Which of the Jazz's young players are most likely to be on the team in 3 years?

[HadAnEffectHere]

I mean he’s 7 games back from one of the most horrific injuries ever, so maybe give him some time. But I agree, if this is what we’re going to get he’s not long for the league.

I mean, yeah, we have a couple years to evaluate Hendricks, but nothing so far in his career has given reason for optimism. Hopefully he can develop as a defender and a ball handler because his shooting+size is nice, but we'll see.

 

[homeytennis]

Some games Tay Henny looks decent and some just gawd awful.

 

[Jazz Fusion]

The most important part of that for Flip is that he was decent on the Defensive end.

He was getting pushed around on defense in summer league, so that is good to see.

 

[Flc]

I didn’t know what thread to put this in, but it’s interesting:


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[HadAnEffectHere]

I don't know if it's an intentional strategy compared to Ace just being terrible so far. If Harper or VJ were here, they would be getting 35+ minutes a night based on how they played, lol.

I do think it's obviously going to be a shock for Ace to have him mentally transition from "I am going to be the best basketball player who ever lived when I grow up" (which he clearly held as of the draft last year) to "your future is a role player who defends and hits spot-up threes and occasionally dunks." Not sure how to best handle that mentally as Ace pretty clearly has always thought he was going to be as good as Durant one day.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Keyonte, Ace, Lauri, Flip & Walker are solid or emerging NBA players. Walt's probably fine as a backup.

Cody, Taylor and Isaiah can still make it, but they've got to make enough of their shots, and the Jazz might not give them much time beyond the next summer to prove they can.

 

[HadAnEffectHere]

My current expectation for each young player

Keyonte George: Extended for 5/150 in summer 2026
Walker Kessler: Sign and traded to the Lakers or Hornets in summer 2026 for 3/90
Taylor Hendricks: Qualifying offer declined in summer 2027, signs league minimum elsewhere
Cody Williams: 4th year option declined, signs league minimum with OKC in summer 2027.
Brice Sensabaugh: Signs league minimum elsewhere in summer 2027.
Kyle Filipowski: Signs a decline and extend summer 2027 for 4/32
Isaiah Collier: Leaves for league minimum summer 2028.
WCJ and Ace: Still on team 3 years later as no real point trading them on their rookie deals.

 

[jazznik]

Keyonte, Ace, Lauri, Flip & Walker are solid or emerging NBA players. Walt's probably fine as a backup.

Cody, Taylor and Isaiah can still make it, but they've got to make enough of their shots, and the Jazz might not give them much time beyond the next summer to prove they can.

I would probably agree with your take but why do you see Flip as equal to Lauri, Walker and Key? He looked very, very forgettable this year.

 

[homeytennis]

What's depressing about our young players at the moment is that I can argue that they are no better than Luka S, Frank Jackson, Dok, Yurt 7, Bolmaro, NWG and Trent Forrest.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

I would probably agree with your take but why do you see Flip as equal to Lauri, Walker and Key? He looked very, very forgettable this year.

I'm not saying these players are equal. I'm saying that this group of 5 looks like long-term players worth keeping for the Jazz at the moment.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

What's depressing about our young players at the moment is that I can argue that they are no better than Luka S, Frank Jackson, Dok, Yurt 7, Bolmaro, NWG and Trent Forrest.

Keyonte was a hit in 2023. Flip was a hit in 2024. Ace is a hit in 2025. That's pretty good drafting. You can't compare these guys to the cast-offs you just mentioned.

Hendricks was always going to be limited by his lack of ball skills. Then his injury really set him back. I've always compared him to Dorian Finney-Smith, and Hendricks can get there within a couple years.
Cody's offensive game hasn't translated to the NBA, but his defense is more or less on track. I think he'll come around, though it may take another year or two. Jerami Grant was a guy who didn't do anything in his first 3 or 4 years in the league, and he's had a long career. Cody can still do the same.
Collier was seen as a change-of-pace guard who doesn't shoot and had turnover issues. That's why he fell to the end of the 1st round.
Brice can still make it too. His role model should be Aaron Nesmith. He just needs to keep working on his body and his defense.

 

[homeytennis]

Keyonte was a hit in 2023. Flip was a hit in 2024. Ace is a hit in 2025. That's pretty good drafting. You can't compare these guys to the cast-offs you just mentioned.

Hendricks was always going to be limited by his lack of ball skills. Then his injury really set him back. I've always compared him to Dorian Finney-Smith, and Hendricks can get there within a couple years.
Cody's offensive game hasn't translated to the NBA, but his defense is more or less on track. I think he'll come around, though it may take another year or two. Jerami Grant was a guy who didn't do anything in his first 3 or 4 years in the league, and he's had a long career. Cody can still do the same.
Collier was seen as a change-of-pace guard who doesn't shoot and had turnover issues. That's why he fell to the end of the 1st round.
Brice can still make it too. His role model should be Aaron Nesmith. He just needs to keep working on his body and his defense.

Tay Henny's twin brother is just a junior in college. Cody has had moments. Still let's remove Kessler and Key from the question who wins the best of seven: The young guys or the cast offs? The winner gets to keep the court.