With the Fifth Pick... Dante Exum

[Coach Ellis]

Why complicate things? If you need a centre, you draft a freaking centre. You don't draft a small forward, then trade your current small forward for dimes on the dollar to get a centre. You draft a freaking centre. Good grief, it's not that complicated.

With all due respect, that type of attitude would have landed the Miami Heat Chris Kaman instead of Dwayne Wade. You draft the best player on your board and don't convince yourself that the other guy is better because he fills an immediate need. In professional sports, you never know exactly what your needs will be 2-3 years down the road. You always pick the best players.

What's the point of an evaluation process if you ignore that process? It's not that hard to fill needs in free agency, and every team needs depth. Drafting the best players gives you the best chance for success long-term. It's clear that we'll just have to agree to disagree. I don't think that good front offices ever jump their board to fill a need.

 

[Nate505]

My problem isn't that I don't trust the office to evaluate talent, my problem is that the whole approach is wrong. Picking the best player available is a bad idea. You fill needs. The Jazz don't need a PG or a SG.

Drafting to fill needs is the dumbest concept ever in the NBA. Total absolute stupidty.

 

[JoelHodgeJr]

Payne is gone.

Sent from my Z796C using Tapatalk

 

[Ellipse]

Why complicate things? If you need a centre, you draft a freaking centre. You don't draft a small forward, then trade your current small forward for dimes on the dollar to get a centre. You draft a freaking centre. Good grief, it's not that complicated.

Drafting "need" blinds you to possibilities. History has not been kind to NBA teams who draft on "need."

 

[mcastleton928]

Payne is gone.

Sent from my Z796C using Tapatalk

I think that we get either Cleanthony Early or Kyle Anderson at 23. Mark. It. Down.

 

[Game6Conley]

I am delirious with joy.

this!

I gotta say the only dream I had about the Jazz draft pick was many months back during the Winter, it was Dante Exum at #3.

 

[JoelHodgeJr]

I'm hoping kyle Anderson.

Sent from my Z796C using Tapatalk

 

[ExumAllOverYourFace]

 

[Bodhi]

I'm hoping kyle Anderson.

Sent from my Z796C using Tapatalk

This

Phenomenal draft, imo

 

[Coach Ellis]

I think that we get either Cleanthony Early or Kyle Anderson at 23. Mark. It. Down.

I'd be fine with either of them, but would prefer Anderson. Not sure if he can play defense at the NBA level, but he's a really smart player. They seem to want high BBIQ guys on this team. Think Exum and Anderson both fit that bill.

 

[mcastleton928]

This

Phenomenal draft, imo

Kyle Anderson is a great prospect. He single-handedly led UCLA to their huge win over Arizona in the Pac-12 Tourney (against #4 pick Aaron Gordon mind you), and led the Bruins to the sweet sixteen.

 

[Litany]

James young gone