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Following Potential 2026 Draftees

KqWIN said:
I'm going to be spending most of my time looking into the 6-8 because the top 4 truly feels "can't miss"....and I don't want to be too depressed if we miss out.
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There are still some seriously talented kids that range as well. The more I watch Acuff the more I see Jalen Brunson. Do you think Key and a player like Brunson could work together?
 
I'm managing my expectations and thinking the Jazz will draft at 6 or 7. I think the Jazz would take Flemings, Wagler or Ament in that scenario.
  • Flemings looks a bit small to me, but he's a more balanced player than Fears was last year.
  • Wagler is an immediate upgrade over Svi and Brice as a scoring/playmaking guard who would space the floor beautifully for Key, Ace, Lauri and JJJ.
  • Ament would be an understudy for Lauri and will be late in his rookie deal when Lauri's contract expires. That would give the Jazz Lauri and JJJ now, plus Ace and Nate for the future, a total of 7 years worth of runway.
The appeal of Ament is that he has some advanced feel and decision-making to go with his pass/dribble/shoot skills. To me, this makes Ament a better overall prospect than Ace Bailey last year, though Ace has a potential high-end scoring outcome. Ament is a guy you can trust with the ball.
 
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Ferguson_Mellochill said:
  • Wagler is an immediate upgrade over Svi and Brice as a scoring/playmaking guard who would space the floor beautifully for Key, Ace, Lauri and JJJ.
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This type of talk about a mid-lottery college kid is crazy to me. I mean the most we can really say is that a kid has skills or abilities that may translate in the NBA. Anything else is going too far.

I still remember when people gushed after the Ace pick that "We finally have a scorer who can create for himself".
 
Tremendous Upside said:
This type of talk about a mid-lottery college kid is crazy to me. I mean the most we can really say is that a kid has skills or abilities that may translate in the NBA. Anything else is going too far.

I still remember when people gushed after the Ace pick that "We finally have a scorer who can create for himself".
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Yeah, but let's be honest here. Lots of things sound crazy to you. Being an upgrade to Svi and Brice shouldn't require that big a leap of faith.
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
Being an upgrade to Svi and Brice shouldn't require that big a leap of faith.
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Disagree. Both are legit NBA players who have proven they can do their thing against the toughest competition on the planet.

Wagler has proven no such thing, which is why it's insane to claim he's an "immediate upgrade". He may end up an upgrade, but it's pretty much a crapshoot.
 
To further the argument about the better fit between Wagler or Flemings. Overall, I would be thrilled for both. A lot of talk is about who is the better fit with Key. That’s fine, but have to take into account more than just those 2 and their fit and assess the whole picture. I really like flemings, he seems like a similar difference maker with his speed, like collier but with better shooting and decision making and better defense. I think he sets up the rest of our team quite well. I don’t see quite the same level of play making for teammates in wagler (still good), but he is a special talent and can add another spacing component and scoring option. Wagler could be the better pairing with Keyonte but the whole team, not so fast :) Not sure can go wrong with either but I think they provide benefits in different ways to future lineups. Hope we get one
 
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