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Following Potential Draftees - 2019 (not kidding)

Tony Jones has a new article out in The Athletic about the recent workout. Some highlights.

Ty Jerome
  • He’s a childhood friend of Jazz star Donovan Mitchell; the two played AAU ball together in their formative years. “He was always a freak athlete,” Jerome said of Mitchell. “Even at 8, 9 years old, he would get up the court in, like, four dribbles.”
  • The feeling on Jerome from the Jazz is that he simply knows how to play. He’s always going to be a good shooter and passer. He knows how to run a team and get guys in the right spots. He’s a steely competitor, someone who backs down from nothing on the court.
Admiral Schofield
  • “I want to be a junkyard dog,” Schofield said. He’s no stranger to hard work or adversity. He was born to a military family in London. When he was 10, he lost a brother in a drowning accident.
  • “The Jazz wanted to see if I can guard,” Schofield said. “I wanted to show my IQ. I didn’t shoot the ball as well as I wanted to. Everything was online, and I had a great stroke; it just didn’t fall as much as I wanted it to. I’m hoping that what I did today helps down the line.”
  • Schofield has a maturity and self-awareness about him. He has no illusions of getting into the league and lighting it up for 20 points a night. He knows he will be a role player in at least the infancy of his career and is OK with that.
  • That’s what draws the Jazz to Schofield. Maybe they won’t be able to pull a star player out of the No. 23 pick, but they are confident they can pull a viable rotation player, and Schofield has the defensive versatility plus the potential shotmaking chops to be an impactful two-way player.
Brian Bowen
  • The Jazz were impressed with Bowen. He shot the ball well in his workout Friday, and his game has improved noticeably, as someone who worked out for the Jazz last year.
  • He’s always been an intriguing prospect, a shooter in a 6-foot-8, long and lanky frame. But his body has matured, and so has his game.
  • Is Bowen intriguing enough to take at No. 23? That’s a good question. His game still has holes. He has to improve defensively. Even with physical maturation, he still has to get stronger, and he’s still got a ways to go off the dribble.
  • But with his size for a shooting guard and his shooting, he’s someone who can fill a role at the highest level. The NBA is always on the lookout for pure shooting, and Bowen can do that
  • “He was in a situation where he had to compete on a daily basis,” Perrin said. “He played hard. He listened to the coaches. He played himself into getting more minutes down in Sydney, so that’s what we really liked about him.”
 
Lord Bullingdon said:
Is Bradzeikis really a skill player? I think that says plenty bout this years wings if he is..

At times he looks like one, but at other times he looks like a bull in a china shop..
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He's an athlete. He's 3/D. He can finish strong at the rim in different ways. I wouldn't say he's super skilled with the ball, but if things go really well, he could fit in with a Dan Majerle or Bryon Russell complementary role. I think he's a rotation player and possibly a borderline starter depending on how he develops and who else is on the roster.
 
Catchall said:
He's an athlete. He's 3/D. He can finish strong at the rim in different ways. I wouldn't say he's super skilled with the ball, but if things go really well, he could fit in with a Dan Majerle or Bryon Russell complementary role. I think he's a rotation player and possibly a borderline starter depending on how he develops and who else is on the roster.
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I tracked his story for some time. Always used to try and compare him to Doug McBuckets, and I think ultimately, no-brainer; he's worse.

Gimme Windler over Iggy 100/100x. I think Windler is much better.
 
Lord Bullingdon said:
I tracked his story for some time. Always used to try and compare him to Doug McBuckets, and I think ultimately, no-brainer; he's worse.

Gimme Windler over Iggy 100/100x. I think Windler is much better.
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Yeah, Windler is more of a triple-threat--better shooter, better passer and better handle.
 
I still feel like Luguentz Dort is being undervalued in this draft. I've been watching more of Arizona State and man he has a great first step on drives. He blows by defenders with it. He's got good enough size especially with his physicality. Explosive leaper. He gets to the line. He's creative with ball off the dribble. This guy could be the offensive spark the Jazz need.
 
SCS said:
I still feel like Luguentz Dort is being undervalued in this draft. I've been watching more of Arizona State and man he has a great first step on drives. He blows by defenders with it. He's got good enough size especially with his physicality. Explosive leaper. He gets to the line. He's creative with ball off the dribble. This guy could be the offensive spark the Jazz need.
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dont get ur hopes up. He is redundant here, because of Donovan Mitchell.. I'd be floored if he's the pick...
 


Shams Charania retweeted this for some reason. I know they're both with The Athletic, so maybe I'm reading too much into it lol
 
SCS said:
I still feel like Luguentz Dort is being undervalued in this draft. I've been watching more of Arizona State and man he has a great first step on drives. He blows by defenders with it. He's got good enough size especially with his physicality. Explosive leaper. He gets to the line. He's creative with ball off the dribble. This guy could be the offensive spark the Jazz need.
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I love him, but he kind of sucks as of now.

He's not really an explosive leaper. He's a terrible finisher and a very bad shooter. He's athletic and has a gigantic body for his size.

I'd be very happy with him at 23, but I'd be very surprised if he played much at all (like less than Allen played this year)
 
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