Following Potential Draftees - 2019 (not kidding)

[Park Bites]

Do you have a link to his podcast?

So Sacramento gets Jae Crowder for Bjelica, a better overall player for a guy we could have pursued in free agency, and moves up 17 draft slots too? That's pretty bad. Jae Crowder and #23 should enable the Jazz to move up to 16 or so to draft Nickeil or PJ Washington. Who does he like at #40?

I would take HArrison BArnes off their hands

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Jazz part starts around 40:25

So Locke did this deal with Keldon Johnson, Goga Bitadze, KZ Okpala and Mfiondu Kabengele still on the board. He must hate this draft.

 

[stitches]

yep... Locke is preparing us for the Jazz to trade their 1st round pick for players that won't be able to stay on the floor in a playoff game. This is where the Jazz are at...

 

[Roy_McAvoy]

I'll be happy if the Jazz trade their pick. They should've done it last year when they fell in love with Grayson Allen. Most mocks had him about 10 spots lower than the Jazz drafted him before news leaked they wanted to draft him.

 

[Game6Conley]

Do you have a link to his podcast?

So Sacramento gets Jae Crowder for Bjelica, a better overall player for a guy we could have pursued in free agency, and moves up 17 draft slots too? That's pretty bad. Jae Crowder and #23 should enable the Jazz to move up to 16 or so to draft Nickeil or PJ Washington. Who does he like at #40?

Locke is a moron. How much does Bjelly weigh right now? seemed to me like he was pushing 260 last season.

He's basically a backup C at this point...

Joerger's usage of Bjelly surely was one of the reason he was fired in Sacramento despite a massive outperforming year.


That deal would be a spectacular win for the Kings... They dont even need Bjelly anymore...

For Utah it'd be another wasteful move in line with the Hill and Rubio trades. more long-term sacrifice for futile upfront petty victories

 

[homeytennis]

CBS mock has us picking the Washington wing that averaged 9.6 ppg with the 1st round pick and the 5'11" LSU point guard with the 2nd round pick for what it's worth.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

 

[zyzz]

I really hope we trade the pick instead of doing what Locke is saying. On his pod today he said he'd really consider drafting a backup center...like Kabengele even with his knee problems since he's 22 and can play right away. Also likes Ty Jerome. Afterwards, he brought up Okpala because he can play multiple positions and Carsen Edwards because he can play the Van Vleet role. Said he has heard that many teams have Langford off of their boards.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

This sure feels a lot like the trade discussions with Minnesota for Ricky Rubio two years ago. Jazz got Rubio for OKC's 1st-round pick (acquired in the Enes Kanter trade), which turned out to be Josh Okogie last year.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

I'd be willing to trade back in the draft and take whomever is available between Bazley, Samanic, Paschall and Okpala. A couple of those guys will be there in the 30s.

 

[zyzz]

Espn new mock has us taking Okpala at 23. Paschall goes 24. Has us taking Zach Norvell at 53. Kevin Porter Jr 27.

Utah could use more depth at the forward spots, making Okpala interesting here.

Okpala had a late start to basketball, and he is raw in terms of his strength and understanding of the game. However, his physical tools are impressive, and the flashes he has shown as a slasher, defender and perimeter shooter make him worth a long-term investment.