With the 52nd Pick the Utah Jazz Select Joel Bolomboy

[seattlejazzfan]

Again, wow.
I'm excited. And thank goodness.... Now there is a good reason to watch summer league if dante doesn't play.

Bolomboy might have saved summer league.

Exactly what I was thinking. Paige could actually be fun to watch in SL too. Haven't seen Wallace much, do don't know what to expect there.

 

[fishonjazz]

No, we've wanted to. That doesn't mean the FO wanted to. Based on the last three months of the season, it's difficult to imagine a scenario where he's on our starting roster next season.

Yup.
Burke has to be gone

 

[Miggs]

He averaged 13, 5 , and 4 as a starter who came in at the half-way point of the season. You are telling me if you needed a backup PG you wouldn't want to trade for him? At least a 2nd round pick? You dont just let a guy who averaged 13-5-4 walk for nothing if you can control him.

How was his efficiency on offense? His turnovers? Or do we wanna just use the stats we want to use?

 

[kabenac]

I'll try not to be too long winded, but basically my in-laws have Weber State season tix, court side, and they never use them. I've probably seen all but 5 or 6 of Bolomboy's home games during his time at Weber.

He was SO raw as a Freshman but you could see the NBA body was there. His biggest improvement over the years has been his footwork and his college coach will be the first to tell you that. He's really turned himself into a good face up jump shooter (still has to get better) and by his senior year he even started taking and making a couple of 3's. I think the best thing you can say about the kid is that each and every year, he got better. There was constant improvement and he was always praised by his coaches for not being complacent and working to get better. Dude is a rebounding monster and as I said earlier, a high motor guy. A taller Trevor Booker is s really good comp IMO.

I'm a bit of a homer on this kid but he's an NBA player. Never be an All-Star, but will make the team, give us a solid 6-8 years, and qualify as yet another Lindsay late round steal.

That is excellent. I look forward to the summer league and am pleased we drafted him. Ironically, I had posted I wanted us to draft him and Whitehead and we drafted both. But at least we got to keep one of them!

 

[Miggs]

Either way, Mack or Neto should be gone.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

How was his efficiency on offense? His turnovers? Or do we wanna just use the stats we want to use?

44% from the field and 36% from 3...

Im not saying this guy is an All-Star, but you dont let a rotation player just walk for nothing.

 

[7StraightIsGreat]

And nothing comes back in the Burke trade? Got a feeling the only way we trade him is to take back a contract and a future pick from a team looking to save money.

Dude, we're not getting anything back. If we were, last night would have probably been the time. At this point I'd be shocked if he's not an outright cut.

I think it's fair to put Bolomboy's chances at 60% but I'm with NAOS. This dude makes the team. It's not going to take long for the coaching staff and FO to realize that this kid can do some things that some of our current bigs can't.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Either way, Mack or Neto should be gone.

Both should stay.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Dude, we're not getting anything back. If we were, last night would have probably been the time. At this point I'd be shocked if he's not an outright cut.

I think it's fair to put Bolomboy's chances at 60% but I'm with NAOS. This dude makes the team. It's not going to take long for the coaching staff and FO to realize that this kid can do some things that some of our current bigs can't.

I think us not trading Burke last night just shows we werent able to package him to move up in the draft, I don't think it shows we can't trade him.

I would guess he is going to be included in some sort of package that has us absorbing a more expensive 1 year contract for some kind of future asset (like a 2019/2020 draft pick).

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Both should stay.

maybe they should - I won't go there - but they won't. No way the Jazz keep both Mack and Neto.

 

[Miggs]

Both should stay.

Carrying four point guards is dumb. We need another legit 4/5 if Quin isn't gonna play Withey (Ezeli? Speights?) or a 3 behind Hayward and ahead of Ingles.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

maybe they should - I won't go there - but they won't. No way the Jazz keep both Mack and Neto.

Why? I don't get that sentiment, especially with the positional versatility of both Exum and Hill. You have to keep both IMO for the simple reason of we don't know the long-term of George Hill with the Jazz. Will he be here after next year? If he isn't, then you want Neto to be there as your back-up long term. You might say OK then, just cut Mack, but that would be a poor use of an asset. Just keep Mack on and someone might offer us a 2nd round pick for him like we did to Atlanta.