Is Ace Bailey the best draft prospect in Utah Jazz history?

[NAOS_pt2]

Dylan Harper was on that same Rutgers team and is absolutely a better prospect than Deron Williams was.

I'll just note that you're presenting a claim as if it isn't debatable. That's fine—because this is teh internet.

 

[fishonjazz]

As draft prospects? No

Ya some people seem to misunderstand the assignment.

 

[fishonjazz]

But why? Because pre draft analysis was wrong?

Jokic wouldn’t count either, I don’t understand why

The question as I understand it is "is ace bailey the best draft prospect in jazz history?"
So lets imagine there was a draft thread on jazzfanz when jokic was drafted. How much hype and discussion do you think there would have been in that thread about jokic? Im guessing almost zero because he was not a very good draft prospect.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

In terms of top-tier upside I'll say probably. Deron Williams was pretty special though.

Honorable mention to DeShawn Stevenson. I remember nbadraft.net comped him to Michael Jordan and put out a "mea culpa" like 15 years later, LOL.

It was a while ago but Deron was never considered a top 5 pick to my recommendation till after his ncaa tournament run. Tell me if I’ve got that wrong.

 

[Bawse Dawg]

The question as I understand it is "is ace bailey the best draft prospect in jazz history?"
So let’s imagine there was a draft thread on jazzfanz when jokic was drafted. How much hype and discussion do you think there would have been in that thread about jokic? Im guessing almost zero because he was not a very good draft prospect.

That’s fine, but if a single person, fan or draft analyst, had made a scouting report about what Jokic could be (would become) based on the skills he had as a prospect, would that then change things?

I suppose it has to be a ‘consensus’… back to bowing out

 

[Elizah Huge]

I'll just note that you're presenting a claim as if it isn't debatable. That's fine—because this is teh internet.

No sir it’s just my opinion.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Not at all

Based on what?

 

[Hearsky]

You all be sleeping on Darrel Griffith. Based on the Hot Rod Hundley expectation model, none bigger than the Golden Griff.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

This isn’t best player drafted it’s how they were perceived coming into the draft. DWill was only considered an early pick after his ncaa run he was if I recall at one time mocked between late lottery to early 20’s. Stevenson was drafted in the 20’s as for Kanter I remember being pissed we finally had third pick and the best we could do was Kanter and it was perceived as a weak top of the draft other than Kyrie, so I wouldn’t consider Kanter. In my opinion Ded Ex was the only prospect that has a chance at the top spot. He I remember got a lot of national attention. And was being comped to some elite legends. Kobe and Penny and a couple others.

 

[rippimpc]

2011 draft was weird cuz 11 - 20 was better than 1 - 10

 

[framer]

Are we counting Pistol Pete or no? Because if so, it was him.

 

[framer]

Are we counting Pistol Pete or no? Because if so, it was him.

Jazz didn't draft Pistol Pete. Sorry about that!