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Following Potential 2018 Draftees

ONE LOVE said:
But he would fit in really nicely with us if Favors doesn't come back.

A quality stretch 4 is such a commodity nowadays. We've experimented with Lyles but that failed miserably.
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Bonga might be better than him longer term--more athletic, better floor runner, better ball skills. KBD looks like a combo forward whose physicality and skill level stand out in the NCAA, but don't really in the NBA.
 
NUMBERICA said:
26 - THE BIG RAGU
38 - SPELLMAN
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My dream draft.

Actually, I’m really okay with whoever we pick up, but think Spellman is a very interesting and gettable opportunity. We blew it on Niko. It’s time to ensure we have a real possibility at stretch four, and not some 6’5” guy who we put there because “he’s positionless.”
 
Catchall said:
I'm having a hard time getting past the fact that Okogie is longer, faster, more explosive and defensively probably more versatile than Troy Brown. Plus he played on the ball more than Brown, can pass off the dribble, shot the ball better than Brown, and is only one year older. His steals, blocks and free-throw rate are pretty elite and speak to his in-game athleticism.

Give this guy two years to develop the right way, and he could be somewhere between an Oladipo and Jaylen Brown. I have to admit it's bugging me.
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The other thing is that Okogie could be amazing on a spaced floor. The spacing he was dealing with in college was total crap and he had almost no one else to create for him.

If there's someone on our shortlist who is going to do a cross-over, blow-by and dunk, it's probably Okogie.
 
NUMBERICA said:
Alright, here is my official What I Want the Jazz to do thing:

Either:
21 - Huerter
52 - Spellman if he's there (I doubt he is)

OR IF HUERTER ISN'T THERE

trade 21 and 52 to Philly for 26 and 38 (or 26, 39, and 60) for

26 - THE BIG RAGU
38 - SPELLMAN
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I'd be surprised if DiVincenzo slipped past the Lakers at 25. That's probably the floor of his range. I think he'll go in the 15-25 range.
 
Catchall said:
Terry Rozier took a while to become a decent shooter. Melton might do the same.
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If a team is confident that he will put in the work to be a good offensive player then he could be perimeter Draymond Green. That’s something that comes way more from interviews, and talking to people than game tape though.
 
Bawse Dawg said:
If a team is confident that he will put in the work to be a good offensive player then he could be perimeter Draymond Green. That’s something that comes way more from interviews, and talking to people than game tape though.
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That kinda doesn't make sense, though. Draymond Green is who he is because he can guard five positions.

I also think this draft is all about 3+D wings, and there are plenty of players with better measurables AND shooting.
 
infection said:
Spellman FTW. Threes, rebounding, and defense. Very short list of guys who can do all three at the 4:

1. AD.
2. Aminu (a little light on the rebounding).
3. Drawing a blank on another one.
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Didn’t Spellman play the 5 in college? But now he’s gonna play the 4 in the quicker NBA?

For a guy with potential weight and conditioning issues, that raises a lot of concerns for me.
 
Wes Mantooth said:
Didn’t Spellman play the 5 in college? But now he’s gonna play the 4 in the quicker NBA?

For a guy with potential weight and conditioning issues, that raises a lot of concerns for me.
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You’re asking questions beyond my armchair expertise. He’s listed as having played the 4 by Sports Reference, whatever that means.
 
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