Following Potential 2026 Draftees

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Yaxel's old for a draftee, but the Jazz have to take a hard look at him.


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[NUMBERICA]

The Jazz have been playing him at the 3 for three years, whether it's next to John Collins or Kyle Filipowski.

They’ve also principally been trying to lose this whole time, and, wait for it, have had far too many 4s this entire time.

They mostly have done away with those inane lineups this year. In any event, a player’s best position is the one they guard. Lauri is a 4. It’s the one position we have most figured out.

The last thing in the world we need to do is go back to having too many 4s.

 

[fishonjazz]

Ya I think Lauri should be our starting power forward

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[Tremendous Upside]

They’ve also principally been trying to lose this whole time, and, wait for it, have had far too many 4s this entire time.

They mostly have done away with those inane lineups this year. In any event, a player’s best position is the one they guard. Lauri is a 4. It’s the one position we have most figured out.

The most important function of a modern NBA 4 is to stand in the corner and space the floor. It's not 2005 anymore. The paint-centric, baseline-roaming, hard-rebounding, 6'9'' "power forward" type is mostly gone. Centers are directly involved in pick and rolls, not 4's.

Obviously, Lauri is much too good and versatile for that type of passive spacing role. He's one of the most lethal off-ball perimeter scorers in the league. If you're trying to win, you use him there. In fact, it's bizarre to suggest that the reason we've played Lauri on the perimeter as a so-called 3 is because we've been trying to lose. He's made himself into an elite scorer there.

Lauri isn't a pure 3, if such a thing even exists. His ballhandling is basic and he can't guard the quicker SF's. But that's just one side of the coin. The other is that he's a true matchup nightmare, particularly these days, as he's finally learned to bully smaller defenders with his size and strength.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Dude… what on earth are you talking about. Lauri is very much a 4. Playing him at any other position is rubbish.

The Jazz have been playing him at the 3 for three years, whether it's next to John Collins or Kyle Filipowski.

Good God **** up with this nonsense

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

The Jazz's offense has no difference between the 3 and 4.

I do think we could use another big athlete 4 sized player, but it's far from the biggest weakness. The biggest weakness is not having defensive players who can shoot.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Yaxel's old for a draftee, but the Jazz have to take a hard look at him.


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I should like him but the age and narrative worry me. Maybe he really is like bought in and a hard worker now. I think I'd only bite if we trade back to late lotto.