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I just played the mock draft from ESPN and the Jazz got the #2 pick and drafted Russell. I also kept playing and it has the Jazz passing on in order:

Kelly Oubre
Mario Hezonja
Stanley Johnson
Justice Winslow
Devin Booker

and instead they have the Jazz drafting Kevon Looney
 

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I played the espn lottery one time, the jazz jumped to #2 and picked some pg named Russell. Ugh, no more overhyped pgs, draft Porzingus!
 
How excited would this board be if we jumped up to #2?

I would be pretty excited if Towns or Oubre fell to us too.
 
Hantlers said:
Bargnani.

Tskitishvili.

Lampe.

Charlie Villanueva (almost 7'0)

Spencer Hawes.

Nick Fazekas.

Kevin Pittsnoggle.

BJ Mullens.

Montijiuenas.

Jon Leuer.

Kelly Olynynk.

Meyers Leonard.

Ryan Kelly.

Alec Brown.

And obviously Dirk.

Dirk kinda looks like the outlier of the group tbh. Most of the players outright suck, some are pretty decent, and then there's Dirk. Saying that Porz is gonna be like Dirk is pretty ridiculous iMO, they're not even similar players.
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they are not all 40% 3 pt shooters. I have never compared porzingis to dirk
 
In many ways I hate Chad fords simulated draft. It gives false hope to fans, who spin the wheel until they see a result the like, then begin to dream. In reality is there is very little chance for a big jump in the lottery, and the players are so young. (and frankly awful)that actually drafting a player is like a lottery in itself.

I vow, this year I will not prematurely, and irrationally attach my hopes to one of these players until after the Jazz draft him.
 
mellow said:
In many ways I hate Chad fords simulated draft. It gives false hope to fans, who spin the wheel until they see a result the like, then begin to dream. In reality is there is very little chance for a big jump in the lottery, and the players are so young. (and frankly awful)that actually drafting a player is like a lottery in itself.

I vow, this year I will not prematurely, and irrationally attach my hopes to one of these players until after the Jazz draft him.
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A jump happens nearly every year.
 
Hantlers said:
At some point in their career, they have either hit 40% or gotten damn close.
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I hit 40% in my basketball career too. That was the most freethrow practice I ever did.
 
Hezonja's shot is so sweet! He's got 22 points for FC Barcelona against Real Madrid in the 4th quarter... Scored 3s in 3 possessions in a row...

Finished the game with 22pts(8/14 FG, 5/9 3P FG, 1/2 FT), 1rb, 1ast, 2 to... was pretty much the only Barcelona player who played well... they lost by 24
 
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Hezonja's shot is so sweet! He's got 22 points for FC Barcelona against Real Madrid in the 4th quarter... Scored 3s in 3 possessions in a row...

Finished the game with 22pts(8/14 FG, 5/9 3P FG, 1/2 FT), 1rb, 1ast, 2 to... was pretty much the only Barcelona player who played well... they lost by 24
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What's he like defensively?
 
So Chad Ford thinks:

* The Jazz would take Okafor #1
* The Jazz would take Russell #2 with Okafor off the board
* The Jazz would take Mudiay #3 with Okafor and Russel off the board
* The Jazz would take Kevon Looney at #6 with Hezonja, Oubre and Johnson still on the board
* The Jazz would take Oubre at #7 with Hezonja and Johnson still on the board

So...Ford currently sees Okafor, Russell, Looney and Oubre as potential outcomes based on the Jazz's current positioning.

Ten trials resulted in Looney (6), Oubre (2), Russell (1) and Mudiay (1).

And Utah's Big Board would look like:

Okafor
Russell
Mudiay
Towns?
Porzingis?
Looney
Oubre

A few other things---

* Chad Ford consistently puts Looney in the top 6.
* Ford thinks Orlando really likes Porzingis
* Ford consistently puts Johnson out of the top 7
 
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Snippet from today's ESPN article on the tank race.

Utah Jazz
Chances of winning the lottery: 4.3 percent

The Jazz have a wealth of young talent right now. Dante Exum, while young, looks like he could be a potential superstar. Rudy Gobert is having a breakout sophomore campaign. Derrick Favors and Gordon Hayward have immense talent as well. And Enes Kanter, Trey Burke and Alec Burks also have potential.

The Jazz don't really need more young talent, but if Okafor comes calling, they'll grab him, avoid having to pay Kanter a huge deal this summer in restricted free agency and put the best young front line in the NBA out there every night. Between Gobert and Favors' defense and Okafor's offensive skills (think a better version of Al Jefferson, Jazz fans), the Jazz will be set for the next decade. We'll also be watching Russell closely here. His ability to play two positions and shoot the basketball is very attractive. The Jazz, I'm told, like him a lot.
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https://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draft2015/story/_/id/12280815/updated-tank-race-chances-team-fits-jahlil-okafor-nba-draft-2015
 
ONE LOVE said:
What's he like defensively?
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He's long and quick, has really nice frame. On-ball he can smother offensive players with his length and size when he's locked in, he seems to have long arms. He bites on fakes too much. Has problem going through screens... Off the ball, he doesn't really do much... doesn't try to deny the ball to his man, again - when he's focused, his rotations and switches look good, but there's still room for improvement. He seems to have a brain-freeze once in a while in defense... sometimes loses concentration or desire to finish off the defensive play... Like... he would get stuck on a screen and would give up on the play instead of trying to recover...
 
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