Next years draft is going to be much better than this draft, especially the top-five. Shabazz Muhammad is going to be the number one pick next year unless Nerlens Noel does some spectacular things like Anthony Davis did. Muhammad plays exactly like James Harden and we all know Harden would be starting for every NBA team exept the few with all-star shooting guard i.e. Kobe, Wade, etc. Cody Zeller and James McAdoo are the other top players and that leaves only more spot in the top-five for someone else next year like Andre Roberson who was Burks teammate at Colorado, he is a great small forward.
This draft class is a little weak on point guards, Marshall, Lillard, and Teague are the only good ones in this draft. 2013 will be full of point guards in the first round 5-7 atleast I am predicting. On the Jazz's standpoint it would be in our best interests to get the Golden State pick next year instead of this year so this could be a blessing disguise. The draft class for point guards next year includes guys like. CJ McCollum, BJ Young, Lorenzo Brown, Ryan Harrow, Myck Kabongo, Isaiah Caanan, Ian Miller, and Deonte Burton who if all these guys have a good year they could all potentially be taken in the first round. It is also a great small forward class as well with guys I mentioned earlier, James McAdoo, Andre Roberson and even Adonis Thomas, there were repots that the Jazz wanted a small forward this year so we could get a look at those guys as well.
CJ McCollum is one guy that I would really like to see the Jazz take a hard look at next year. Granted he plays for Lehigh, but not to mention they upset Duke this year as a No. 15 seed. Has great size at 6'3 but needs to gain some weight he is only 165 lbs. Reminds me a lot of Eric Maynor, McCollum decided to stay for his senior year which we don't see very often. Projected to go in the mid-teens in next years draft right now so with a good year he could be going in the late-lottery. Even with all this about how good the Warriors are going to be next year I still think that they will not be very good and we will get a pick in the 10-20 area
right where McCollum is projected. McCollum was the best guard on the floor when they played Duke and he racked up 25 points and 6 assists in that game.
Lastly, one thing not to overlook is free agency this year. One gut that the Jazz definitely need to go after is Goran Dragic, if they could sign him to a new contract they wouldn't have to worry aobut getting a point guard in the draft and could pick up another shooting guard or small forward. We wil also have our own first round pick next year, but I think we all know that we are going to be good next year so that will probably be in the late teens or early twenties where the Jazz could pick up a solid player.
