Utah loves Dante Exum at 5

[seattlejazzfan]

Here is a precious link:

https://www.deseretnews.com/article/700035074/Utah-Jazz-might-surprise-and-pick-Butler-star-Gordon-Hayward.html?pg=all

The draft board was Monroe or Hayward. Monroe was gone so it was Hayward. Again not a shocking selection.

You're right. We should never be surprised when the Jazz go with the token white guy.

 

[MVP]

Wouldn't be surprised to see Exum go 3 to Philly. https://www.nj.com/sixers/index.ssf...ould leave us small chance of landing Parker.

 

[Jazz4ever]

It's not hard to see why the Jazz like him. The Jazz get destroyed on pick and rolls and being able to switch with a big PG like Exum makes life so much easier for them.

 

[MVP]

It's not hard to see why the Jazz like him. The Jazz get destroyed on pick and rolls and being able to switch with a big PG like Exum makes life so much easier for them.

Long not big. 188lbs is very small in NBA.

 

[da ThRONe]

[video=youtube_share;TBe1hRv4Shc]https://youtu.be/TBe1hRv4Shc

According to this video he's a weak PNR defender.

I just don't see anything speacial about Exum. I try to reserve judgment because there's so little video of him floating around.

 

[Jazz4ever]

Long not big. 188lbs is very small in NBA.

196 and only 18. Carter Williams was 184 lbs and almost 3 years older.

https://search.draftexpress.com/profile/Dante-Exum-36198/

 

[NUMBERICA]

Bad example bro...

Why?

 

[NUMBERICA]

But we knew the Jazz liked Jimmer

We did?

 

[illyasova]

If jazz wanna wait another 4 year for exum to be a starter then fine, if not no need to be in risk for him.

 

[hhhhkau]

would be very surprised if exum started ahead of burke. i don't think drafting him makes alec or trey surplus to requirements... yet. give them a couple of years together and then decide who to move.

 

[MVP]

Why?

Because we saw Durant play vs much better competition before draft about 100X more than Exum and knew very well what kind of player he will be.

 

[Mithrandir]

Not sure what I think of Exum at this point. While I understand arguments both sides of the debate, I don't follow enough of what is going on to have a strong opinion.

Honest question, please don't misunderstand what I am trying to ask.

There are some very good players to come straight out of high school to the NBA that were consensus top picks, specifically LBJ comes to mind. I would imagine the same competition arguments would apply to basically any high school player. Is the difference the clear talent level of Lebron, the exposure in the US, talent of High school in some places here vs elsewhere?