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2024 NBA Draft Mega Thread

We only have one guy who we know for sure is a starter, but he can play with literally anyone and he might be gone anyways. Drafting for fit would be stupid. If we happen to have to players who are both good enough that overlap matters...what a nice problem to have. Only got to worry about this is if there isn't a path to playing time/development resources.
 
KqWIN said:
We only have one guy who we know for sure is a starter, but he can play with literally anyone and he might be gone anyways. Drafting for fit would be stupid. If we happen to have to players who are both good enough that overlap matters...what a nice problem to have. Only got to worry about this is if there isn't a path to playing time/development resources.
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Agreed. IMO you draft for fit only when you are on the verge of contention. And we are so far away right now. We should be getting the best talent we can find. The best talent that could be part of the next contending Jazz team.
 
stitches said:
Agreed. IMO you draft for fit only when you are on the verge of contention. And we are so far away right now. We should be getting the best talent we can find. The best talent that could be part of the next contending Jazz team.
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There are times when fit drives things. Big believer in draft tiers. If you have a good non-shooting center and have two guys in a tier available and one is a non-shooting center... maybe opt for the other guy. Position/fit/future flexibility should be a tie breaker of sorts.
 
HeatCheck said:
Reed Sheppard is my guy in this draft. If the Jazz are in position to draft him does anyone think the Magic would consider a Key for Black type deal? I've never seen a worse 3 point shooting team in the playoffs than the Magic. Some are comparing Castle to Black so why not just acquire Black who seems very redundant with Suggs in Orlando? A backcourt rotation of Shep, Black, Sexton, Dunn and a sprinkle of Brice could be a well balanced unit.
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Shep & Black. I’d be on board for it. But trading Key this early would be risky. I think I'd do it though.
 
underdog said:
Shep & Black. I’d be on board for it. But trading Key this early would be risky. I think I'd do it though.
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Unless we take Clingan I doubt any player we take in the draft is going to cause a trade of a current player. Even then you need 48 minutes. See which dude is better and then move the other if you want some variation.

Maybe if they took Dilly they move Sexton and JC... I just think you basically operate as though you have a blank slate for now.
 
stitches said:
Agreed. IMO you draft for fit only when you are on the verge of contention. And we are so far away right now. We should be getting the best talent we can find. The best talent that could be part of the next contending Jazz team.
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I think fit can matter in terms of fitting the right developmental environment. Being in the right situation can mean a lot.....but beyond that I think people get way too ahead of themselves and forget that the most important thing is to get the best player or an actual NBA player at all. The Jazz have almost nobody established right now, I think there's playing time for everyone. Maybe you could say drafting a C is different because there won't be PT, but I don't find that to be true with non C's. But IMO, there's still zero players I would pass on because I don't think we have the right situation to develop them.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Sheppard will definitely be a defensive weak link individually.
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How many of the NBA starting point guards are not weak defensively and not targeted? Brunson, Young, Curry, Lillard, Conley... Unless the player is small/bad defender even compared to other PGs then being a defensive weak link individually is not an issue.
 
jazznik said:
How many of the NBA starting point guards are not weak defensively and not targeted? Brunson, Young, Curry, Lillard, Conley... Unless the player is small/bad defender even compared to other PGs then being a defensive weak link individually is not an issue.
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That's the truth for the most part. It's still an issue.
 
My projection for 3pt percentage is free throw rate divided by 2 minus 4. Castle would be a 34% 3 pt shooter. That's right on the edge but I am taking him at 8.
 
I wonder if Danny Ainge sees himself in Sheppard. And if it can influence his drafting decisions, consciously or not.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
There are times when fit drives things. Big believer in draft tiers. If you have a good non-shooting center and have two guys in a tier available and one is a non-shooting center... maybe opt for the other guy. Position/fit/future flexibility should be a tie breaker of sorts.
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Well yes, but I think those are easily identifiable exception/special cases, right? The big separation is between tiers... the separation within tiers should be small enough for you to be able to consider other factors.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Unless we take Clingan I doubt any player we take in the draft is going to cause a trade of a current player. Even then you need 48 minutes. See which dude is better and then move the other if you want some variation.

Maybe if they took Dilly they move Sexton and JC... I just think you basically operate as though you have a blank slate for now.
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Agree. We draft a player who we think will give us the most down the road, and if there's overlap, we let it play out to see who should be moved. But if we are confident that one of the overlapping players is, or will be, better than the other, we can move the other right away.
 
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I hear negatives on Rob Dillingham, but I think he is one of the 2 or 3 most likely players to be a star in this draft and would love to have him on the Jazz.
 
If you're truly trying to build a contender shouldn't you always draft for positional size unless there is a clear cut talent gap?
 
stitches said:
Well yes, but I think those are easily identifiable exception/special cases, right? The big separation is between tiers... the separation within tiers should be small enough for you to be able to consider other factors.
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No i think it’s really hard to draw lines on the talent tiers. Last year you had Wemby, the. miller and Scoot seemed to be in a tier but some would have had Scoot a tier above Miller… and that is only the first three picks.
 
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