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Garland is awful with his turnovers and Mobley is just too raw offensively to help much. For the sake of the Jazz future picks I'm rooting against the Cavs but do feel a bit bad for Don. He's not really playing within their offense but can't blame him for not trusting in the likes of Garland...

Mobley is still super raw but would be a great target. The Cavs have basically ignored his development since they added Don. They went into "win now" mode with that small backcourt and Allen on the roster. He would solve a lot of the Jazz defensive issues and has a ton of room to develop as a...

Oh, is Don currently in the playoffs? I do wonder how happy he could be that series is mostly being played on NBA TV. With the exception of hardcore NBA fans I can't imagine there are many paying much attention to that series outside of Cleveland or Orlando.

Reed Sheppard is my guy in this draft. If the Jazz are in position to draft him does anyone think the Magic would consider a Key for Black type deal? I've never seen a worse 3 point shooting team in the playoffs than the Magic. Some are comparing Castle to Black so why not just acquire Black...

If Cody is sitting there at #8 I'm fine if the Jazz pick him based on his archetype alone. If they luck out and get the #1 pick I'm taking Sarr. If they luck out but end up in the top 4 I'm probably taking BPA who I believe is Sheppard even if it means potentially trading Keyonte for other assets.

I slightly prefer Shep over Keyonte. With that said it's rare that a GM is going to trade out their recent draftees esp after the rookie season that Keyonte just had. Of course Ainge is ultimately running the show and he likely wouldn't hesitate to trade anybody if it improves the long term...

I found it somewhat interesting that Ainge stated in his postseason presser they're potentially looking to add a star who is in their "6th or 7th season". They are not looking to add "a dinosaur." Well Zion will be entering his 6th season and actually looked pretty darn impressive against the...

Jazz probably need to start with a top 5 player which they will likely need to draft. When is last time a championship team did not have a top 5 guy? The 2004 Pistons?

We don't know yet which course Ainge/Zanik decide to go but my gut feeling is they do what they need in order to potentially secure Flagg, Ace, Boozer, or Dybsanta in the '25/26 drafts. Ainge never needed to tank for draft position in Boston with those Nets picks but Utah is a different...

Maybe I'm wrong but reading between the lines had a feeling KG was part of the group Hardy was calling out a few nights ago when he was going on about players' social media accounts, etc. No doubt KG can be a good one but still has alot to improve on this offseason (defense, shooting...

Juzang was always a good shooter going back to high school(Harvard Westlake in LA) and also at UCLA. FWIW he was also on the same AAU team, Compton Magic, as the Mobley brothers.

After Cavs lose in the 2nd round of the playoffs I think they need to do something about all the redundancy on their roster, assuming Don extends and of course that is still a big question. Their backcourt is probably too small but the much bigger issue is you cannot start 2 non-offensive...

We shall see.. I'm a sucker for bigs that can pass the ball.

It's kinda unsexy to talk about upperclassmen but I just have a gut feeling that Coleman Hawkins is going to be one of those 2nd round gems that ends up having a 10 year NBA career. I recall watching him back during his Prolific Prep days while a teammate of Jalen Green. He has NBA ready...

Kessler was my dude last year but sadly wouldn't be shocked if he's no longer on Ainge's "untouchable" list after this season. Sigh.