BENTLEY
Well-Known Member
Maybe Knight IS a point guard you can typically find in the teens, but not this year. This year, he is among the 4 or 5 players with the most upside and potential in the draft, due to an admittedly weak draft. It doesn't matter what happens in other drafts, he's a top 5 player in THIS draft and a guy we need to look long and hard at if Williams and Irving are off the board.
But the Jazz don't need a PG. "Not this year." (Devin Harris is starting)
And Knight is still a couple years away anyway, so why waste a pick on him when he's superfluous and the Jazz can just wait until another year to burn a pick in the teens on a PG.
Jazz don't need a PF either (Jefferson, Favors, Millsap, Memo) but a guy with Kanter's talent will not be in the teens in any year. That's why I advocate picking him up and then parlaying him, or another PF on the roster, into a deal that brings in some assets.
Next year looks like an awesome draft. The Jazz can get a really good SF next year and if you're interested in a PG, North Carolina's Kendall Marshall is currently projected going at the top of the second round on DX.