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So Utah, Washington, and Toronto were watching Vesey yesterday.

Washington (6) is not at the workout for Biyombo today. Utah (3, 12), Toronto (5), Charlotte (9), Detroit (8) and Golden State (11) are with him.


Update from Hoopshype:
Mike Prada: Based on @Chad Ford's tweets, every team drafting from 3-18 has or is scheduled to see Biyombo in Spain ... except the #Wizards about 9 minutes ago

Read more: https://hoopshype.com/twitter_media.html#ixzz1OnoLrgYY
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I am becoming more convinced Jazz and the Washington Bullets have a deal in place. 6, 18, 34
 
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mellow said:
So Utah, Washington, and Toronto were watching Vesey yesterday.

Washington (6) is not at the workout for Biyombo today. Utah (3, 12), Toronto (5), Charlotte (9), Detroit (8) and Golden State (11) are with him.


Update from Hoopshype:

I am becoming more convinced Jazz and the Washington Bullets have a deal in place. 6, 18, 34
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Don't get me excited.
 
Hey, I've been one of the Kanter bunch.
I just want the most value out of the draft and now I'm not so certain Kanter will be that much better than the other top bigs, if at all. Which is why I would love to trade down and grab assets/picks.

At 6 they can get Biyombo or Valanciunas. At 18 and 34 they could get a couple of the following: Tyler, Butler, Bertans, Jackson, Jenkins, Morris, Nolan, Mack, or Goudelock.
 
My dream draft

Jazz trade 3rd to Washington and get the 6th, 18th, and 34th.
They draft: (6) Bismack (12) Fredette (18) Tyler (34) Butler

PG: Harris, Fredette
SG: Hayward, Raja
SF: CJ, Evans, Butler
PF: Millsap, Favors
C : Jefferson, Bismack, Tyler, Okur

Scoring AND defense. Upside gambles and trade-able assets.
 
I'm of the opinion that KOC should avoid trying to get cute with things. He's got a two lottery picks with one being #3. If he simply drafts the BPA at both we should be just fine. Having said that, I have a lot of trust in KOC and will be behind whatever he does -- unless he drafts Valanciunas at 3, and then I'll burn his house down.
 
BENTLEY said:
Jazz trade 3rd to Washington and get the 6th, 18th, and 34th.
They draft: (6) Bismack (12) Fredette (18) Tyler (34) Butler

PG: Harris, Fredette
SG: Hayward, Raja
SF: CJ, Evans, Butler
PF: Millsap, Favors
C : Jefferson, Bismack, Tyler, Okur

Scoring AND defense. Upside gambles and trade-able assets.
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Picking Tyler at 18 seems a little high. If Hayward is our starting shooting guard then I would like to see the Jazz come away with our starting SF in this draft. I would rather take Tyler at 34 if he happens to fall. Most of the projections have him near the end of the first or beginning of the second.
 
cowhide said:
Picking Tyler at 18 seems a little high. If Hayward is our starting shooting guard then I would like to see the Jazz come away with our starting SF in this draft. I would rather take Tyler at 34 if he happens to fall. Most of the projections have him near the end of the first or beginning of the second.
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DX lists him falling to 38th but I don't think he'll fall that far. His upside is pretty nice so, though 18 might be early, he won't last to 34. And Butler looks as good as the SFs you could at 18th, whereas guys like Tyler are only available in the lottery.
Also, I'm looking to the 2012 draft for the Jazz' starting calibur SF, so I'm not too concerned about getting it in this one. Butler could be about as good as any this year.
 
I would like that deal a lot.
I might lean towards trading one of those "assets" for something else.
I'm not sure I would want 4 rookies on the team next year.... but if it has to happen to improve, we should take the lump now.
 
Dwill_PwnasaurasRex said:
Hopefully the Kanter bunch will leave if that deal gets done.
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If true it will be fun on draft day. The way these trades generally work is Utah would take Kanter at #3, then Washington drafts whoever the Jazz want at #6 and they then exchange the draft rights to the players. It circumvents the restriction on not trading a 1st round pick in successive years.

I'd love to see the Kanter fanatics go crazy when Utah selects him at #3, then get ugly when he's subsequently traded to Washington or Toronto.

I'm all for trading down and picking up additional players. Since there are no projected "superstars," pick the 4 BPA's and the chances are pretty good at least 2 will turn into quality players. Jazz have 5 quality rotation players right now (Jefferson, Favors, Millsap, Hayward and Harris). Utah needs a starting SF and a couple more solid backups.
 
mellow said:
So Utah, Washington, and Toronto were watching Vesey yesterday.

Washington (6) is not at the workout for Biyombo today. Utah (3, 12), Toronto (5), Charlotte (9), Detroit (8) and Golden State (11) are with him.


Update from Hoopshype:

I am becoming more convinced Jazz and the Washington Bullets have a deal in place. 6, 18, 34
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Its the deal that seems to make the most sense. The Jazz could pick up a pretty talented wing at 18 like Brooks, Thompson, or Singleton. One of them will be there.
At 34 could take a flyer on someone like Tyler or Bertrans.
 
If that's the deal, I'd love to get Knight at #6 and package #12, 18 and Miles/Bell AND Tomic (if necessary) to move up for Biyombo. This may go along the lines of what GVC and others have already said.
 
Or Knight at #6.

Trade Harris and #12 to move up for Biyombo.

Take Singleton at #18.

Use #34 on a legit scoring wing...maybe on my boy Parsons.
 
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