Jazz hire Carlos Boozer as a scout

[Coach Ellis]

We were always gonna tank next year to protect our pick from going to OKC. That's not even a question. Also Cam Booz is now like a T2 prospect(widely projected outside of top 2 or even top 3) for next year's draft class. If we tank again we have a pretty good shot at getting him. AJ & Peterson though is whole another story.

Plus aren't we super stacked at the PF spot? About 4 guys who can and will play that position as things stand and possibly more after draft night.

Only thing I'm getting from this is that we are possibly saying goodbye Lauri and Collins in the summer if the target is Cam next year.

Collins for sure, but Lauri only gets traded if DA gets an offer he’s happy with.

 

[LogGrad98]

My current opinion is that Cam Boozer is the most skilled big I have seen at his age, but I don't believe he'll ever be a good defender, which I think is even more important for bigs. This is based off of like 5 games I've seen with 2 of them being all star like games. It's definitely too early to say anything definitive, I'm excited to see how he does at Duke this year.

I think the top 3 guys, (A.J., Cam, Peterson) are all capable of being #1 option type players. A think A.J. has the best all around game of the 3 which is why I rate him the highest.

Thanks, that helps! I definitely want to see the culture and identity of our team shift to a defense-oriented focus going forward. I had enough of Rudy being our entire defensive scheme (and Joe when he was young and mobile), and no one else giving a ****. Hate that kind of ball. We need guys that at least care about defense and make and effort at every position. One reason I am NOT in on Keyonte, the worst defender the league has ever seen. GTFOHWTFS.