Grade the Utah Jazz draft.

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Do you think he is a 2 or a 3 in the nba?

Defensively, he may even need to guard 4s. He's probably a 3 though.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Keyonte had a 31% usage rate, Brice had a 34% usage rate.

 

[Miggs]

I’d say B. Hendricks made complete sense and George was evidently top 12 on a lot of people’s boards. Tough to grade much lower than that.

I’m curious if we tried to move up as rumored and if so, what we offered? Did we not offer much because the asking price was too high or because we are trying to hold onto assets to really make a run at a legit asset when the time is right this year or next? I’m very curious if the FO believes it has a legit chance to snag someone like Luka if they flame out this year which honestly, I think they could. If Kyrie stays, oof. If he goes, double oof. And their first round pick was Lively and typically bigs take longer to develop and I’m not sure the Mavs have that time. Idk.

 

[Isaiah 1:13]

I thought you were giving the NYP quote with the Jazz being ecstatic with how things went, but no. This is what they said:


Which seems reasonable. But if you have the ninth pick, and your 8 favorite prospects are all gone by your pick, I don't think that makes you ecstatic. They were probably pretty bummed they didn't catch a break with someone falling.

I can’t find it now but I read an article last night stating that the Front Office was thrilled with the way the draft unfolded.

And moreover had Indiana been amenable to a deal at seven, wouldn’t have seen us achieve our target of Anthony Black anyway. That move could have been disastrous even if we made the deal with Orlando and did get Black imo considering his less than stellar shooting. I don’t think anybody in the organization would be disappointed that we used all three picks got our main target at #9 and had our other two picks projected to go much much higher than they did falling to us at 16 and 28.

 

[fishonjazz]

I don’t follow much college ball so don’t really have much opinion on any of them. That said, when the players and their families were being introduced last night and they showed Hendricks I said to myself, “yup, that’s the guy I want”.

We are all going to love him.

 

[fishonjazz]

I’d say B. Hendricks made complete sense and George was evidently top 12 on a lot of people’s boards. Tough to grade much lower than that.

I’m curious if we tried to move up as rumored and if so, what we offered? Did we not offer much because the asking price was too high or because we are trying to hold onto assets to really make a run at a legit asset when the time is right this year or next? I’m very curious if the FO believes it has a legit chance to snag someone like Luka if they flame out this year which honestly, I think they could. If Kyrie stays, oof. If he goes, double oof. And their first round pick was Lively and typically bigs take longer to develop and I’m not sure the Mavs have that time. Idk.

A lineup of Luka, Ochai, Lauri, hendricks, kessler would be the biggest in the league I bet. Of course if we were to trade for luka we probably have to give up some of those dudes but dang that would be a tall *** lineup.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Keyonte George could be really good. If he cleans some things up and transitions to the PG role, people might start comparing him to Deron Williams, imo.

 

[underdog]

Black or Walker was the player I hoped Ainge would try to snatch by trading up. And I'm pretty sure he tried it, but what can you do when the other team says “no we want to keep our pick” or is asking way too much. As for the kids we selected, I think the Jazz did all right. We don’t know at this point how they’ll develop. It’s wait at see. Hendricks was 8th on my board, so I do have high hopes for him. And let’s not forget that Danny still has all the bargaining chips in his pocket. Give him 2-3 years for building a contender. Or who knows, maybe the stars will align sooner.

 

[Ensign Nate]

I think B+ is about right. These guys all seem like high floor guys with starter potential, but they aren't future all-stars. None of us really know how the Jazz felt about the guys drafted 5-8 or 10-15, but I would like to have seen a more aggressive approach in attempting to move up. Of course we don't what it would have taken, just that they didn't get it done.

I was also hoping that the Jazz picks would give us some clues about the Jazz future timeline, and I don't feel like that's really the case here. They didn't draft projects, but didn't go all in either.

 

[Bawse Dawg]

I can’t find it now but I read an article last night stating that the Front Office was thrilled with the way the draft unfolded.

And moreover had Indiana been amenable to a deal at seven, wouldn’t have seen us achieve our target of Anthony Black anyway. That move could have been disastrous even if we made the deal with Orlando and did get Black imo considering his less than stellar shooting. I don’t think anybody in the organization would be disappointed that we used all three picks got our main target at #9 and had our other two picks projected to go much much higher than they did falling to us at 16 and 28.

I'm sure they were prepared for Hendricks and fine with it. But we know they would have preferred literally every single player taken above him.

They are probably quite pleased with where they got George and Brice. Hoping for the best with all of them.

 

[Coach Ellis]

I’d say B. Hendricks made complete sense and George was evidently top 12 on a lot of people’s boards. Tough to grade much lower than that.

I’m curious if we tried to move up as rumored and if so, what we offered? Did we not offer much because the asking price was too high or because we are trying to hold onto assets to really make a run at a legit asset when the time is right this year or next? I’m very curious if the FO believes it has a legit chance to snag someone like Luka if they flame out this year which honestly, I think they could. If Kyrie stays, oof. If he goes, double oof. And their first round pick was Lively and typically bigs take longer to develop and I’m not sure the Mavs have that time. Idk.

In all honesty, if you look at Danny Ainge’s drafting history. . . he doesn’t really move up the board in the draft all that often. He’s MUCH more likely to trade picks for veteran players. Prepare yourselves. . . because it’s coming.

 

[Isaiah 1:13]

I'm sure they were prepared for Hendricks and fine with it. But we know they would have preferred literally every single player taken above him.

They are probably quite pleased with where they got George and Brice. Hoping for the best with all of them.

I’ll take Hendricks over Black any day of the week and twice on Sunday. Have you seen the reaction of Orlando fans to him and Howard? Hendricks is a seamless plugin fit unlike a lot of teams last night. Just sayin.