Who are we drafting? Pick one player!

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

It sounds like the most likely candidates to fall to #9 are Cam and Ausar. (I'm hoping the Pacers take Hendricks at 7.) Jazz will take whichever player is left.

I think if the Jazz are able to trade up to #5, their target is actually Jarace Walker. They may have been smoke-signaling Anthony Black to see if they can get a reaction out of other teams like Orlando and Washington, essentially verifying during the process that Washington is planning to take Black.

 

[YoungJefe]

The young Michael Jordan Jr
Cam Whitmore

 

[Ujfanatic]

Gradey Dick

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

It sounds like the most likely candidates to fall to #9 are Cam and Ausar. (I'm hoping the Pacers take Hendricks at 7.) Jazz will take whichever player is left.

I think if the Jazz are able to trade up to #5, their target is actually Jarace Walker. They may have been smoke-signaling Anthony Black to see if they can get a reaction out of other teams like Orlando and Washington, essentially verifying during the process that Washington is planning to take Black.

Here;s the thing though with Detroit.

If Detroit trades us the pick with the idea that we will take Walker, that's a big negative for Detroit if their hope in trading down is to grab Hendricks (if that's their preferred draft pick at 5), because taking Walker at 5 makes it more of a certainty that Hendricks goes at 7.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Here;s the thing though with Detroit.

If Detroit trades us the pick with the idea that we will take Walker, that's a big negative for Detroit if their hope in trading down is to grab Hendricks (if that's their preferred draft pick at 5), because taking Walker at 5 makes it more of a certainty that Hendricks goes at 7.

That's interesting. Yes, if Walker is off to board, it becomes likely the Pacers will take Hendricks. Maybe Detroit will do the deal contingent upon the Jazz not drafting Walker -- e.g., "Yes, we'll trade, but you can't take our guy."

 

[framer]

 

[prodigy]

Tally so far
5 - Whitmore
3 - Black, Hendricks, Ausar
2 - Coulibaly, Dick
1 - Walker, Lively, Nick Smith

 

[Jingled]

I think we find a way to trade up and get Black.

 

[Keefe]

Black is soft? In what universe?

Just bookmark this. We can revisit it in 2-4 years.

 

[GG Jazz Cabbage]

I'm getting a feeling Black could go early to the Magic at 6.

 

[Jingled]

I'm getting a feeling Black could go early to the Magic.

Yeah, we would almost certainly have to trade up to get him.

 

[stormkoopacv03]

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Bilal went 6th to the Magics, thus dropping someone very good to us at 9th. Maybe Cam or Black.

 

[Goodluckchuck]

I think we trade up and draft Walker. Maybe it’s more hope than belief.

 

[Domino]

Gradey dick

 

[Nate505]

Anthony Black

 

[Douchebag K]

Ausur Thompson

 

[whatthe]

Trader Danny gets his man, Black. It's going be Black, Bilal and some 2nd round scrub.

 

[idiot]

Hendricks

 

[stitches]

Cam Whitmore.

 

[Jazzman12]

My explanation will be a bit long, but here we go:

I think we see the Jazz move up not once, but TWICE. Every single thing I’ve read about the 2024 draft is how awful it’s going to be. Couple that with the fact that next year, we probably won’t have a 1st rounder as it’s pretty unlikely IMO that Utah finishes in the bottom 10 of the standings.

Trader Danny see’s this as an opportunity to make some hay in the ‘23 draft by parting with some of our bountiful supply of assets. The Jazz move up to ensure they get Walker with their 1st pick, and even though this is a thread solely about who they select first, I’ll bring my prediction full circle and guess that after selecting Walker, they move up in the 10-13 range to select Bufkin.

I see that scenario as a grand slam and would go to sleep on Thursday night a very happy boy.