Following Potential 2025 Draftees

[KqWIN]

how much of that is just a really young player continuing to improve over the course of the season? i have no idea, but it's probably not nothing.

Eurocup games happen in the same time frane as the domestic leagues. But they did get eliminated in Feb so their Eurocup run ended there.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Essengue's season gets prolonged. It looks like he's going to miss the pre-draft process entirely at this point. Game 5 of the German BBL Finals would be the day after the draft.


View: https://x.com/TheDraftstack/status/1933258324100964728

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Eurocup games happen in the same time frane as the domestic leagues. But they did get eliminated in Feb so their Eurocup run ended there.

thx. for some reason, i read eurocup but thought german league playoffs. because he's been better there than regular season as well.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Tony Jones went on Yossi Gozlan’s podcast just an hour ago.

Things of note:

- The Jazz would trade Lauri Markkanen and Walker Kessler for the right offer. Nobody is untouchable.

- Doesn’t see Utah moving up to 3 just because it’s the same tier as pick 5.

- The Jazz could get a haul from the Lakers for Walker Kessler so doing that coupled with drafting Khaman Maluach would be interesting. (speculation not reporting)

- Best case scenario is one of VJ Edgecombe or Tre Johnson being available 5.

- Utah would likely choose between Ace Bailey, Khaman Maluach, Jeremiah Fears or Kon Knueppel at 5 if both VJ and Tre were gone.

- Jazz are expecting to bring in Ace Bailey, VJ Edgecombe, Khaman Maluach, and Kon Knueppel in for workouts before the draft.

 

[kcgar]

- Utah would likely choose between Ace Bailey, Khaman Maluach, Jeremiah Fears or Kon Knueppel at 5 if both VJ and Tre were gone.

- Jazz are expecting to bring in Ace Bailey, VJ Edgecombe, Khaman Maluach, and Kon Knueppel in for workouts before the draft.

I am sorry, but if the Jazz come away with Maluach or Kon (and I really like Kon) this was a HUGE bust of a season. They will lose a lot of fans if that happens.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Potential trade-back scenario...


View: https://x.com/TheDunkCentral/status/1933173634425626768

 

[George W]

Many white to white comps are often lazy and terrible. Many guys are mixed race as well, so what bucket do we put them in under your theory here? Evaluate the player.

like the back to back dunk contest champion is white? ppl are on crack it's a bad look. wake up y'all it's 2025

- George

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Tony Jones went on Yossi Gozlan’s podcast just an hour ago.

Things of note:

- The Jazz would trade Lauri Markkanen and Walker Kessler for the right offer. Nobody is untouchable.

- Doesn’t see Utah moving up to 3 just because it’s the same tier as pick 5.

- The Jazz could get a haul from the Lakers for Walker Kessler so doing that coupled with drafting Khaman Maluach would be interesting. (speculation not reporting)

- Best case scenario is one of VJ Edgecombe or Tre Johnson being available 5.

- Utah would likely choose between Ace Bailey, Khaman Maluach, Jeremiah Fears or Kon Knueppel at 5 if both VJ and Tre were gone.

- Jazz are expecting to bring in Ace Bailey, VJ Edgecombe, Khaman Maluach, and Kon Knueppel in for workouts before the draft.

assuming tj has actual knowledge of what the jazz are thinking, it sounds like maybe the jazz feel Tre will be off the board by 5.

granted i'm reading a lot into some fairly vague comments from a reporter who may or may not know **** about the jazz thought process.

 

[Elizah Huge]

View: https://x.com/arttakesnote/status/1933284102519877856?s=46

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Potential trade-back scenario...


View: https://x.com/TheDunkCentral/status/1933173634425626768

If Ace slipped I'd consider it but I would hope we land the Milwaukee pick they own and not the Indiana pick they own. I think it will be more of a Herb+7 for 3 and stuff.

 

[Elizah Huge]

assuming tj has actual knowledge of what the jazz are thinking, it sounds like maybe the jazz feel Tre will be off the board by 5.

granted i'm reading a lot into some fairly vague comments from a reporter who may or may not know **** about the jazz thought process.

