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Following Potential Draftees - 2019 (not kidding)

Catchall said:
Below are the top 15 players on ESPN's Top 100 Big Board who have worked out for the Jazz so far. Considering our pick is #23, it seems that several more first-round talents should be coming in. Otherwise, I'm starting to wonder if we're preparing to trade back.

(23) Mfiondu Kabengele
(24) KZ Okpala
(25) Ty Jerome
(30) Nic Claxton
(31) Grant Williams
(34) Carsen Edwards
(36) Admiral Schofield
(37) Dylan Windler
(45) Zylen Cheatham
(47) Shamorie Ponds
(50) Nazreon Reid
(51) Louis King
(52) Quindary Weatherspoon
(55) Jaylen Hoard
(56) Justin Robinson
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I mean don’t they usually do this same routine with later pick dudes and then some guys who are mid 1st rounders the last few weeks?

We are still 2 1/2 weeks out.
 
I don't want to trade our picks for the most part. I understand sometimes you have to do so but it has to be for a guy who the Jazz are sure will be more than one year rental. The young talent on the Jazz bench needs to be upgraded.
 
cowhide said:
I don't want to trade our picks for the most part. I understand sometimes you have to do so but it has to be for a guy who the Jazz are sure will be more than one year rental. The young talent on the Jazz bench needs to be upgraded.
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This year wouldn't be a good year to trade the pick cuz it is stacked with athletic wings that fills the Jazz roster needs.
 
SCS said:
Athletic wings are plentiful in almost every draft tbh
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This year is a bit unique in that there are a bunch of these 6'8"/6'9" multi-skilled wings with NBA athleticism--Keldon, Okpala, Windler, Bazely, King, Brazdeikis, Wilkes, and then, of course, the top guys like Barrett, Culver and Reddish.
 
Catchall said:
This year is a bit unique in that there are a bunch of these 6'8"/6'9" multi-skilled wings with NBA athleticism--Keldon, Okpala, Windler, Bazely, King, Brazdeikis, Wilkes, and then, of course, the top guys like Barrett, Culver and Reddish.
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Wings will be deeper next year. No point, just a comment.
 
This is Nic Claxton footage from the Combine. He's quick and bouncy. In one of the scrimmages, he had 7 blocks. He also contains guards on the perimeter and knocks down a 3. I'm starting to see the intrigue, especially given that he can dribble and pass a bit. It's great the Jazz got to see Kabengele, Claxton and Reid to work out against one another.

Claxton measured at 6'10" w/o shoes and 6'11.5" w/ shoes, virtually the same as Myles Turner. Turner has 2 inches of length and standing reach on Claxton, but Claxton is quicker and bouncier, especially on a no-step vertical. Claxton needs 15 lbs (at least) and more core strength, but if it turns out that he can really shoot, watch out. He should be able to add consistency on his 3-ball, but could be great if he adds a mid-range jumper and a floater.

So, Claxton is longer and bouncier than Samanic, but Samanic is more skilled.

 
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Is Bradzeikis really a skill player? I think that says plenty bout this years wings if he is..

At times he looks like one, but at other times he looks like a bull in a china shop..
 
Tony Jones has a new article out in The Athletic about the recent workout. Some highlights.

Ty Jerome
  • He’s a childhood friend of Jazz star Donovan Mitchell; the two played AAU ball together in their formative years. “He was always a freak athlete,” Jerome said of Mitchell. “Even at 8, 9 years old, he would get up the court in, like, four dribbles.”
  • The feeling on Jerome from the Jazz is that he simply knows how to play. He’s always going to be a good shooter and passer. He knows how to run a team and get guys in the right spots. He’s a steely competitor, someone who backs down from nothing on the court.
Admiral Schofield
  • “I want to be a junkyard dog,” Schofield said. He’s no stranger to hard work or adversity. He was born to a military family in London. When he was 10, he lost a brother in a drowning accident.
  • “The Jazz wanted to see if I can guard,” Schofield said. “I wanted to show my IQ. I didn’t shoot the ball as well as I wanted to. Everything was online, and I had a great stroke; it just didn’t fall as much as I wanted it to. I’m hoping that what I did today helps down the line.”
  • Schofield has a maturity and self-awareness about him. He has no illusions of getting into the league and lighting it up for 20 points a night. He knows he will be a role player in at least the infancy of his career and is OK with that.
  • That’s what draws the Jazz to Schofield. Maybe they won’t be able to pull a star player out of the No. 23 pick, but they are confident they can pull a viable rotation player, and Schofield has the defensive versatility plus the potential shotmaking chops to be an impactful two-way player.
Brian Bowen
  • The Jazz were impressed with Bowen. He shot the ball well in his workout Friday, and his game has improved noticeably, as someone who worked out for the Jazz last year.
  • He’s always been an intriguing prospect, a shooter in a 6-foot-8, long and lanky frame. But his body has matured, and so has his game.
  • Is Bowen intriguing enough to take at No. 23? That’s a good question. His game still has holes. He has to improve defensively. Even with physical maturation, he still has to get stronger, and he’s still got a ways to go off the dribble.
  • But with his size for a shooting guard and his shooting, he’s someone who can fill a role at the highest level. The NBA is always on the lookout for pure shooting, and Bowen can do that
  • “He was in a situation where he had to compete on a daily basis,” Perrin said. “He played hard. He listened to the coaches. He played himself into getting more minutes down in Sydney, so that’s what we really liked about him.”
 
Lord Bullingdon said:
Is Bradzeikis really a skill player? I think that says plenty bout this years wings if he is..

At times he looks like one, but at other times he looks like a bull in a china shop..
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He's an athlete. He's 3/D. He can finish strong at the rim in different ways. I wouldn't say he's super skilled with the ball, but if things go really well, he could fit in with a Dan Majerle or Bryon Russell complementary role. I think he's a rotation player and possibly a borderline starter depending on how he develops and who else is on the roster.
 
Catchall said:
He's an athlete. He's 3/D. He can finish strong at the rim in different ways. I wouldn't say he's super skilled with the ball, but if things go really well, he could fit in with a Dan Majerle or Bryon Russell complementary role. I think he's a rotation player and possibly a borderline starter depending on how he develops and who else is on the roster.
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I tracked his story for some time. Always used to try and compare him to Doug McBuckets, and I think ultimately, no-brainer; he's worse.

Gimme Windler over Iggy 100/100x. I think Windler is much better.
 
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