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2023 NBA Draft Megathread

Elizah Huge said:
You get your choice of Black/Jarace/Cam there. Is getting your choice of your guy better than staying at 9 and taking leftovers? Unequivocally yes.
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What if all three are even for the jazz. In that case I would totally be cool with taking the leftovers and not giving anything up since I like the leftovers the same amount as the dude who was taken at 5.
 
Elizah Huge said:
I have Black at 4 and Cam at 5 on my big board so I’d be stoked with either.
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Thats kind of seattles point. What if the jazz have black at 4a, cam at 4b, ausar at 4c and walker at 4d on their big board. If you think one of them is there at 9 and are basically equally happy with any of them then why give up and asset?
 
Bawse Dawg said:
I'd like the Jazz to have a bit more conviction in their big board. And not rate 4 very different prospects all equally.
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Well that is kind of what everyone is saying. Those guys have all been listed in pretty much the same spots but bouncing around. They are all being rated as about the same talent level. They are different prospects for sure but they are being ranked pretty damn similarly.
You can be different but still equal. Like steph is an amazing scorer. Giannis is very different from steph but is he less amazing? These prospects are all being judged as similar talent level. Im guessing that the jazz probably like all of them for different reasons. Im guessing that most all teams like all 4 of those guys a lot, for different reasons. But the point is I bet the jazz really like all 4 guys. Like seattle said, if it were free to move and take your favorite of the bunch of guys you really like then great! sadly it isn't free though so it might be a good idea to take a guy you really really like for free instead of a guy you really really like for a cost. Even if you like the guy that costs a little better.


BTW in my scenario they were rated equally. Similarly but not equally.
 
So many rumors... I think the things I for sure think happen tomorrow...

- Atlanta makes a salary dump deal that they try and sell as loving a prospect. Hunter, Collins, or Capela
- Dallas moves out of the #10
- We make at least one trade.

I wonder if Indiana bites on a Hunter and 15 for 7 deal.

With a Dallas deal I wonder if we keep 16 but move 28, and a future pick, plus do a KO/Bertans swap. I think there is some smoke about DFS and 21/22 for 10 as well.

We will find at least one trade partner... we just will.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
People seem to think the Jazz would flip a coin if all 4 prospects were available to choose who they take.
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Nope not a coin flip. Coin flips dont cost anything. I think that if the jazz like Black a tiny bit better than Jarace but black cost a future first then maybe they might just take jarace and keep the future first.

Is black plus the loss of a future first greater than jarace and keeping a future first. **** like that yo.
 
fishonjazz said:
Well that is kind of what everyone is saying. Those guys have all been listed in pretty much the same spots but bouncing around. They are all being rated as about the same talent level. They are different prospects for sure but they are being ranked pretty damn similarly.
You can be different but still equal. Like steph is an amazing scorer. Giannis is very different from steph but is he less amazing? These prospects are all being judged as similar talent level. Im guessing that the jazz probably like all of them for different reasons.
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'Everyone' is referring more to like message board casuals like us though, right? Like if I said I like all four of those guys and would be happy with any of them, that's one thing. An entire NBA team scouting department who has been watching these guys for years though, I hope would feel a little more strongly. You can like them for different reasons, but you still need to know who you like more than the others, and how much more. When you take into account team fit, personality, etc. I would think (and damn well hope) that the Jazz have a very clear ranking of who they like best.

Whether or not they like them so much as to give up assets to move up for one in particular is a different discussion of course.
 
Jingled said:
So he doesn't think we can trade up? I haven't had a chance to listen yet.
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Also said we are talking about moving to 6 or 7 too for Anthony Black. Said we are being active. I would guess those deals depend on how the board falls.

I would guess that Black is a little higher on our board than Cam/Ausar. Could be smoke and we want Walker... all I really truly believe is we are trying to move up.
 
Elizah Huge said:
Exactly
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I didn't see a scenario where players were rated equally. Just similarly. I dont think its crazy to really like more than one player in a draft. In fact, I think its crazy not to.
 
Elizah Huge said:
Why? They could just trade back to 9 and get whoever falls. Maybe the guy they like at 5 falls or better yet the two guys they like at 5 fall. Plus they get 16 sounds like a no brainer. Are they stupid?
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Said they had a chance to do that last year and ownership passed on it. He's guessing... like all of us.
 
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