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ONE LOVE said:
Breaking: Kevon Looney has just declared for the draft.



Good news as I think the reports were he was on the fence and without a good showing in the tourney.. him declaring should bolster the draft somewhat.
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I really hope someone in front of us falls in love with Looney. If Looney and Turner can go before we pick we will get to pick between the Tank or Porzingis and whatever wing was left.
 
ONE LOVE said:
Once the tournament is over yeah I think guys like Looney and Oubre could rise in workouts...
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Good measurements, good athletic testing, look good playing in an empty gym or against chairs... i think you might be right.
 
Chad Ford has only limited credibility, but right now he thinks the Jazz would draft Turner ahead of Kaminsky. The lotto machine yields mostly Turner and Oubre at 12. Jazz need to get up a couple draft spots.
 
Catchall said:
Chad Ford has only limited credibility, but right now he thinks the Jazz would draft Turner ahead of Kaminsky. The lotto machine yields mostly Turner and Oubre at 12. Jazz need to get up a couple draft spots.
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With the emergence of Hood these last 10+ games it gives me confidence that he could potentially be paired with Hayward going forward at the starting SG position. Hood is probably a late lottery pick in this draft.


May be we can actually take a flyer on guys like Oubre or Turner (low floor, high ceiling)?
 
ONE LOVE said:
With the emergence of Hood these last 10+ games it gives me confidence that he could potentially be paired with Hayward going forward at the starting SG position. Hood is probably a late lottery pick in this draft.


May be we can actually take a flyer on guys like Oubre or Turner (low floor, high ceiling)?
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The other side of the coin is the Jazz won't be able to afford everyone going forward, so you need guys that can contribute on a minuscule salary.
Oubre and Turner are probably 3 years away from playing heavy minutes.
 
ONE LOVE said:
With the emergence of Hood these last 10+ games it gives me confidence that he could potentially be paired with Hayward going forward at the starting SG position. Hood is probably a late lottery pick in this draft.


May be we can actually take a flyer on guys like Oubre or Turner (low floor, high ceiling)?
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The issue to me is that they need playing time to develop. I wouldn't want to give either guy a lot of rotation minutes especially Turner. Oubre maybe?

I'd much rather have Stanley Johnson, Mario Hezonja, or Frank playing 15ish minutes with us next year.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
The issue to me is that they need playing time to develop. I wouldn't want to give either guy a lot of rotation minutes especially Turner. Oubre maybe?

I'd much rather have Stanley Johnson, Mario Hezonja, or Frank playing 15ish minutes with us next year.
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Well yeah, me too, who wouldn't want those guys, but as it stands at the #12 position I was just pondering the possibility of taking a flyer on someone and may be that player could surprise us down the road.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I agree Oubre at 12 is worth the risk at that point. I'd rather move up 3 or 4 spots though depending on cost.
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The cost would likely be high. Remember when we had to trade up to get Trey? It costed us x2 picks in the 1st round. I suspect we'll have to give up a future pick as well as this year's pick to just move up 5 spots.
 
I think we'll end up 10th or 11th. I don't think we'll end up 12th, given the remaining schedule. That said, it's still probably going to an Oubre vs. Turner vs. Looney debate unless we can move up.
 
ONE LOVE said:
The cost would likely be high. Remember when we had to trade up to get Trey? It costed us x2 picks in the 1st round. I suspect we'll have to give up a future pick as well as this year's pick to just move up 5 spots.
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If that was the cost I'd do it in a heartbeat without a second thought. You can even make next year's pick unprotected and I'd be in. We have at least 2 picks in 2017 and maybe 3 (the OKC pick). We have prospects or young players at every position. It would be worth it to me to get a guy who could contribute sooner.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
If that was the cost I'd do it in a heartbeat without a second thought. You can even make next year's pick unprotected and I'd be in. We have at least 2 picks in 2017 and maybe 3 (the OKC pick). We have prospects or young players at every position. It would be worth it to me to get a guy who could contribute sooner.
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I agree.
We need to use some of our mediocre assets (mid to late firsts and a while bunch of seconds) at some point.

Might as will be this year
 
Lets say the Jazz win 46 or 47 games next year. Our draft pick is likely to be #17 - #19 in a weaker draft. This is probably our last lottery pick for a while.
 
If the Jazz offered #10 plus Hood for #7, I think that's a fair deal. That team could then get Hood + a guy like Myles Turner or Kevon Looney.

We'd be dealing with Detroit or Denver. Denver might be less inclined to help us, given that we're a division rival.
 
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