[JazzinSLCParticipant]

These six players will definitely be selected before the ninth pick: Wall, Turner, Favors, Cousins, Johnson, and Monroe. In addition, two other players from the group below will also be off the board before the Jazz select.

Patterson, Udoh, Davis, Aminu, Henry, Babbitt, Aldrich, Whiteside, Hayward, George.

One of these will be the Jazz pick.

Aldrich – What you see is what you get. PASS
George – A nice athlete, but nothing special. PASS
Whiteside – Too big of a risk with red flags. PASS
Hayward – A good role player at best. PASS
Henry – Good NBA body, but is he really any better then Matthews? PASS
Aminu- A load of talent, but not a good fit with the Jazz style. PASS
Babbitt – Maybe the drafts best shooter. POSSIBILITY
Davis – Will probably end up being a 12pt 8reb guy. POSSIBILITY
Patterson – Good body, and a warriors mentality. POSSIBILITY
Udoh – Good athlete, and shot blocker. POSSIBILITY

Udoh would be my guy, followed by Patterson, then Babbitt, then Davis.

[the I in winParticipant]

I think Henry would be a good fit along with George. If your looking for a big to potentially replace Boozer then ok but I think they need an athletic wing that is also a consistent shooter.

[JazzinSLCParticipant]

Babbitt is as good as this draft gets, plus, since he’s 6’8 he can also rebound. With Okur injured, and Boozer likely leaving, a big (power forward/center) should be the first priority.

[morestealsthanscoresParticipant]

i called udoh as well- his hustle, shotblocking, defense and passing ability mean he could be great for the jazz.

…although i would be taking a long look at hassan whiteside and trying to work out how long he would take to develop, and whether he would contribute more than fes or kosta right now.

cole aldrich is the other (albeit obvious) option, but would be a presence and a great fit next to okur. if okur is playing the 4, the jazz go from having the smallest, worst defensive starters at the 4-5 to one of the biggest.

i’d be very surprised at any jazz fan that wanted us to draft other than for need-we’ve been undersized at the 5 for years and this is a real chance to rectify that- there’s going to be so many bigs available at #9!

[Captain LParticipant]

To me Udoh is by far the best pick, I would even pick him over Monroe, he has a very good all around game and he likes defense, something none of our bigs do very well.
Babbitt would be my next choice, I’m really high on him and would take him first if we didn’t need height, length and defense in the middle. Babbitt can do pretty much everthing you need from a wing, watch his video on Youtube, he dunks pretty good, has good handles and shoots very good. At the combine he tested out pretty good, with a 37.5 vert, and among the top 4 or 5 times in the agility run.
To me Patterson is to short and is pretty much what we already have, we need height and length up front.
Aminu wouldn’t be bad but he needs alot of work on his shot & he didn’t test out all that good athletically at the combine.
Davis is a good athlete but very raw offensively, and his narrow frame worries me that he might not be able to put the weight on he would need to play the PF spot.
Henry is a good athlete and a good shooter but he reminds me of CJ and we have CJ and Mathews, we don’t need Henry.’
Aldrich is not very athlletic, average at best offensively and although he blocks shots pretty good, he is shorter and not much different than what we have in Fes and KK.
George would be a pretty good pick, I would probably take him over Henry, & Hayward, and maybe even Aminu.
Hayward would be my last pick of the wing players and to hear the Jazz might like to pick him sickins me. I watched his video on Youtube today and wasn’t that impressed. I like Babbitt alot better.

[Counting StarsParticipant]

Patterson won’t solve the size issue that was such a problem against the Lakers.

I wouldn’t rule Aldrich or George out.

I like Udoh, but his game is not as refined offensively as some other prospects. Granted, I don’t think the Jazz need someone to come in and be an instant offensive force, but you still don’t want a guy to be a liability on that end.

Davis I think will need some time to develop.

Babbitt has the potential to create some mismatches and may be a shooter to replace Korver or if they resign him to play alongside him.

[Ahkasi ClayParticipant]

Trade the Pick!

but if they don’t, i got a feeling it will be Davis, or they might gamble and choose Heywood. besides Okur they have 3 young centers (Fesenko, KK, and Ante Tomic) it would be hard to add a 4th

[JazzinSLCParticipant]

Hayward wouldn’t be a bad pick in the mid-teens, but isn’t a top ten player in this draft IMO. I agree Patterson wouldn’t solve the height/length issue, but the kid can really play, and it would be a nice security blanket to have him backing up Millsap if/when Boozer leaves. Millsap can’t hold down that position by himself. I agree that drafting Babbitt would make resigning Korver less of a priority, and save them about 5 million (Korver’s salary last season, and his likely asking price as an unrestricted free agent). I just get this terrible feeling Detroit might take Udoh with the seventh pick if Monroe is already off the board. Aldrich’s stock has dropped, Whiteside would be a real reach that high, and that really leaves just Udoh and Davis (perhaps Patterson). So i’d say it’s a 50/50 chance they take Epke. I hope I’m wrong on that one.

[Counting StarsParticipant]

Tomic is still in Europe and Fesenko is a restricted free agent.

[JazzinSLCParticipant]

Would probably be to trade the pick. Even as much as I like Udoh, he’s far from a sure thing. A veteran would be the way to go in my opinion. Nobody on this site seems to agree with me though. They would rather roll the dice on the unknown.

[Specialt25Participant]

Like i said before. THE jazz wont and cant find a solution for there size issues in this draft.
So any normal size power forward will do since boozer might leave. U dont need to worry about size cuz nobody in this draft can matchup height, strenghtand skill wise against any nba skilled center at this point.

Worry about signing a free agent center in the offseason and move on.

Draft Patterson, Udoh or Ed davis if available.

[morestealsthanscoresParticipant]

trade for who though? half-decent centres are valuable commodities in the NBA…

…if, and only if, the lakers lose (looking unlikely) i think a bid could be put together for andrew bynum, who could flourish with a bit more responsibility…i’d take the risk on his injuries.

[bdoody42Participant]

Do you really see the Jazz and the lakers working out a deal together. They seem to meet every year in the playoffs. What would the Jazz offer the Lakers for Bynum? Please tell me.

[esperanzafleet69Participant]

funny that u say paul george isnt a possibility but you want luke babbitt for his shooting skills??? they already got kyle korver dude… paul george is a LOT like danny granger and i think hes a big sleeper in this draft…. he could be REALLY good if he played with deron williams…

[morestealsthanscoresParticipant]

bdoody: true, and i think that highlights my point- the amount of true centres floating around is very, very few. that’s why in a draft with a few competent, legit centres, i’m not entirely sure we can pass.

the jazz do have assets next near. you could give up AK’s expiring contract, the pick, and take back luke walton’s 3 year, 5 million contract which is by far the worst one the lakers have. fes or koufos would be instant upgrade over mbenga as a backup centre.

i rate paul george. perimeter players that are long, shoot the three with some consistency and play solid defense are valuable commodities in this league. still a bit of a reach at #9, and he’d probably be better playing with a superstar shooting guard.

[bdoody42Participant]

I think the lakers are very happy keeping bynum for now and would not worry about saving payroll at this point, especially if they win back to back. waltons contract isnt good i know but i dont think they will lose any sleep about it.

[the27guyParticipant]

Specialt25,

Agreed. Unless they can get Demarcus Cousins, right?

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