Following potential 2015 draftees

[Chargers Jazz Angels]

I can see why porzingis is being talked about top 3. That stroke is beautiful.

 

[♪alt13]

Porzingis is working out in the US already. Here's some tweets/vids from DX:

https://twitter.com/Mike_Schmitz/status/609090238716051456
https://twitter.com/Mike_Schmitz/status/609089408373907456

Also, another interesting option at C in the second round:
https://www.draftexpress.com/articl...raft-Scouting-Report-and-Video-Breakdown-5073

he looks like he is starting to fill out a bit. Definitely looks less skinny than previous vids.

 

[Coach Ellis]

wow I would have taken Illyosava. Great back up 4

WOW WOW WOW porzingis is going to be special

Ilyasova has struggled with injuries and his salary would have cost the Jazz Trevor Booker to acquire. I want to keep Booker unless there's a deal on the table that the Jazz can't turn down.

 

[Doublea]

The draft could get really interesting if Porzingas moves up.

 

[Coach Ellis]

he looks like he is starting to fill out a bit. Definitely looks less skinny than previous vids.

Considering the value of bigs in the NBA, it wouldn't surprise me at all to have Towns, Okafor and Porzingis go in the top 3 picks.

 

[Chargers Jazz Angels]

Schedule for workouts in Las Vegas:

I'd pay to see the third one...

nice 12:25 would be amazing

 

[BENTLEY]

two weeks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SqM1VX2qlc


I agree. It's too far away.

 

[Coach Ellis]

Michael Quals hurt in his Phoenix workout today.

Qualls hurt in Phoenix and Alexander hurt in L.A.

That sucks, because these kinds of things can push a guy out of the draft. Makes me wonder if they do too many team workouts leading up to the draft. Should do it like the NFL and have pro days where all of the teams come to them instead.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Michael Quals hurt in his Phoenix workout today.

did he already work out for Utah?

 

[Jazz4ever]

Porzingis is working out in the US already. Here's some tweets/vids from DX:

https://twitter.com/Mike_Schmitz/status/609090238716051456
https://twitter.com/Mike_Schmitz/status/609089408373907456

Also, another interesting option at C in the second round:
https://www.draftexpress.com/articl...raft-Scouting-Report-and-Video-Breakdown-5073

Unfortunately, we don't have shot at him. He has moved ahead of Russell at DX.

 

[Doublea]

Unfortunately, we don't have shot at him. He has moved ahead of Russell at DX.

That mock draft looks like one that all the lottery teams are really happy with.

 

[Maneesh]

Guys we made it! We made it! Two mocks now say we can have Stanley!!!! This one I see on ESPN!!!!!

12Stanley JohnsonUtah JazzCOLLEGE: ArizonaHT: 6-6WT: 242POS: SF
Analysis: The Jazz have Alec Burks, who has played well the past two seasons, but logged just 27 games due to a shoulder injury this past season. Johnson is a power wing who has a chance to be a terrific player in the league. He's big, strong and showed he can make shots, shooting 37 percent from 3 last season at Arizona.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Guys we made it! We made it! Two mocks now say we can have Stanley!!!! This one I see on ESPN!!!!!

This could really happen. Would be great. We'd have a crap ton of assets and cap space to fill other needs stretch big (Stanley could do it in spots), a backup center, and possible vet pg. Or we can let it marinate... keep Booker and Burke... pray Burke or Exum make a jump. Could go sign an asset type of contract where we overpay a backup center and use as trade bait.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Porzingis is working out in the US already. Here's some tweets/vids from DX:

https://twitter.com/Mike_Schmitz/status/609090238716051456
https://twitter.com/Mike_Schmitz/status/609089408373907456

Also, another interesting option at C in the second round:
https://www.draftexpress.com/articl...raft-Scouting-Report-and-Video-Breakdown-5073

His shoulders actually have some breadth. I think he can fill out a bit.

Cot dayum he'd be great on the Jazz.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

That's a weird one. I guess that would mean Detroit would be more willing to trade down if Porzingis is the one of the top 8 left at #8. Or they can pick him an ease him in slowly and play him as a sub to Ilyasova.

It also makes it less likely that Johnson will slip to 12, because Detroit have a severe need at SF.

Detroit is likely to draft a wing. Not sure who it is though. Winslow could slip there.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Look at those top 6 picks in DX. This is a really nice draft.

If the Jazz really have their choice of Turner, Johnson and Oubre at 12, they can't complain. I'd probably go with Turner.

 

[Chargers Jazz Angels]

Look at those top 6 picks in DX. This is a really nice draft.

If the Jazz really have their choice of Turner, Johnson and Oubre at 12, they can't complain. I'd probably go with Turner.

me too

 

[Elizah Huge]

Look at those top 6 picks in DX. This is a really nice draft.

If the Jazz really have their choice of Turner, Johnson and Oubre at 12, they can't complain. I'd probably go with Turner.

me too

No way you pass on Johnson at #12.

 

[BTP]

With regard to them paying the tax... its not just about money. Its about flexibility as well. there are limitations on taxpayers and limitations on repeaters. So, let me rephrase... they don't have to do it, but there are many reasons why they should. We aren't talking pennies here... it is literally like $50M dollars. You aren't getting $50M in value out of him and super rich people are not stupid.

So, they haven't paid Luxury Tax so far. So no repeat offender status and it's literally impossible with the exploding cap to slide into tax range the summers after that. So there's little in regard to that.
Tax threshold projection for 15/16 is $81.6M per DX.
GSW currently has $77.5M guaranteed per basketballinsiders. That includes 8 guaranteed contracts. Max contract for Green would start at $16M per if I'm not mistaken. That pushes that number to $93.5M.
If they don't retain Speights's $3.8M team option, they'd need to add at least 4 more vet min contracts, totaling $2M for rooks. That's a total of $95.5M.
$14M above the threshold.
That would be $26M in tax.
If you look at the value that a(nother) championship would bring to a franchise, I'm pretty sure it's more than that. They could also use money thad made in previous years to pay next year's tax. After that it's impossible anyways to hit the tax anyways for at least 2 more years.
I doubt they'll find a nice trade for Lee in the summer, but attaching assets before the draft deadline could happen if they feel Lee isn't important for their chemistry/on court success or injuries to key player(s) prevent them from contending in the first place.

Porter is more playable in a playoff series than Giannis. Teams would just ignore Giannis and let him shoot open jumpers.

Both are young. Giannis probably 2 years younger. He was good enough to lead Milwaukee into the playoffs, while Porter was coattail surfing in Otto Pilot mode. I think it's more important for young players to earn a pedigree in the regular season and learn as they learn the ropes of post season success.

 

[Coach Ellis]

Look at those top 6 picks in DX. This is a really nice draft.

If the Jazz really have their choice of Turner, Johnson and Oubre at 12, they can't complain. I'd probably go with Turner.

I'd take Stanley Johnson and laugh all the way to the bank. In the hands of a skilled player developmental coaching staff he will turn out to be a strait up stud. Physically he has an NBA ready body, and his skill set reminds me a lot of Jimmy Butler. My hope is that he can elevate his offensive game to be a true two-way player and start opposite Gordon Hayward. As highly as I think of Burks and Hood, that would be a fantastic outcome.