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whatthe said:
I want Paul Reed. He may have sub-par 3 point percentage but I think there is something there. His free throw shot is decent. To me, the question is would he be better than Favors when shooting? I think he might be. Shoot from the corners on offense and help Gobert on defense... His defense looks too tantalizing to pass up.
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The question is whether his jump shot is broken (like, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist broken), or if it can be fixed. If it can be fixed, he could turn into a player similar to Josh Smith, imo.

So the Jazz have to ask themselves which is more likely--fixing Paul Reed's jumpshot, or fixing Jaden McDaniels' body and attitude.
 
Bawse Dawg said:
Jazz took last place in the tiebreak. That Spurs win cost us 4 spots I believe.
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From 20 to 23. It was so f***** stupid to win that meaningless game.

I'm willing to bet a lot of money that a star goes at 20, 21 or 22. I just know it. I know it because I'm a Jazz fan and we have the absolute worst luck of any team in professional sports.
 
SCS said:
From 20 to 23. It was so f***** stupid to win that meaningless game.

I'm willing to bet a lot of money that a star goes at 20, 21 or 22. I just know it. I know it because I'm a Jazz fan and we have the absolute worst luck of any team in professional sports.
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hey to be fair, a total dud that Utah could have their hearts set on could go 20,21 or 22 too...
 
SCS said:
I'm willing to bet a lot of money that a star goes at 20, 21 or 22. I just know it. I know it because I'm a Jazz fan and we have the absolute worst luck of any team in professional sports.
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I'm bummed about it but who's to say a star won't go between 23-30. It seems to happen a bit looking at the draft history. Also remember last time we were in that range with high hopes and picked Grayson Allen. That was incredibly underwhelming.
 
I don't get how Nico Mannion is ranked so lowly in the mock drafts. He's probably a top 15 prospect and will up his stock soon enough. He's been projected in the early and mid twenties.
 
ESPN just updated its mock draft. They have Josh Green going to Utah at #23. They show Denver drafting Pokusevski at #22 right before the Jazz's pick.

Paul Reed is all the way down at #51 to the Warriors with the Jazz's 2nd-rd pick. Something is really causing him to drop.

Here's their mock from #15 - #25, a range we might be able to trade into.
15 - Magic draft Cole Anthony
16 - Blazers draft Tyrese Maxey
17 - T'wolves draft Saddiq Bey
18 - Mavericks draft Theo Maledon
19 - Nets draft Jalen Smith
20 - Heat draft Kira Lewis Jr.
21 - Sixers draft Nico Mannion
22 - Nuggets draft Aleksej Pokusevski
23 - Jazz draft Josh Green
24 - Bucks draft Leandro Bolmaro
25 - Thunder draft Jaden McDaniels

So ESPN thinks that our last win of the season cost us the opportunity to draft Kira Lewis and Pokusevski. We might be able to trade with the Nets or Sixers, but it will cost us. Josh Green, if he's really available, is a decent 3D wing prospect. I could see Dallas taking him and Theo Maledon being on the board instead.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
And I'm drafting Jalen Harris at basically any point in the draft outside of Ball/Toppin/Hayes.
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Just watched him for the first time... Holy **** he’s good. Million ways to get it... drives and finishes with both hands, shoots off screens or off the dribble... floaters. Why isn’t he higher on expert draft boards.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Just watched him for the first time... Holy **** he’s good. Million ways to get it... drives and finishes with both hands, shoots off screens or off the dribble... floaters. Why isn’t he higher on expert draft boards.
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He's #76 on ESPN's big board. I like him in the mid-late 2nd round. He's staying in the draft.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Just watched him for the first time... Holy **** he’s good. Million ways to get it... drives and finishes with both hands, shoots off screens or off the dribble... floaters. Why isn’t he higher on expert draft boards.
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He's consistently been late first/early second on my board. I like him for the same reasons you mentioned. He's a bucket. The only reason I have him where I do and not higher is that I'm not sure if he can provide value to a team if he's not in a high usage offensive role. And if he does I'm not sure how high that level of value will be. Jay Scrubb and Mason Jones are kind of in a similar boat as prospects.
 
Georgios Kalaitzakis should be getting the same amount of buzz as Leandro Bolmaro if not more. But he's not because he's not a flashy highlight machine like Bolmaro. Instead he just makes the correct play. 6'8, listed wingspan of around 7 feet, solid frame, can run pick and roll as the ball handler, good passer, excellent at drawing fouls and getting to the line. His 3 point shot percentage isn't great but unlike Bolmaro his form looks good and he has full confidence firing off the catch or bounce with no hesitation. The 3 point volume is good. The only main concern with him is defense.
 
SCS said:
Georgios Kalaitzakis should be getting the same amount of buzz as Leandro Bolmaro if not more. But he's not because he's not a flashy highlight machine like Bolmaro. Instead he just makes the correct play. 6'8, listed wingspan of around 7 feet, solid frame, can run pick and roll as the ball handler, good passer, excellent at drawing fouls and getting to the line. His 3 point shot percentage isn't great but unlike Bolmaro his form looks good and he has full confidence firing off the catch or bounce with no hesitation. The 3 point volume is good. The only main concern with him is defense.
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Never heard of him before, so just pulled up a clip. Took me two minutes to realize he's a righthander with the way that he favors his left (and looks a lot like a lefty) when dribbling. Do you know if he has finishing/passing ambidexterity as well?
 
Catchall said:
ESPN just updated its mock draft. They have Josh Green going to Utah at #23. They show Denver drafting Pokusevski at #22 right before the Jazz's pick.

Paul Reed is all the way down at #51 to the Warriors with the Jazz's 2nd-rd pick. Something is really causing him to drop.

Here's their mock from #15 - #25, a range we might be able to trade into.
15 - Magic draft Cole Anthony
16 - Blazers draft Tyrese Maxey
17 - T'wolves draft Saddiq Bey
18 - Mavericks draft Theo Maledon
19 - Nets draft Jalen Smith
20 - Heat draft Kira Lewis Jr.
21 - Sixers draft Nico Mannion
22 - Nuggets draft Aleksej Pokusevski
23 - Jazz draft Josh Green
24 - Bucks draft Leandro Bolmaro
25 - Thunder draft Jaden McDaniels

So ESPN thinks that our last win of the season cost us the opportunity to draft Kira Lewis and Pokusevski. We might be able to trade with the Nets or Sixers, but it will cost us. Josh Green, if he's really available, is a decent 3D wing prospect. I could see Dallas taking him and Theo Maledon being on the board instead.
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2nd round for Paul Reed....ah...yeah that would be fantastic.
 
The greek wing player in question is solid, he's kinda more like the russian player that went in the first rd sergey karasev. Not as good as Bolmaro though. Fringe draftable player. He's one of those guys where I'd usually say "I'd really like to see him in summer league".


There's no way the greek kid is on the level of lets say Dzanan Musa. To draft him in that sort of range would be a reach.
 
One thing I do think ESPN/Givony is gonna end up being right about is being high on Robert Woodard... I agree with their assesment of his less than ideal showcasing at the lesser MSU too.

I've been here posting about Woodard since he was in HS! He was a Team USA kid.

Is there anyone here who thinks the Greek player is better than Woodard II?
 
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