TJ thinks Tre is definitely ahead of Ace/Kon/Fears on the Jazz board. I had always kind of thought that this was TJ’s personal opinion and not necessarily the FO’s opinion, but he was pretty direct. Right now it looks like Tre will be there and we’ll take him. I’m extremely annoyed by Leif and the other Tre stans, but I’d be ok with it.

FWIW, I actually think Fears has the most realistic path to stardom out of these guys. Also has the most risk of busting. His path to being an offensive hub is clear.

Kon and Tre have similar high end outcomes to me. Their realistic, high outcomes land them as borderline all stars. Kon looks like Bane, Tre more like Herro (sorry skin tone truthers). Either guy could go beyond that, but that gets into the unrealistic territory for which I don’t put too much weight onto. I like Kon’s medium and poor outcomes better, but I still think Tre is relatively safe. Just not my favorite type of archetype.

Great post. Though I'd nitpick a tad with the Tre / Herro comparison. Tre's length separates him from Herro in the "archetype" column, in my book.

 

[Powshredder]

[Robinson] The Utah Jazz hold interest in Rutgers' Ace Bailey. While some may speculate whether a quieter market like Salt Lake City would appeal to a player of his caliber, one source familiar with Bailey’s thinking said he would welcome the opportunity to play in Utah.

 

[Bodhi]

[Robinson] The Utah Jazz hold interest in Rutgers' Ace Bailey. While some may speculate whether a quieter market like Salt Lake City would appeal to a player of his caliber, one source familiar with Bailey’s thinking said he would welcome the opportunity to play in Utah.

"In fact, Cooper has been a key figure in Bailey’s life since high school"



I now feel stupid. His agent has been with him since he was in high school. I mean, thats like infinity years, basically.

 

[KqWIN]

Whether Philly is doing its due diligence or genuinely believes Bailey could fall to them at 3 remains to be seen. What’s clear is that the interest is real, and that Bailey’s draft night plans are still fluid.

Scoop B with another bomb. Ace Bailey could potentially fall to number 3? I wouldn't get my hopes up if I was PHI.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

"In fact, Cooper has been a key figure in Bailey’s life since high school"

View attachment 18903

I now feel stupid. His agent has been with him since he was in high school. I mean, thats like infinity years, basically.

The AAU coach/manager is running his draft like the NBA is an AAU circuit. I got a feeling Ace is a guy you want on his second team not his first. Life gonna punch this young man in the mouth.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I can't remember this amount of stuff going on in a draft that felt like posturing. I have a lot of half baked theories in my head rn about what teams are trying to do.

 

[KqWIN]

The AAU coach/manager is running his draft like the NBA is an AAU circuit. I got a feeling Ace is a guy you want on his second team not his first. Life gonna punch this young man in the mouth.

Counterpoint: His management has been negging him this entire time. Once he gets real coaching around him he will blossom, a good strong franchise with an elite coach (like MIA for example) would love to take a chance on him.

Gonna be honest....I don't think we have a "Jazz culture" that is good for Ace. I think if he landed here it will enable his poor habits.