Trade to 5 for Jarace?

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Detroit would prefer Sexton to Ochai. They don't want more players they have to develop. Sexton is a ready made scorer, something they struggle to do (28th ranked offense).

 

[Elizah Huge]

I am also team “don’t trade up unless the cost is negligible” If Cam is there I just take Cam 10 times out of 10.

Sounds like we are good with Cam, Ausar, Black, Walker… one of them will be there. Hendricks hasn’t been linked to us except by locals right? I’m obviously cool with him too.

Ausar hasn’t really been linked with us either more like his floor could be 9. I really think Jarace/Cam/Black are our guys and we want to end up with one of them.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

?

Millsap was Millsap with passing chips and a three point shot.

Millsap is a pretty great outcome for Walker… but everyone is a plus version of a really good player this time of year. I mean our own Tony Jones invoked the name of Kawhi Leonard with Jarace. I don’t see it but it’s silly season.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Detroit would prefer Sexton to Ochai. They don't want more players they have to develop. Sexton is a ready made scorer, something they struggle to do (28th ranked offense).

That’s cool, I’m not trading Sexton and 9 for 5.

 

[bigmike]

I'm in favor of moving up for #5 to get "our guy" and if that's Jarace, great. Big fan of his.

 

[NUMBERICA]

I would for Whitmore but not Walker.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

I would for Whitmore but not Walker.

it's looking more and more likely whitmore could fall to the jazz.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Sounds like we have some solid ranges for prospects now (not accounting for trades where someone purposefully trades in front of a range)

Walker: 5 or 7
Hendricks: 7-12
JHS: 13-16
Wallace:10-16
Amen: 4?
Ausar: 5-9
Whitmore: 5-9
Black: 7-10
Scoot:2-3
Miller: 2-3
Bufkin: 8-13
Dick: 10-17
Bilal: 9-16
Lively:10-15

So my deduction from this is we draft Bilal, Whitmore, Black, Bufkin, Ausar or Hendricks if we stay at 9.

 

[Elizah Huge]

So my deduction from this is we draft Bilal, Whitmore, Black, Bufkin, Ausar or Hendricks if we stay at 9.

I’d say that’s a pretty fair assumption.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Detroit would prefer Sexton to Ochai. They don't want more players they have to develop. Sexton is a ready made scorer, something they struggle to do (28th ranked offense).

The thing they struggle with is basketball ya dunce... they are also 28th in defense. Ochai is cheap and wouldn't step on the toes of the guy they drafted top 5 last year. They gonna roll out Ivey and Sexton? Cade is a ball in hand guy... Ivey will want it too.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

We know DA is a master of collusion and the dirtiest snake that ever snaked (I mean this in a good way). All this we want Jarace stuff is really just to push Cam down to us. He knew if Detroit went with Walker that there would be a small free fall and he could get his guy... but Cam does all sorts of fun pretty stuff in workouts... looks like a god with his shirt off... so he tells Cam "tank that ****... trust me... I'm the star wing maker" and Cam fell under his Sith Lord spell. Its over... DA wins... book it.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Sorry HH, it sounds like Ochai isn’t going anywhere. This is from Tony Jones this morning:

Lauri Markkanen, Walker Kessler and Ochai Agbaji are Utah’s mainstays, which puts the Jazz into an advantageous position. Markkanen can start next season at either small forward or power forward. Agbaji can play either wing position. Kessler is a center, but the Jazz are unlikely to draft one at either pick No. 9 or pick No. 16. That means the Jazz can draft almost anyone at nine, without worrying about the fit.