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Good article on Ojeleye in Sporting News...

https://www.sportingnews.com/nba/ne...st-round-prospects/15lctixt4z6471iaxhk0bklxob

Today’s NBA is looking to go smaller and more skilled on offense, while also maintaining the size and athleticism to be quick, yet deterrent on defense.

That can be a tough needle to thread when finding role players, especially on the wing. Go too far in one direction, and you limit yourself on offense, a la Andre Roberson or Solomon Hill. Go too far in the other, and you get someone like Allen Crabbe. Those players are valuable and useful, but they can often be schemed against, especially over the course of a seven-game playoff series.
 
The Thriller said:
I'm curious what people see Kennard as?

His measureables both physical and statistical are somewhat comparable to Klay Thompson's (although Klay has a longer wingspan). Kennard actually has fairly shot arms for his size. I don't know about his athleticism, they apparently didn't measure that at his combine.
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Klay is a good comparison although Kennard is nowhere near the defender he has become.


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White Chocolate said:
Klay is a good comparison although Kennard is nowhere near the defender he has become.


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It's an awful comp imo... the can both shoot but other than that I see no comp. if klay was kennards size he wouldn't be nearly as effective as a player.
 
White Chocolate said:
Klay has a quick release and can get his shot off with ease. What does being an inch taller have to do with anything?


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Two inches in height 4 inches in wingspan and it equals 5 inches in standing reach.

That's a substantial difference... it's the difference between JJ and Klay. Both shoot the lights out but klay can get more shots off can post up guards and is elite defensively. I think Luke can do more off the dribble but I think his ceiling is JJ with better passing and ball handling. JJ is an okay defender but he worked hard at it.

The guy can be good but I just don't like that comp.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Two inches in height 4 inches in wingspan and it equals 5 inches in standing reach.

That's a substantial difference... it's the difference between JJ and Klay. Both shoot the lights out but klay can get more shots off can post up guards and is elite defensively. I think Luke can do more off the dribble but I think his ceiling is JJ with better passing and ball handling. JJ is an okay defender but he worked hard at it.

The guy can be good but I just don't like that comp.
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I understand what you're saying. I think Klay on offense is what Kennard could develop into. That's where the comparison starts and ends for me.

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Jazz4ever said:
That's what was said about Hayward when he was drafted, and look at him now.
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Lyles doesn't do anything good though... Hayward did some stuff good.

I hope he "checks back in" and recovers though. Not sure if his rookie season was the shooting outlier or his second season.
 
Interview with Oregon Ducks Jordan Bell and Dillon Brooks who worked out with the Jazz today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tltD6_b6jzg
 
White Chocolate said:
I understand what you're saying. I think Klay on offense is what Kennard could develop into. That's where the comparison starts and ends for me.

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That's fine. I just think they are different enough. Both guys shoot the hell out of the basketball.

If we got Kennard I'd actually be intrigued to see him play some pg.
 
SCS said:
Interview with Oregon Ducks Jordan Bell and Dillon Brooks who worked out with the Jazz today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tltD6_b6jzg
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Both seem comfortable around the media and well spoken.

Bell's comparison to Green isn't terrible. I will say however that Green's perimeter skills were far more refined at this stage than Bell's. It's not a terrible comparison though. The motor and athleticism are certainly there. I'm not sure you'll find a better energy guy than Bell in this entire draft. I see Bell's perimeter skills more on the level of young Paul Millsap.
 
Perrin also seemed impressed with Brooks "clutch gene", says it's something he personally values in players who have proven they can hit big shots.
 
Thornwell said he had the Jazz workout circled as an important workout, one that he needed to do well in. Sounds like he really wants to be a first round pick, hoping to get that stock boosted since the Jazz are one of the few teams with two late first round picks.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Thornwell said he had the Jazz workout circled as an important workout, one that he needed to do well in. Sounds like he really wants to be a first round pick, hoping to get that stock boosted since the Jazz are one of the few teams with two late first round picks.
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I would like having a Frank Martin coached player.
 
dytide said:
I would like having a Frank Martin coached player.
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I really enjoy his name too... It sounds like he is British Royalty or a hedge fund manager or something.

He is also good at basketball so that's a plus.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I really enjoy his name too... It sounds like he is British Royalty or a hedge fund manager or something.

He is also good at basketball so that's a plus.
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I was pretty high on him during the college season, but I came down a bit since then. His main offense is barreling into people because he is stronger than most college players and his shot is kind of ugly, even though it went in this year. He might just be Joe Ingles without the 3pt shot and ball-handling ability.
 
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