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idiot said:
Anyone else catch Locke's interview on 1280 yesterday? Was asked whether there have been any Gobert-esque workouts this year. Seemed to indicate that two were especially impressive (if not quite in the Rudy category). Hinted that one was local. That cuts it down to Swanigan or Kuzma, I suppose. The other, I'm speculating is Mitchell, since Locke has at least mentioned the possibility of trying to trade up for him.

Any other guesses? Or maybe it's all blowing smoke?!
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Eric Mika? David Collete? Victor Sanders?
 
White Chocolate said:
I haven't heard the interview or the context but if it was indeed hinted that it was "local" then it was definitely Kuzma.

Mathias Lessort might have been the other "Gobert-esque" workout.


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I can't remember where I heard it but I heard Kuzma is killing workouts everywhere.

It wasn't Swag Daddy... he isn't a guy that likely impresses in the workout setting. I saw before and after a of Kevin Love recently... if swanigan loses weight he could be a steal. Love was a porker when he came into the league.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I can't remember where I heard it but I heard Kuzma is killing workouts everywhere.

It wasn't Swag Daddy... he isn't a guy that likely impresses in the workout setting. I saw before and after a of Kevin Love recently... if swanigan loses weight he could be a steal. Love was a porker when he came into the league.
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I think Kuzma has done more workouts than any other prospect.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
I could definitely see them drafting Kuzma in the first round. The whole reason they liked Lyles is for his playmaking potential and Kuzma has that in his game more than any other 4 in this draft.

And yeah, I really doubt it was Swanigan. Tony Jones hinted that Swanigan's workout wasnt great.
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Would TJ know? I don't think he sees the workouts and he's as dependent as we are on what Walt Perrin says (unless he's also relying on background sources). And there's at least the possibility that Perrin may want to not directly alert the press to a great workout.

But I certainly agree with you in the abstract that it's more likely Kuzma than Swanigan. I'm not sure if I'd say that Kuzma has more playmaking potential than any other 4, though. I think Leaf may be on par that way, though with a somewhat different type of playmaking (I think Kuzma's more likely is a full-court type of playmaking potential whereas Leaf might be better within the 3-point line).
 
idiot said:
Would TJ know? I don't think he sees the workouts and he's as dependent as we are on what Walt Perrin says (unless he's also relying on background sources). And there's at least the possibility that Perrin may want to not directly alert the press to a great workout.

But I certainly agree with you in the abstract that it's more likely Kuzma than Swanigan. I'm not sure if I'd say that Kuzma has more playmaking potential than any other 4, though. I think Leaf may be on par that way, though with a somewhat different type of playmaking (I think Kuzma's more likely is a full-court type of playmaking potential whereas Leaf might be better within the 3-point line).
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He works in the media in SLC, I'm sure he hears things. And again, he never explicitly said Swanigan was bad, he just implied it.

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Saint Cy of JFC said:
I think Kuzma has done more workouts than any other prospect.
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If Kuzma is performing well in workouts, I wonder why that's not yet reflected in the DX mock. This should be about the time when Givony starts to be getting good intel about risers and fallers from the workout process.
 
idiot said:
If Kuzma is performing well in workouts, I wonder why that's not yet reflected in the DX mock. This should be about the time when Givony starts to be getting good intel about risers and fallers from the workout process.
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They have moved him up. He was in the late 50's a few weeks ago and now he's in the early 40's.


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I haven't noticed anybody mention it - I listened to a Locke interview on 1280 and they asked him if there has been a Rudy Gobert level workout this year. They usually ask him this specific question every year and he always says there hasn't been anything close to it. This time he said there were 2 that weren't exactly Gobert-level but they were close. The Jazz probably have at least two prospects they like very much. I think only Donovan Mitchell is a player who has worked out for us that is out of our range.

https://soundcloud.com/zonesportsnetwork/hans-scotty-g-david-locke-2

at the very end.
 
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stitches said:
I haven't noticed anybody mention it - I listened to a Locke interview on 1280 and they asked him if there has been a Rudy Gobert level workout this year. They usually ask him this specific question every year and he always says there hasn't been anything close to it. This time he said there were 2 that weren't exactly Gobert-level but they were close. The Jazz probably have at least two prospects they like very much. I think only Donovan Mitchell is a player who has worked out for us that is out of our range.

https://soundcloud.com/zonesportsnetwork/hans-scotty-g-david-locke-2

at the very end.
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It has already been brought up and someone said he hinted that one of them was a local?


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White Chocolate said:
It has already been brought up and someone said he hinted that one of them was a local?
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Locke had a mock draft with his Locked on network and he reportedly picked Tony Bradley at 24 and traded up to 27 from 30 to pick Derrick White. Both of them have had a workout with the Jazz.

I LOATHE the Bradley pick. I wouldn't pick him at 55, let alone at 24.
 
stitches said:
Locke had a mock draft with his Locked on network and he reportedly picked Tony Bradley at 24 and traded up to 27 from 30 to pick Derrick White. Both of them have had a workout with the Jazz.

I LOATHE the Bradley pick. I wouldn't pick him at 55, let alone at 24.
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I wouldn't trade up for White either. I think both of those players will be available at 30.


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White Chocolate said:
I wouldn't trade up for White either. I think both of those players will be available at 30.
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I would have quickly agreed with you two weeks ago, but then Jonathan Jeanne was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome and Rodions Kurucs withdrew both players were expected to go before 30. There is always uncertainty at the backend of the 1st round, now there is more.
 
I'm surprised Jonathan Jeanne didn't withdrew from the draft. I wonder who would step up to the plate and still draft despite being diagnosed with marfan syndrome. If available, I'd pull the trigger at 55 on him. It's a very late pick anyway so why not.
 
stitches said:
Locke had a mock draft with his Locked on network and he reportedly picked Tony Bradley at 24 and traded up to 27 from 30 to pick Derrick White. Both of them have had a workout with the Jazz.

I LOATHE the Bradley pick. I wouldn't pick him at 55, let alone at 24.
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I think Perrin said Bradley impressed him with his shooting ability.
 
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