This is bad thinking on two levels.
1. No reason Okobo and Dante both can't play together. Your misguided philosophy is the reason the Nuggets didn't draft Donovan Mitchell. Its a silly thing to say. Even if the Jazz keep Exum, that still only leaves them with 3 guards under contract. They will likely sign a guard in free agency if they don't draft one.
2. The pick doesn't have to be a rotation player from Day 1. You are drafting BPA, not who can make an immediate impact. The Jazz will likely be returning the vast majority of their main rotation and will probably fill the rest with the MLE in free agency. The idea that getting a day 1 rotation piece is a must is silly talk.
Lets step back a bit. First off I'm not completely against any idea, especially yours. I'm trying to find the best scenario for us in the next 2-3year window.
We have made the giant leap into a top team in the NBA. Now comes the hard part. Taking that next step.
If we add Okobo, we lose out on Huerter, KBD, Robinson, etc. It's a big decision, and a critical time(if we are serious about being a contender in the next 3 years)
1. I never said they can't play
together. I alluded to the very legitimate fact that playing time might be hard to come by for Okobo if we retain Exum. If we draft
Okobo I want him playing, and a part of the rotation(doesnt have to be at the start of the season). If we keep Exum, and draft Okobo then we'll have to get creative to free up that time. It's possible, I'm not against that, but is that the
best decision(drafting Okobo and resigning Exum) we can make out of this draft?
2. If we resign a guard in FA we'll have drafted another player. Both paths have merit, and I'm trying to figure out which path is best for us.
3. The player doesn't have to be a rotation from day 1 no, but debating whether we want more of a project over a guy who can come in and help us next year is not silly talk. It's real talk *************.