If the Jazz make a draft day trade......Predict the trade.

[JazzTalk]

You think Trey Burke has the skills to be an All Star? Really? I think he can improve a bit. But I don't see near the talent to ever be even considered for an all star team.

Basketball skills right now? No

Drive, determination, and willing to work hard to reach his goal of All Star, Yes. Burke has that chip on his shoulder of always being told he can't. He always proved the critiques wrong. Tony Parker couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with his jump shot, he now has an adequate jump shot

I think he will reach the All Star game at least once. But it will be with an Eastern Conferance team.

 

[Cappy_Smurf]

Utah trades Trey + the Okc pick and six 2nd rounders to nuggets and draft Super Mario.

 

[Cappy_Smurf]

Basketball skills right now? No

Drive, determination, and willing to work hard to reach his goal of All Star, Yes. Burke has that chip on his shoulder of always being told he can't. He always proved the critiques wrong. Tony Parker couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with his jump shot, he now has an adequate jump shot

I think he will reach the All Star game at least once. But it will be with an Eastern Conferance team.

Trey Burke does not belong in the same sentence as Tony Parker or all star.

 

[♪alt13]

Basketball skills right now? No

Drive, determination, and willing to work hard to reach his goal of All Star, Yes. Burke has that chip on his shoulder of always being told he can't. He always proved the critiques wrong. Tony Parker couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with his jump shot, he now has an adequate jump shot

I think he will reach the All Star game at least once. But it will be with an Eastern Conferance team.

Burke is not nor will he ever be an All Star. It isn't happening.

 

[Nate505]

If a trade is make I think they'll give up some assets (nothing major) to get to the Hornets spot. Possibly either the Thunder or Wariors pick, though if it's the Warriors pick I'd rather see them just sit at 12, unless it means getting Johnson (or even better, Henzjoa).

 

[gregbroncs]

Basketball skills right now? No

Drive, determination, and willing to work hard to reach his goal of All Star, Yes. Burke has that chip on his shoulder of always being told he can't. He always proved the critiques wrong. Tony Parker couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with his jump shot, he now has an adequate jump shot

I think he will reach the All Star game at least once. But it will be with an Eastern Conferance team.

He doesn't have the talent to be an all star. All the drive, determination and hard work in the world won't make him, Bigger, faster, or more athletic. Those things are keeping him from the all-star team every bit as much as his current skill set. And his current skill set is a long way from being all-star capable in any conference.

 

[Nate505]

Gobert > Towns.

Seriously, I'd rather have Gobert.

I'd draft Gobert #1 in this draft knowing what I know now.

If Gobert is traded for anyone in this draft I'll reconsider my nearly 30 years of fandom. Fortunately there's no chance of that happening at all.

 

[Cappy_Smurf]

If a trade is make I think they'll give up some assets (nothing major) to get to the Hornets spot. Possibly either the Thunder or Wariors pick, though if it's the Warriors pick I'd rather see them just sit at 12, unless it means getting Johnson (or even better, Henzjoa).

The warriors pick is extremely unlikely to be traded. Anything can happen injury wise, and that pick could turn to gold. Utah won't part with it for anything less than a home run.

 

[Coach Ellis]

The warriors pick is extremely unlikely to be traded. Anything can happen injury wise, and that pick could turn to gold. Utah won't part with it for anything less than a home run.

Agreed. Completely unprotected picks two years out are hard to score. You don't give them up because they might still be good down the road. Plus, having multiple picks in a given year allows the team to trade picks in 3 consecutive years. The Jazz could potentially trade 2016, 2017, 2018 (depending on when the OKC pick pays out) and 2019 picks in a blockbuster deal AND still keep a completely unprotected 2017 pick in their back pocket.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Agreed. Completely unprotected picks two years out are hard to score. You don't give them up because they might still be good down the road. Plus, having multiple picks in a given year allows the team to trade picks in 3 consecutive years. The Jazz could potentially trade 2016, 2017, 2018 (depending on when the OKC pick pays out) and 2019 picks in a blockbuster deal AND still keep a completely unprotected 2017 pick in their back pocket.

Yeah we need to stop mentioning those two picks (the OKC pick and GSW pick) as if they are equal. With the protections on the OKC pick and the fact that it is subject to them conveying another pick that has protections on it I don't think it is truly valued as a first round pick. Whereas the GSW pick could be a lotto pick... not likely, but there is a chance. Bogut is old and may fade fast... Iggy is no spring chicken and you never know if Steph might get hurt. They could have the year that OKC had this year.

 

[Jeffrey32]

Interesting non-Jazz Trade brewing...

Lakers get Cousins
Kings get Vucevic + Orlando's #5 (pick Mudiay)
Magic get Lakers #2 (pick Okafor)

My guess is Kings would keep their #6 (Pick Winslow or Mario).

There would certainly be other picks and players for balance and cap room, but this rumor actually seems to be a fair trade for all teams on the surface.

 

[Ellipse]

The Jazz won't trade down unless someone makes them an offer for the #12 pick that heavily favors the Jazz. Why? Because you don't trade down unless: a) there is no one on the board you think is worth a #12 pick or b) you can't decide who you want, so you let the other teams choose first to simplify your choice. I just can't picture DL working the phones to get a worse pick.
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What I think might happen is we trade our #12, next year's first pick, plus the GS pick to New York for #4. Why? Because New York is shopping for first round picks and that deal gives them 2 more first rounders , one of which replaces the one they traded away and Utah get's to add a potential star to their team without hurting the current roster. Burke and one or more 2nd round picks might be added to sweeten the deal for New York.