Tony knows who the Jazz like. 16 days before the draft last year I told him to give me one name to be on the lookout for the Jazz and he said Cody Williams.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Tony knows who the Jazz like. 16 days before the draft last year I told him to give me one name to be on the lookout for the Jazz and he said Cody Williams.

He's been pretty consistent all draft season with Tre... I don't think its coincidence.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Potential trade-back scenario...


View: https://x.com/TheDunkCentral/status/1933173634425626768

Tony Jones went on Yossi Gozlan’s podcast just an hour ago.

Things of note:

- The Jazz would trade Lauri Markkanen and Walker Kessler for the right offer. Nobody is untouchable.

- Doesn’t see Utah moving up to 3 just because it’s the same tier as pick 5.

- The Jazz could get a haul from the Lakers for Walker Kessler so doing that coupled with drafting Khaman Maluach would be interesting. (speculation not reporting)

- Best case scenario is one of VJ Edgecombe or Tre Johnson being available 5.

- Utah would likely choose between Ace Bailey, Khaman Maluach, Jeremiah Fears or Kon Knueppel at 5 if both VJ and Tre were gone.

- Jazz are expecting to bring in Ace Bailey, VJ Edgecombe, Khaman Maluach, and Kon Knueppel in for workouts before the draft.

Walker/Clarkson to the Lakers for Reaves/Knecht/2026 1st/2030 1st

Jazz trade back with the Pelicans for the 7th pick and the 2026 and 2027 swap rights with Milwaukee?

Use the Milwaukee swap rights along with the draft capitol the jazz have/just acquired to get Giannis?

 

[kcgar]

If Ace slipped I'd consider it but I would hope we land the Milwaukee pick they own and not the Indiana pick they own. I think it will be more of a Herb+7 for 3 and stuff.

Herb + 7 gets it done for me

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Tony knows who the Jazz like. 16 days before the draft last year I told him to give me one name to be on the lookout for the Jazz and he said Cody Williams.

i'm not doubting he does know some or even most of the time but i wonder if the jazz are being more tight lipped specifically this go around, drafting at 5, with austin ainge in here playing a bigger role, etc.

ultimately they probably are not being more secretive and he probably does know, just considering the possibility he might not.

 

[George W]

Tony knows who the Jazz like. 16 days before the draft last year I told him to give me one name to be on the lookout for the Jazz and he said Cody Williams.

I'm cryn

- George

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

i'm not doubting he does know some or even most of the time but i wonder if the jazz are being more tight lipped specifically this go around, drafting at 5, with austin ainge in here playing a bigger role, etc.

ultimately they probably are not being more secretive and he probably does know, just considering the possibility he might not.

You got to think an org is made up a ton of parts. Tony might not know exactly what the head decision makers want, but he might know some % of the people who are giving their opinions to those people.

 

[Elizah Huge]

If I had to guess the Jazz’s board:

Flagg
Harper
Edgecombe
Johnson

Bailey/Knueppel/Fears/Maluach in some order.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

i'm not doubting he does know some or even most of the time but i wonder if the jazz are being more tight lipped specifically this go around, drafting at 5, with austin ainge in here playing a bigger role, etc.

ultimately they probably are not being more secretive and he probably does know, just considering the possibility he might not.

Since we did the pod with Tony I will say.... he knows quite a bit more than he shares. He's mentioned things a couple times to us pretty early and then stuff comes out later. So I think following the bread crumbs is really reliable with him.

 

[Basketball Novice]

I was looking up some offensive ratings for players on Barttorvik and was shocked to see that Maluach has an offensive rating average of 140, which is an insane number to have. Just for comparison, both Kon and Flagg averaged an offensive rating around 120 on the same Duke team. I have also rewatched some Maluach stuff and am coming around on him a bit. If the Jazz could get a good package for Walker... I'm more thinking that Maluach could be a sneaky great pick.