How bad/good is Cody Williams?

[The Thriller]

I mean, first of all, the league is NOT "absolutely flooded with long athletic players who can shoot 3s and play defense." Those guys are really, really rare and valuable. So much so that you need to take crazy risks to obtain them for your team.

So much so that the Jazz have spent their top pick in the last 3 drafts chasing one. If we get one to pop, it might have been worth it. If two pop, it was a tremendous success.

Jujang was better than Cody and he wasn’t even drafted. I guess the point is, “finding great wings is hard.” Because finding wings who can defend and shoot 3s is arguably the easiest position to fill right now. So much so that we found one last year who wasn’t even drafted.

 

[framer]

Jujang was better than Cody and he wasn’t even drafted. I guess the point is, “finding great wings is hard.” Because finding wings who can defend and shoot 3s is arguably the easiest position to fill right now. So much so that we found one last year who wasn’t even drafted.

Juzang is 4 years older than Cody and his one NBA skill is shooting. He hit 3s at a 36% rate last year. He is not overly long and he's not especially good on Defense.

If 4 years from now Cody Williams is not better than Johnny Juzang (who as a fringe NBA player, is STILL an NBA player) then yeah, the Jazz should move on.

 

[cctrackstar]

he was always a project, it's not like anyone expected him to be good right away, if he was with those measurables he would have gone top 3. remember, our team has a history of good player development, have some patience and remember, if he comes off the bench for ten years he is still a success for his draft position. drafting potential is always a coin flip, and sometimes it comes tails.

think about this, his measurables are about the same as Ace, but ace went fifth, should have gone third, all because he had the strength and the intangibles (drive, motor, shot). if cody gets what he's missing, he's basically Ace, but he may not.

 

[HadAnEffectHere]

he was always a project, it's not like anyone expected him to be good right away, if he was with those measurables he would have gone top 3. remember, our team has a history of good player development, have some patience and remember, if he comes off the bench for ten years he is still a success for his draft position. drafting potential is always a coin flip, and sometimes it comes tails.

think about this, his measurables are about the same as Ace, but ace went fifth, should have gone third, all because he had the strength and the intangibles (drive, motor, shot). if cody gets what he's missing, he's basically Ace, but he may not.

Ace and Cody are nothing alike. Cody's entire appeal was that he was smart (he played PG in high school) and could dribble a bit and had a good finishing package. He was a terrible athlete and incredibly thin and had a broken jumpshot and could not defend at all due to how unathletic and weak he was. The idea was that as his weight increased, hopefully his athleticism would increase as well. He's been even worse than expected though and seems to have no toughness or drive and doesn't seem to be improving.

Ace has elite shooting talent and explosion and lateral quickness while struggling to create good shots and to make good decisions. We will see how he develops.