Utah Jazz Select Walter Clayton Jr, Pick 18 (Trade)

[Coach Ellis]

I would agree with the talent. I dont hate the pick. I guess I am just a negative Nelly.

Well knock it off.

Jazz made out like bandits. He might bust (there’s always a chance) but it was the right pick. The future is brighter than it was 24 hours ago.

 

[Park Bites]

Well knock it off.

Jazz made out like bandits. He might bust (there’s always a chance) but it was the right pick. The future is brighter than it was 24 hours ago.

The good news, maybe great news, is wvery time the Jazz draft someone i do not like or not a fan of they become very good players. So maybe there is hope.

 

[margodydek]

For those who are concerned about the FO taking kids who preferred to go somewhere else, then what's the alternative? Only taking kids who prefer to come to Utah? I'd love to see the draftboard made up of those players.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

People keep commenting on the “trade up” aspect of this pick, and I don’t get the hesitation. The team basically turned Eubanks and Mills into 5 second round picks out of thin air. Giving up 3 second round picks to “go get their guy” seems like a bargain. They clearly wanted him, valued him and decided that giving away a couple of 2nd round picks was well worth it. I wish they’d be more decisive like this in other transactions. They made sure to go get their target. I love that philosophy.

i don't disagree with you at all. if that's who the jazz wanted, i have no problem with the trade up and what they gave up. just saying that as somebody who wouldn't even have taken him at 21, of course i wouldn't give up anything, no matter how minor, to move up to take him.
all that said, to be very clear - i love the pick and i love that they traded up to get him.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

For those who are concerned about the FO taking kids who preferred to go somewhere else, then what's the alternative? Only taking kids who prefer to come to Utah? I'd love to see the draftboard made up of those players.

as windhorst said, if you are running the jazz and you worry about whether guys want to be in utah, you won't ever get anything done. very much paraphrased.

anybody who has never spent time in utah will want to be in utah.

 

[NUMBERICA]

WCJ seems cool, but, yeah, it's hard for me when Kas and Wolf were still on the board.

I think the best argument for getting WCJ is that his winning mentality/attitude is important in the context of how it might impact Ace’s development, which I believe is the most important thing the Jazz could be working on.

 

[NAOS_pt2]

Welp, as if I needed another reason to keep Bolerhack on mute

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I think the best argument for getting WCJ is that his winning mentality/attitude is important in the context of how it might impact Ace’s development, which I believe is the most important thing the Jazz could be working on.

Think they got him cuz elite shooter

 

[jom2003]

Confidence like this will always be 100% hilarious.

Well, think again.

View: https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1938271212175605831?t=qUqzawL0jd2SQN2JYr-tqw&s=19


We still have 53rd pick tonight as things stand. No reason we can't move up into the 40s if Ainge is really targeting someone.

 

[NAOS_pt2]

Well, think again.

View: https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1938271212175605831?t=qUqzawL0jd2SQN2JYr-tqw&s=19


We still have 53rd pick tonight as things stand. No reason we can't move up into the 40s if Ainge is really targeting someone.

We likely need to get to 31-33. Please suggest how we do that for reasonable value. TIA

 

[stitches]

Well, think again.

View: https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1938271212175605831?t=qUqzawL0jd2SQN2JYr-tqw&s=19


We still have 53rd pick tonight as things stand. No reason we can't move up into the 40s if Ainge is really targeting someone.

I think it's more likely we sell this pick than we trade up IMO.

 

[stitches]

We likely need to get to 31-33. Please suggest how we do that for reasonable value. TIA

Keyonte... or Sexton or Collins... but I kind of don't believe we do it.