Chad Ford has us taking Exum at #5.

[MVP]

Don't know if this has been posted yet...

https://hoopshype.com/columns/david-nurse/whats-wrong-with-dante-exums-game

Actually his assessment on why Exum did not go to college and entered draft this year is spot on. Mystery sells. Had he played in college he would be talked as late lottery pick at best and more realistically he would be in the same range as McDaniels or Anderson. So very, very smart move by his family and agent to sell him now. Now we just need to see which stupid sucker GM is going to bite on it.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Another scenario is that the Jazz draft Vonleh at #5 and trade Kanter to the Celtics or Lakers to then draft Smart or Gordon. That would be a fair trade, imo.

If Ante Tomic is really coming over, I could see this playing out.

 

[Bodhi]

Whatever it takes to make him end up on the other team. I am afraid I could not stomach him being drafted by Jazz.

Yeah...............I've gotten that impression.

 

[SojoDave]

Between Vonleh and Exum, Exum has the greater chance of busting. Vonleh size and rebounding would allow him to have a rotation spot immediately.

Exum also has the biggest chance of being a star. He has a huge risk/reward factor. It's going to take a lot of stones to pull the trigger on Exum.

KOC wouldn't even sniff Exum, DL just might take that chance.

 

[orangello]

praying we get Exum

then trade Trey Burke aka Brandon Knight 2.0

This guy is great.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Between Vonleh and Exum, Exum has the greater chance of busting. Vonleh size and rebounding would allow him to have a rotation spot immediately.

Exum also has the biggest chance of being a star. He has a huge risk/reward factor. It's going to take a lot of stones to pull the trigger on Exum.

KOC wouldn't even sniff Exum, DL just might take that chance.

Yeah it would, taking a consensus top-4 player at #5 would be a huge risk.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Guess we don't want Embiid, Wiggins, or Parker either. They aren't coming in for workouts.

 

[orangello]

You should do nothing but post how you dont like Exum from here till the draft.

You're a bit behind on this. That is all he's been doing for at least a month.

 

[orangello]

Whatever it takes to make him end up on the other team. I am afraid I could not stomach him being drafted by Jazz.

If they draft him what will you do?

 

[orangello]

There is not much info on Exum. So whoever is telling him not to work out for 4th and 5th teams is stupid. It could make him drop big time if the Magic don't take him.

He has a workout scheduled with the 4th team.

 

[orangello]

So far I have more trust in Lindsey than I ever had in KOC. He better not disappoint me on this one.

Or else what?

 

[Jazz Spazz]

You're a bit behind on this. That is all he's been doing for at least a month.

I'm pretty sure Bodhi knows this. My sarcasm meter went berserk when he posted.

 

[orangello]

Between Vonleh and Exum, Exum has the greater chance of busting. Vonleh size and rebounding would allow him to have a rotation spot immediately.

Exum also has the biggest chance of being a star. He has a huge risk/reward factor. It's going to take a lot of stones to pull the trigger on Exum.

KOC wouldn't even sniff Exum, DL just might take that chance.

And that is more of what I want out of the Jazz FO.

 

[orangello]

I'm pretty sure Bodhi knows this. My sarcasm meter went berserk when he posted.

Whaaaa? How did I miss that?














(How's your sarcasm meter working now?)

 

[Doublea]

You guys have said we ranked to get our star. Well might as well swing for fences with exum.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I take offense to Exum not working out for Utah. Jazz are just one spot out of the #4 and have a history of trading up. F (as in "forget') Exum. Pick Vonleh or Gordon.

Be mad at his agent, not him.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

A line-up of

Smart
Oladipo
Afflalo
Harris
Vucevic

with:
Harkless
Nicholson
12th pick

makes much more sense IMO.

Why?

I like Harris, but he is an average athlete tweener who isn't a particularly good shooter. Vonleh would be a huge upgrade to him in terms of upside at the PF position and they can grab Ennis or Payton to play PG (who are both more natural PG's than Smart/Exum).

It makes a ton of sense to me if they aren't that sold on Exum/Smart or are really sold on Vonleh.

 

[Doublea]

If the magic draft exum it would allow Oladipo to guard the opposing pg and exum the opposing sg, which would be a big improvement.

 

[jope]

not seeing much bust factor from Dante honestly....

Positionally, Dante has elite size (one of the tallest and longest PGs in the league) AND elite speed (faster sprint times than the much smaller Damian Lillard & chris paul, and the best agility times in the draft class). pending an unforeseen injury... he will at the very least be a serviceable player.

Most players need at least 1 "elite" trait to thrive, it seems very likely that Dante has at least 2.


He also has acclaim for his passing and vision; if it is not elite, it is at least above average. I think his floor is a starter. That =/= bust to me.

 

[Fishsticks]

This is predictable. Bitch and moan about how we are one spot out of a star and in this mock one of said stars falls and some are all "F him we want Gordon!" LOLzzers