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Following Potential Draftees - 2019 (not kidding)

NFL has it right when they have free agency before the draft. If the jazz convinced tobias Harris to sign in Utah they wouldnt need to give up asset to move and draft clarke.

Now if they do move up and draft Clarke Harris might see that as the jazz move for their future of and not want to sign.

More ifs then I like but you just have to do what is given to you

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Nah... nba guys really don’t factor rookies into their thinking... Clarke can back him up.

There are likely better reasons to change the order but that ain’t one.
 
Are Bazley and Lecque really "swing for the fences" type of picks? Or does their youth just give that perception? I feel like every young guy every year is tagged as a "swing for the fences" pick or apparently has crazy upside because people see the age and their imaginations run wild with how they could develop in just that extra year or two.

Yes in a way because there is uncertainty on them. Last year I think RJ was the consensus number one pick and now it’s zion... so the thought is take the guy with more uncertainty and you may hit on the guy that would have blown up if there was a larger sample. It’s the Dante Exum theory.

Mitchell Robinson was a pretty good find last year and went the non-college route.
 
I don't see the Jazz trading up at all. We don't really have the pieces to do so. And the trade pieces we do have would be more likely to be dealt for a veteran imo.
 
I don't see the Jazz trading up at all. We don't really have the pieces to do so. And the trade pieces we do have would be more likely to be dealt for a veteran imo.

I think we could move up... Jae, Grayson, or a pick next year may be enough. I don't know that we want to though.
 
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Cam Johnson -- If there's somehow a way to get him to improve his athleticism and physicality, he could be decent. Right now, he reminds me a bit of Michael Porter Jr. coming off an injury last year. Also, one of the oldest guys in the draft.

 
@PointBreak: I think the Jazz would have to trade up to around 15 or 16 to have a chance at NAW. I just can't see him getting past both the Spurs and the Celtics.
 
@PointBreak: I think the Jazz would have to trade up to around 15 or 16 to have a chance at NAW. I just can't see him getting past both the Spurs and the Celtics.

I’ll never lose hope (I might....I haven’t watched enough film of others yet).
 
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Well you know enough to be posting about the right name.... BRANDON CLARKE!!! I'll never forget that game where I first knew he was gonna get drafted, it was when they SMOTHERED DUKE, or I should say, when Brandon Clarke smothered Duke. It was done in about as emphatic a fashion as you could script, it was almost like the game went to OT, just so Clarke could make his point even louder.



On the court, he's like fighting a gorilla in a phonebooth, he is a monster in small space... Which is precisely what u want next to Rudy...

He is also a most excellent fit next to Ingles and Donovan Mitchell... IDK how u could say otherwise.

Watching Utah this year, it's a very different team when their making their shots and when their missing them... which means obviously it'd be better if they could just make more shots every game... Brandon Clarke is a damn good candidate to help Utah immediately improve in this area. He can obviously add soemthign to the team, to the playoff push, right away.


Also; who is anyone, at this point, to question these bigmen Gonzaga and Mark Few is pumping out??? after all this sustained excellence? Not me... I learned my lesson.. Always been a big Gonzaga/Few fan, they know what their doing.. Next year is gonna be fireworks too.. They are a factory.






I think Rudy would love having him around too.. Could be like a major brownie points type of deal with that, and it sounds dumb, but as you all know it's really all-performance based, so if he can back it up, it'll be true... This is ofc what their looking for in this draft,, you dont appease Hayward for years and then leave Rudy out to dry...


Well he doesn't have NBA 3 point range that's obviously how you say otherwise. DM often got swarmed by cheating defenders when he got into the lane, Clarke, at least initially, won't be able to alleviate that.
His motor is off the charts though. Over 3 blocks for an 8'6" standing reach player has to be a record or damn well near it. Nice spin move, but will be heavily scouted in the NBA.
 
Well he doesn't have NBA 3 point range that's obviously how you say otherwise. DM often got swarmed by cheating defenders when he got into the lane, Clarke, at least initially, won't be able to alleviate that.
His motor is off the charts though. Over 3 blocks for an 8'6" standing reach player has to be a record or damn well near it. Nice spin move, but will be heavily scouted in the NBA.

Brandon Clarke is kind of like Aaron Gordon at Arizona, except 3 years older and without the ball skills. If you draft him, you're betting on some significant development and evolution. Otherwise, he's mostly an energy player--potentially a great energy player, but still just a defender/rebounder who can run out.
 
Brandon Clarke is kind of like Aaron Gordon at Arizona, except 3 years older and without the ball skills. If you draft him, you're betting on some significant development and evolution. Otherwise, he's mostly an energy player--potentially a great energy player, but still just a defender/rebounder who can run out.

Gordon came to my mind as well.
 
Brandon Clarke is kind of like Aaron Gordon at Arizona, except 3 years older and without the ball skills. If you draft him, you're betting on some significant development and evolution. Otherwise, he's mostly an energy player--potentially a great energy player, but still just a defender/rebounder who can run out.

I like him but there are certainly issues. He’s the hipster favorite of this years draft. Other than his obvious defensive abilities the thing that intrigues me is the on/off numbers... led the nation in offensive and defensive rating, win shares, win shares per 40 minutes, and was second to Zion in box plus minus... so clearly he’s doing some good things out there.

Aaron Gordon is a good defender but I think Clarke will be a great defender. Is Thad Young a good comp... Paul millsap pre-jumpshot. I think he has a high floor but may be one of those guys you always say “man he’d be so good if he could shoot”

At #23 I’d be super happy with him... I don’t know that I’d move up to get him unless the price was low.
 
I like him but there are certainly issues. He’s the hipster favorite of this years draft. Other than his obvious defensive abilities the thing that intrigues me is the on/off numbers... led the nation in offensive and defensive rating, win shares, win shares per 40 minutes, and was second to Zion in box plus minus... so clearly he’s doing some good things out there.

Aaron Gordon is a good defender but I think Clarke will be a great defender. Is Thad Young a good comp... Paul millsap pre-jumpshot. I think he has a high floor but may be one of those guys you always say “man he’d be so good if he could shoot”

At #23 I’d be super happy with him... I don’t know that I’d move up to get him unless the price was low.

Well, Dennis Rodman was a real factor in his day, but he was an outlier and it was a different game then, one that allowed a lot of pushing and jostling. Obviously, Andre Roberson is a difference maker.
 
Cam Johnson -- If there's somehow a way to get him to improve his athleticism and physicality, he could be decent. Right now, he reminds me a bit of Michael Porter Jr. coming off an injury last year. Also, one of the oldest guys in the draft.


Stop gassing up Caramel Babbitt
 
Brandon Clarke is kind of like Aaron Gordon at Arizona, except 3 years older and without the ball skills. If you draft him, you're betting on some significant development and evolution. Otherwise, he's mostly an energy player--potentially a great energy player, but still just a defender/rebounder who can run out.
He's not like Gordon...
 
Well, Dennis Rodman was a real factor in his day, but he was an outlier and it was a different game then, one that allowed a lot of pushing and jostling. Obviously, Andre Roberson is a difference maker.

I think he could do some Draymond stuff on defense. Switchy, nimble, with rim protection... not sure he has the BBIQ of Green, but dude is doing something right out there. If I had a big board I'm guessing he'd be top ten.
 
The Jazz should play it exactly like Portland did last year. Take a HIGH upside guy at #23 and then trade (two future 2nd round picks and cash) to move up into the top 40 for another one. Guarantee the 2nd round pick for 3 years and focus on developing them as much as possible. Hope they blow up and become stars down the road.
 
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