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The Athletic's Sam VecenieHere's the Jazz pick from various mocks:
SB Nation — J.T. Thor | 6’9” PF | Auburn
ESPN — Miles McBride | 6’2” PG | Auburn
CBS — Josh Christopher | 6’4” SG | Arizona State
NBC — Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | 6’9” PF | Villanova
Rookie Wire (USA Today) — Miles McBride | 6’2” PG | Auburn
Bleacher Report — Aaron Henry | 6’6” SF | Michigan State
SI.com — Terrence Shannon | 6’6” SF | Texas Tech
Yahoo — Trey Murphy III | 6’9” SF | Virginia
NBA Draft Room — Isaiah Todd | 6’10” PF | G-League Ignite
30. Utah Jazz
Ayo Dosunmu | 6-5 guard | 21 years old, junior | Illinois
The player: Dosunmu was one of the best players in college basketball this past season, posting 20 points, six rebounds and five assists while leading Illinois to a terrific season. Simply put, he’s pro-ready and should be able to make an impact early due to his athleticism, vision, defensive ability, length and poise. Having said that, I can tell you there are scouts who are not enamored with him because of his jumper. He hit 39 percent this past season on under 100 attempts, and over the course of his career, he’s hit 34.5 percent of his 300-plus 3-point attempts. It’s a bit of a wonky shot mechanically that scouts worry about in terms of consistency. Teams also aren’t sure if he’s a lead guard or an off-guard from a vision and play-making perspective. But he’s also considered a leader and a high-character kid, so there is some faith he’ll keep improving.The fit: The Jazz’s defense struggled in the playoffs in part because of a lack of foot speed. It’s not Rudy Gobert, even though he got the blame. Guys like Bojan Bogdanovic, Joe Ingles and Georges Niang are smart and solid within the scheme, but once the opponent breaks that — which always happens in the playoffs at some point — the Jazz don’t have many great scramble defenders who can recover everywhere. Royce O’Neale, Donovan Mitchell and Mike Conley are good, though they could use another strong on-ball defender who has athleticism and can fly around the court. Throw in that Dosunmu is ready to be a part of an NBA rotation now, and it’s a solid plan for the Jazz if he gets here.