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2025 Utah Jazz All-Time Bad Draft

I think you're not. Basketball Reference has Dwill starting only 47 games that year. Says he started games 9-28 (with one game missed), but then went back to the bench for games 29-54, before starting the rest of the way. It also says McCleod started 32 and Palacio started 18 with a stretch that they apparently both started together.
I remember it well. I has season tickets and grew increasingly frustrated watching McLeod and Palacio play over D-Will, when anyone with even the smallest of discernment could see that D-Will was the far superior player. Plus, he was the #3 pick, people were excited about seeing him play, and here he is being passed over in favor of two at best replacement level journeymen.Sloan's rationale was something like "I don't start rookies, they have to earn it, grumble, grumble, " old-school nonsense. (That's, at least, one side of the story.) Meanwhile, Chris Paul was starting as a rookie and getting all kinds of attention and kudos. It played with D-Will's head, creating a good deal of resentment toward Sloan.
 
I’m not old enough to know how he was for us as a player, but I envision his role as more of a player/coach, and in that role he should more than earn his keep.

My final pick is Ty Corbin
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This gives me a final lineup of

Milt Palacio
Keyonte George
Ty Corbin
Trey Lyles
Jeff Withey
 
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