Jazz trade up from 30 to 28 and select Tony Bradley

[Jack Strop]

Bradley is a huge project. He'll be the starting center for the SLC Stars for the next 2 years.

 

[RandyForRubio]

Okafor is incredibly polished offensively. Awful rebounder, awful defender.

Bradley has very limited offensive skill. Very good rebounder. Pretty ok defender with the potential to be good.

So how are they similar, other than they're long and have similar skin colors?

 

[RJF]

Also anyone else think it's weird we don't have a video interview of Bradley? Do they stop the interviews at a certain point?

I'd guess they only interview lottery guys?

 

[The Midnight]

I'd guess they only interview lottery guys?

That's really strange I thought they'd do it for at least the first round guys.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

The models that have Bradley #10 have Mitchell #26. So grain of salt.

If he can rebound and play when Gobert gets rest then I'm all over it.

Probably a very low chance that he develops a shot/gets so good that we have to figure out how to get him more play time with Rudy on the team, but that would be a good problem to have

Look at it this way. 10 is better then 13. 26 is better then 28

 

[addictionary]

Didn't realize he was less than 19.5 years old. That makes me feel a little better.

Me too. He looks like Hassan Whiteside, which is a very very poor man's.

 

[RJF]

Look at it this way. 10 is better then 13. 26 is better then 28

Than

 

[Jazz4ever]

Okafor is incredibly polished offensively. Awful rebounder, awful defender.

Bradley has very limited offensive skill. Very good rebounder. Pretty ok defender with the potential to be good.

So how are they similar, other than they're long and have similar skin colors?

Neither of them can jump.

 

[fishonjazz]

Okafor is incredibly polished offensively. Awful rebounder, awful defender.

Bradley has very limited offensive skill. Very good rebounder. Pretty ok defender with the potential to be good.

So how are they similar, other than they're long and have similar skin colors?

Both played in the ACC?

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

The Jazz obviously think Bradley has more potential than he's being given credit for. They passed on a lot of guys -- Ojeleye, Frank Jackson, Bolden, Hart, White, Iwundu, and so on. I don't think he's just here to defend and rebound. I think they want him to be a skilled, scoring 5.

 

[Jazz Spazz]

I don't especially like this move.
a) there were several other players on the board that I liked more
b) I think he would have lasted to 30, and I think the 42 had potential of getting a good player.

But I'll trust DL for now.

I'm wondering if this was a way to get rid of a draft pick we didn't need and gain "a favor".

 

[The Midnight]

The Jazz obviously think Bradley has more potential than he's being given credit for. They passed on a lot of guys -- Ojeleye, Frank Jackson, Bolden, Hart, White, Iwundu, and so on. I don't think he's just here to defend and rebound. I think they want him to be a skilled, scoring 5.

And that's what you need from a C off the bench, solid/decent D, but some scoring to build the lead. Isn't this what Okur was doing for Detriot before he joined our team? He was playing behind Ben Wallace in that Championship winning team, no?