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It’s all about predicting what a draft prospect will be in a few years, not what he is now. I like Kasparas because imo he has the overall package to be a great player in 4-5 years. All the mock drafts out there mean little to me (many of them are more or less copies of each other and created by...

Yeah, you’re right about Zach Lowe. He was nuts when he said the Jazz can "finish 14th real easily" in the West even if they kept all the current players. Playing the next season with all our vets, internal growth, and Austin’s no-minutes/lineup-manipulation policy would mean there's no way...

Right, but tbh I have no idea where we’re headed now. It seems Ryan wants to turn his ship around and steer clear of tanking. We could be back on the hunt for big game.

I'm with you on this one. I would try to move Collins, Sexton, and Clarkson this offseason, but if we couldn’t trade Collins and Sexton, I would trade Lauri (I’m pretty sure some teams would be interested). But if we can trade Collins and Sexton, I’d keep Lauri, and if he threatens the tank, I...

Solid board. I see you bumped Kas from #3 to #4. I still have Kas comfortably at #3.

Yes, I wasn't questioning that.

It does look like Ryan hired Austin to explore whether we can find other ways to move forward than tanking. We’ll see. I’d be surprised if everyone at the FO is on the same page.

After listening to this interview, I wonder if Ryan told Austin (maybe when he called him about hiring him) that he wouldn’t want us to tank another season the same way we did this season (via lineup manipulation, sitting players, etc.), and Austin then said he'd do what Ryan wanted. But this...

I think we have the FO roles right now. At 66, Danny wants to be more in an advisor role, taking it easier and not doing all the busy stuff that NBA presidents have to do. And Zanik is keeping his role, which I think he’s done well. And Ryan does what Ryan does.

I agree. I don’t get why folks are critical of Austin here. The fact that he is Danny's son doesn't matter. He's got the credentials for the job. The only thing that matters is how well he does for the Jazz. And this question he got about tanking. What else was he supposed to say as the...

They emphasized the importance of high-level basketball IQ here, which was great to hear. This guy summed it up pretty well: “Your brain has to make so many decisions under pressure with a lot of moving pieces, and to find guys that are able to think the game, be able to make those decisions, be...

Scouts and mock draft people at the time: “This white, slow, dumpy guy must be good for nothing.”

I like what you did there.

Yes, and I suppose he didn’t want to risk it and took the guaranteed money. His NBA dream might be over now, though.

That Yaxel Lendeborg decision is a bit of a head-scratcher. I thought there would be NBA teams interested in snagging him with a 20-30 pick. Yes, he's 22, but the dude is physical with tons of talent.

Great idea to have Keandre on your podcast. I agree with everything he said about VJ and would pick him over Tre and Ace as well. His answer to the question about which players after #20 could become All-Stars was interesting.

Right, but if you want to evaluate mock drafts, you have to wait several years. And when you do, you often see they weren't too good (except for the obvious cases at the top)..

Yes, I was pretty high on him. Considered him for our #21 pick.

It looks like most of this board has had VJ, Tre, and Ace in the #3-5 spots for a while now. We even have a thread here asking which one we want. Idk, I’ve looked at this thing over and over, and compared to these three, Kasparas comes out on top whenever I try to predict what these prospects...

Yes we do. Was just saying would be great to have one more between 11 and 30 in this deep draft.