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Jazz have "zeroed in" on Jabari Parker

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This really makes me think that the Jazz really aren't too excited about the players in their draft range i.e. Gordon, Vonleh, Randle.

#5, 17' GS 1st-round pick, and Alec Burks for #2? Would Milwaukee only do that if they are guaranteed Exum at #5?
 
If the Jazz leak they are trying to get Jabari hasn't history taught us that they probably aren't? Seems like they always keep these things under wrap.
 
Chris Sheridan will say just about anything to get people to go to his site.
 
Still... fun to think about.
 
JAZZGASM said:
If the Jazz leak they are trying to get Jabari hasn't history taught us that they probably aren't? Seems like they always keep these things under wrap.
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Last year, it was reported the Jazz were trying to trade up to get either McCollum or Burke, a couple of days before the draft.
 
Have a hard time envisioning how leaking Jabari as a smokescreen would be beneficial. It doesn't really help them if they want to move up. It doesn't help them if they want to move down. I doubt it's going to trick someone in the top 4 to take Jabari so that someone else 'falls' to us. Just not sure, unless we're looking to trade the pick for some player/asset and want the illusion that we really want to keep it.
 
In the first 30 seconds of the interview he mentions why he was the only media member not to vote LeBron as first team all-NBA. He put in Durant and Griffin. He's an attention whore.
 
infection said:
Have a hard time envisioning how leaking Jabari as a smokescreen would be beneficial. It doesn't really help them if they want to move up. It doesn't help them if they want to move down. I doubt it's going to trick someone in the top 4 to take Jabari so that someone else 'falls' to us. Just not sure, unless we're looking to trade the pick for some player/asset and want the illusion that we really want to keep it.
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Because they are wanting to trade with Milwaukee to get the second pick and want to put Philadelphia at ease that Wiggins will fall to them at 3 so they don't offer Milwaukee a better package. This works if they actually DO draft Parker, or especially well if they really want Wiggins.
 
According to Chris Sheridan, his draft expert on his site Joe Kotoch said the basis for trading up would be #5 and GS 17' 1st-round pick for #2. He added the Jazz don't wanna give up a young player (Favors, Kanter, Burke, Burks) to move up which is contradicting to other reports. He said the Bucks want future picks if they are going to trade down.
 
I hope this isn't true simply because I hope the Jazz aren't that bad with their info and desires. It's no good to smell desperate.

Furthermore, I think he's definitely below Wiggins and Embiid as a prospect. So, "zeroing in" on him seems a little... I don't know. I don't like the idea that the Jazz do that with prospects that don't project to be even a mediocre defender in the NBA and struggled against length (which isn't to say he can't improve, of course).
 
Sheridan is an idiot... says all it would take to move into top 3 is a future lottery protected first rounder. He then says we could throw a couple second rounders in there if they played hard ball. Also, says the Jazz don't have any players they are willing to give up. He's wrong about both. I'm not even sure an unprotected pick would get it done.

If he is ever a GM of a team I would be calling him up on Day 1.
 
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