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Jazzfanz Mock Draft 2015: Pick #11

Who Will The Pacers Pick?

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spycam1 said:
Either Turner or Looney.
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I think I might vote Portis.

Seems like the Jazz have a tendency to take someone slightly out of left field every time.

Portis has length, can stretch the floor a bit, can score, plays defense, and can play with Gobert or Favors.

Every tweet I see about Portis says that he plays "nasty" and harder than anyone else. I feel like Sloan is going to see him workout for the Jazz and be pimping him to DL.
 
Cy said:
I think I might vote Portis.

Seems like the Jazz have a tendency to take someone slightly out of left field every time.

Portis has length, can stretch the floor a bit, can score, plays defense, and can play with Gobert or Favors.

Every tweet I see about Portis says that he plays "nasty" and harder than anyone else. I feel like Sloan is going to see him workout for the Jazz and be pimping him to DL.
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Yeah, I could see that. I'd be fine with Portis.

I kinda have a feeling that most of Jazzfanz will just vote for Frank though.
 
How serious are the health concerns with Turner? I remember Locke saying after the draft last year that Embiid wasn't in the Jazz top 5 because of the health concerns, so I could see them passing on Turner, too, if they aren't convinced his body can hold up.
 
spycam1 said:
How serious are the health concerns with Turner? I remember Locke saying after the draft last year that Embiid wasn't in the Jazz top 5 because of the health concerns, so I could see them passing on Turner, too, if they aren't convinced his body can hold up.
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Different situations, Embiid's camp didn't release the medicals to all teams and the Jazz just didn't even have concrete information about his problems. I would guess we won't have similar concerns with Myles now. If they don't get to see his records, it's understandable for a team to be wary.
 
So we have Turner as the freefaller? Can the Jazz pass on his talent if he does drop to 12? It'll be interesting to see if we got it right.

Turner showed up at the combine and nailed his interviews. "He's a highly intelligent, thoughtful guy," said one GM, and spent much of his time, along with his camp, quieting concerns about his biomechanical issues. NBA doctors got a look at him this weekend and if they say the same thing that Turner's doctors are saying (that his knees are fine, and that his running issues are pretty easily corrected), he's going to rise. I think he's the last player on the board who could end up cracking the top five. "He's a long 7-footer who can stretch the floor and really protect the rim," one GM said. "He was up-and-down as a freshman. He's not ready, etc. But the upside? It's big. People forget he was ranked No. 2 [in high school] for a reason. He has time to get better. But what Turner has you can't teach. I think there's some risk there, but the upside is tremendous." Turner will work out alongside Porzingis in Vegas on the June 12. A clean bill of health and a new, improved running gait should do wonders for his stock, according to multiple NBA GMs. "If that's all clean, he's a top-five guy for us."
 
Jazz4ever said:
So we have Turner as the freefaller? Can the Jazz pass on his talent if he does drop to 12? It'll be interesting to see if we got it right.

Turner showed up at the combine and nailed his interviews. "He's a highly intelligent, thoughtful guy," said one GM, and spent much of his time, along with his camp, quieting concerns about his biomechanical issues. NBA doctors got a look at him this weekend and if they say the same thing that Turner's doctors are saying (that his knees are fine, and that his running issues are pretty easily corrected), he's going to rise. I think he's the last player on the board who could end up cracking the top five. "He's a long 7-footer who can stretch the floor and really protect the rim," one GM said. "He was up-and-down as a freshman. He's not ready, etc. But the upside? It's big. People forget he was ranked No. 2 [in high school] for a reason. He has time to get better. But what Turner has you can't teach. I think there's some risk there, but the upside is tremendous." Turner will work out alongside Porzingis in Vegas on the June 12. A clean bill of health and a new, improved running gait should do wonders for his stock, according to multiple NBA GMs. "If that's all clean, he's a top-five guy for us."
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I'm definitely one of those people if I were DL would take Turner off my big board. Let some other GM take that risk. It's not like there aren't a lot of other talented prospects to choose from at #12. We can't afford to pick a bust, and with his health risks he is high potential to bust. Kaminsky on the other hand, and regardless of what Locke says, I don't think he's that high of a risk. At the very least he's a floor spacer and hi iq passer.
 
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