He's big and skilled. Likely a 4. He reminds a bit of Deni Avdija, but he's shooting from deep better than Deni did. And yeah, still super young. He's got three levels offensively and he's a decent rebounder. His feet are a bit slow though, so that will probably hold back his defense out on the...
Will Hardy's ball-movement schemes aren't going to hold up against good defensive teams. At a certain point, you need a couple guys who can beat a switch and also score in isolation. For example, the Thunder have both SGA and JDub who do this. The Jazz are likely hoping that Ace can grow into...
I don't think his on-ball skills are quite where the Jazz would want them. I think the Jazz would go with Wagler, Ament or Brown, someone who could really help stir the drink, so-to-speak.
He's got the ball a lot now. If you believe in his feel and decision-making with the ball, that's one of his main appeals. He can navigate and playmake more than the average long shooting wing.
Ament may be less relevant to the Jazz given our crowded forward rotation, but he's turning his season around and should be back inside the top 10 by draft day.
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