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Jazz select Udoka Azubuike with pick 27 & trade Tony Bradley + pick 38 to the Pistons

infection said:
I think it’s a good pick if we don’t sign Favors. My beef regarding Favors is he’s not nearly as good of a rim protector as cheaper replacements like Udoh. And I think he could have done some of that. But this will be about as worthless as having Udoh behind both Favors and Gobert.
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I saw the endgame immediately though and the lolz from other people assuming we would play this kid from day one were hilarious. If you thought we were going to play a rookie at this rotation spot from day one you haven’t paid attention to how our front office and coaching staff work.
 
We must have planned on getting Favors before drafting Udoka. So he's insurance for Favors or Rudy getting an injury until he becomes a bench player behind Derrick when we trade Rudy. Otherwise why make him such a priority?
 
infection said:
I think it’s a good pick if we don’t sign Favors. My beef regarding Favors is he’s not nearly as good of a rim protector as cheaper replacements like Udoh. And I think he could have done some of that. But this will be about as worthless as having Udoh behind both Favors and Gobert.
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And I am super in on the Favs reunion. We have him we win the nuggets series... full stop. I was pretty meh on the wings in FA... none of them felt worth the MLE... so I thought draft a couple wings or a pg prospect and a wing. They might pick up 10 minutes a night but in 1-2 years we need a Joe or Mike replacement... maybe you strike gold and get something good. A young wing with promise on a rookie deal also becomes an amazing trade asset. It’s a cant lose. Then we take Udoka. I knew we’d bring in a vet so I just face palmed immediately.
 
str8line said:
We must have planned on getting Favors before drafting Udoka. So he's insurance for Favors or Rudy getting an injury until he becomes a bench player behind Derrick when we trade Rudy. Otherwise why make him such a priority?
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Guys we just suck at drafting... it’s not some master end game.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
And I am super in on the Favs reunion. We have him we win the nuggets series... full stop. I was pretty meh on the wings in FA... none of them felt worth the MLE... so I thought draft a couple wings or a pg prospect and a wing. They might pick up 10 minutes a night but in 1-2 years we need a Joe or Mike replacement... maybe you strike gold and get something good. A young wing with promise on a rookie deal also becomes an amazing trade asset. It’s a cant lose. Then we take Udoka. I knew we’d bring in a vet so I just face palmed immediately.
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Yeah, I don’t think the free agent wings were that great. I guess that even though I know better, I had hoped that at least one of our three GMs would see the very obvious OPJ for MC deal, especially considering OPJ was once one of DL’s ‘guys.’
 
We always seem to play the safe bet. Mike Conley is a perfect example. You know he's not going to suck but for the money he was never going to pan out. I would have taken a chance on Jaden McDaniels. He has a great looking shot, a quick release, good FT % and moves nicely. Maybe he turns into a Brandon Ingram, maybe not, but if he does he will be a draft pick who outplays his draft position. How many guys have we drafted over the last 30 years who have outplayed their draft position? Rudy has. Millsap. Who else?
 
I'm starting to warm up to the idea of Udoka. He's the biggest, baddest dunking machine I've seen probably since Shaquille O'Neale, and he seems to be pretty good at playing in pick-and-roll. He's got decent timing, catches well, gathers and can finish in a few different ways. He's much more mobile than, say, a Roy Hibbert, who got run out of the league.

He needs to keep himself in shape and figure out how to get his FTs up to 60% or so if he can.
 
Catchall said:
I'm starting to warm up to the idea of Udoka. He's the biggest, baddest dunking machine I've seen probably since Shaquille O'Neale, and he seems to be pretty good at playing in pick-and-roll. He's got decent timing, catches well, gathers and can finish in a few different ways. He's much more mobile than, say, a Roy Hibbert, who got run out of the league.

He needs to keep himself in shape and figure out how to get his FTs up to 60% or so if he can.
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Welp, he’s got plenty o time to work on dis ****.
 
Jazz took BPA. You never know what happens. Rudy or Favors might tear an ACL.

Anyone the Jazz took had a low shot at any minutes. The Jazz are trying to win a ring and dudes picked in the 20's typically dont get any minutes.

A lot of bitching and moaning, but I believe in the potential of the pick. Maybe it amounts to nothing, but at least we still have Elijah Hughes.
 
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