Utah Jazz Select John Tonje, Pick 53

[Coach Ellis]

Jazz summer league team is going to kill it as long as they find a servicable center.

Oscar Tshiebwa? I think the Jazz will keep him around in some form.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Tonje kind of like a matured, lower ceiling Sensabaugh?

 

[idiot]

Tonje kind of like a matured, lower ceiling Sensabaugh?

Interested if you have any more of a take on him.

Listened to the No Ceilings 2nd-round livestream and they thought Tonje has no hope of doing anything in the NBA. Barlowe brothers, on the other hand, thought that all the Jazz wings are going to have to bring it to try not to get shown up by him in training camp.

I've sort of wondered if he's like a Juzang replacement (should the Jazz choose to move on).

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Barlowe said Tonje is "scary hours" for Jazz wings because he's older and might be better than some of the Jazz wings. Said he heard Tonje killed the predraft process but teams wrote it off to an extent due to his age.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Barlowe said Tonje is "scary hours" for Jazz wings because he's older and might be better than some of the Jazz wings. Said he heard Tonje killed the predraft process but teams wrote it off to an extent due to his age.

he'll have a chance to prove it in about a week.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

The exact type of dude the Heat would turn into a dead cheap 13ppg scorer.

(He'll probably spend all his time in the G here)

 

[framer]

Tonje kind of like a matured, lower ceiling Sensabaugh?

The optimistic take is Sensabugh that gets to the line.

 

[homeytennis]

The optimistic take is Sensabugh that gets to the line.

I saw Tonje play a couple of times for Colorado State. He was their Nique Clifford before Nique showed up.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

The optimistic take is Sensabugh that gets to the line.

he's about 4 years older than sensabaugh. so maybe grandpa sensabaugh.

 

[gomretat]

I like the pick and think he has a chance to stick.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

I like the pick and think he has a chance to stick.

so hard for the 53rd player drafted to stick, but Tonje was the bpa at that point. excellent pick. they did about as well as they could have. i thought tonje would go mid-40s.

 

[David Hume]

We’re all Fletch fans. He’s the only Laker that doesn’t suck.

I’ve also driven past the hotel he stayed in when he came to “Provo.” It’s in Ogden.

I think we held a fraternity party at that hotel once, but the manager kicked us out pretty quick.