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Following potential 2013 draftees

I've been periodically checking in on this thread and welcome anybody's thoughts about my view:

Marcus Smart sounds like he would fit with what the Jazz are trying to build almost perfectly: he's big, tough, coachable, a great leader/character, a good athlete, takes pride in defense, an excellent rebounder, a good passer, skilled (if not yet fully polished) as a PG. His shooting isn't good yet, but it sounds like it very well could come around during his first few NBA years, while he also develops his floor generalship.

One of my dream scenarios would be to draft him and let him develop behind Mo (or someone like Calderon), who'd be given a 2-3 year contract.

He's approximately a year younger than Kabongo, a year and a half younger than Burke, and two and a half years younger than Carter-Williams. I could see the Jazz falling in love. I could easily see him as as excellent long-term PG for us.

Unfortunately, he's very unlikely to be in our range. If by some miracle, we got an additional first-rounder in the #10 range from some sort of trade, do you think our 3 picks could be flipped for him? Would it be worth it?
 
I'd just like to bring up a forgotten PG that will probably be available in the latter part of the 1st round if he declares.

BJ Young.

I had high hopes for him coming into the season. He has been in a deep range shooting slump this year, ala Hayward's sophomore year, but he is still shooting a high FG % and is getting good assist numbers.

He is currently in the process of leading an upset against Florida.

If there is a PG who will be better than his draft position, it will be BJ Young or Kabongo.
 
Cyrone Torbin said:
I'd just like to bring up a forgotten PG that will probably be available in the latter part of the 1st round if he declares.

BJ Young.

I had high hopes for him coming into the season. He has been in a deep range shooting slump this year, ala Hayward's sophomore year, but he is still shooting a high FG % and is getting good assist numbers.

He is currently in the process of leading an upset against Florida.

If there is a PG who will be better than his draft position, it will be BJ Young or Kabongo.
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Young and Kabongo were the top PG prospects before the season started. Interesting how fast things change. I'd still be up for grabbing one of them with the GS pick.
 
I think MCW's shooting percentage will improve a lot once he gets in the league. His athleticism and raw talent makes him a better prospect than Burke. Penny Hardaway wasn't a great shooter before he got in the league.
 
Good call on BJ Young, Cy. Excellent athleticism and length for the PG spot. He'd give the Jazz something they don't have. Good value pick.
 
orangello said:
Dear PKM,


Can you please grade this guys rankings? https://www.cbssports.com/nba/draft/prospect-rankings

TIA
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I know I am not PKM, but Marcus Smart at #16 and WCS at #21 are horrible rankings and MCW at #11 isn't the best either. Rudy Gobert at #10 too is a reach, this guy seems like he doesn't really know what he is talking about for the most part, C.J. McCollum at #24 is a steal he is ranked in the lottery everywhere else.
 
If the Jazz could pick up a 3rd draft pick in the late lotto through a trade, they may be able to move up in the draft with a team that isn't thrilled with the talent in the top 8. Picks in the 8 - 12 range are going to have quite a bit of value.
 
Lorenzo Brown is another interesting point guard prospect. Right now he is ranked in the 25-30 range, he is a 6'5 junior point-guard from N.C. State and is currently averaging 12.7 PPG, 6.9 APG (ACC best), 4.3 RPG, and 2.1 SPG. Brown sprained his ankle against Miami and he is day-to-day which shouldn't be a big deal. Depending on what happens in the NCAA Tournament with his draft stock he might now be a bad pick at #24 either.
 
Kentucky is up 45-24 at half against South Carolina, point guard Ryan Harrow has looked like the best player so far with 10 points (5-5 from the field), 3 assists, 2 rebounds, and 0 TO's. Archie Goodwin continues to impress, he has 10 points to go with 3 rebounds and 2 assists as well. Nerlens Noel once again dominating on the defensive end with 4 blocks and 4 rebounds. WCS has 2 blocks and Alex Poythress is impressing as well with 4 points and 6 rebounds. Kentucky is just dominating, they will be in the top-25 again in very little time.
 
Good bb tonight.

The UK guys beginning to look decent. Noel great as usual.

Enjoyed watching Craft vs. Burke.
 
PKM said:
Enjoyed watching Craft vs. Burke.
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Loved the competitive response by Burk in that final 40-seconds. Had the bad turnover but didn't hang his head, raced back for the strip and then had the great block on Craft's jumper.
 
Craft is such a great positional defender, he knew where Burke was going before he even made his move. When it was all said and done Burke still had 16 and 8 with only 2 turnovers. His composure remained unflappable down the stretch, this guy is all business, don't think I've seen him smile in a game once.
 
Is Craft the perfect back up PG for the Jazz?

Tough kid, good D, seems heady and runs the offense.

A little John Crotty in him :)
 
I was impressed with Aaron Craft's defense and think he could be a good backup PG simply because of his defense. I don't know where he is projected but I was impressed with his defense. He has a long way to go on offense but we are talking about a guy who would play max 18 to minutes in the NBA. I don't know much about him and if he is considered NBA material or not.

I was impressed with Burke 's toughness and hustle but I still have my doubts about his size and ability to get by people.
 
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