Three 2020 draft prospects and how they fit in with the Jazz由球王库珀弗拉格 发表在NBA选秀-NCAA工地 https://bbs.hupu.com/680
The Utah Jazz own the No. 23 pick in the NBA Draft, which is a little over a month away.
There are a number of possibilities that come with this pick, and the Jazz are casting a wide net in terms of whom may be available to them when they are on the board. This is the first in a series of draft analysis, featuring prospects that the Jazz have shown some interest in.
Jaden McDaniels | 6-10 forward | 19 years old, freshman | Washington
Sam Vecenie’s Mock Draft 7.1: to Oklahoma City at No. 25
Without question, McDaniels is one of the most polarizing players in the draft. And for good reason. On one hand, his raw skill, his size, his offensive ability presents the profile of a can’t-miss prospect. And if we were going off skillset and upside alone, McDaniels probably would be a lottery pick, if not higher. He’s that talented.
So, how is someone with this much talent and ability a possibility to be on the board when the Jazz pick at No. 23? Well, McDaniels probably has the lowest floor of someone with his skill and ability in a long time. Simply, if he were on the board and the Jazz were to draft him, there’s a good possibility McDaniels wouldn’t be ready to help the Jazz for his entire rookie season. He has a lot of work to do.
But, first, here’s the good.
McDaniels is 6-foot-10 and 195 pounds. He’s a legitimate shooting guard or small forward, at least offensively. He has defensive upside to where he can certainly guard his small forward position on the other end. He handles the ball like someone much smaller, and he can score in a number of ways: catch and shoot, off the dribble, posting up midrange and shooting over the top, attacking closeouts, driving baseline or toward the middle and finishing on top of the rim, flashing off down screens, getting loose in transition.
He’s also capable of dribbling the length of the floor, and pulling up and making a contested 3-pointer. Defensively, his length and athleticism give him a chance to be a plus. He believes that nobody can guard him, which helps him on the floor. You always want a confident player. And he’s a guy who has played at a high level of competition for a long time.
But he didn’t have a great Pac-12 portion of his freshman season for Washington at all. It got to the point where he was actually benched for a part of the conference season. McDaniels needs to add a lot of strength. For a guy of his talent to be benched by his college coach on a bad team speaks volumes. He needs to learn how to play the game, and not just survive off of talent.
In a perfect world, McDaniels probably would have gone back for another season of college basketball. In a perfect world, McDaniels probably should have picked a collegiate program that was more developmental for his game. McDaniels is so supremely talented. But, he’s probably still the same player that he was in high school. In essence, he’s missed a season of development.
League sources tell The Athletic that the Jazz have interviewed McDaniels. So, there is interest there. But McDaniels is a difficult read for a lot of teams. He’s someone who has the ability to develop into an All-NBA type of talent. The upside is that high. He’s someone who could be out of the league in five seasons. The risk is that vast.
The last time the Jazz took a true anticipation pick was Dante Exum. That didn’t go well, although there is a mountain of context there. (Exum could never stay healthy.)
But, it’s my contention that the Jazz should take McDaniels if he is on the board, simply for their very stability as an organization. McDaniels needs development. The Jazz are one of the best in the league at this, although losing assistant coach Johnnie Bryant this past August to the New York Knicks really hurts. McDaniels needs leadership. The Jazz have one of the best locker rooms in the league.
And, for the Jazz, they need another guy in the organization with a star upside. Donovan Mitchell is already a star, and he has superstar upside. But, his longterm No. 2 is not on the roster, at least offensively. Bojan Bogdanovic was fantastic this past season, but he is over 30. Rudy Gobert is in his prime, but he’s never going to develop into a go-to guy offensively. The Jazz don’t have much financial flexibility at the moment.
McDaniels may be a bust. But he also may be a guy who can give you 25 points a night. The Jazz are trying to burst through the glass ceiling of contention. This may be a way to do it. It’s a swing-for-the-fences type of pick. It’s a pick where the Jazz would be betting bigtime on themselves and their ability to develop. This roster has a lot of good pieces. It probably needs one more star. A decade ago, the Jazz had the No. 9 pick of the NBA Draft. Gordon Hayward and Paul George were both on the board. The Jazz picked Hayward. They passed on George largely because of a horrific performance he and his Fresno State teammates turned in at Utah State a few months prior. George was awful that game. He was lazy. He didn’t play hard. He didn’t look like a pro that night. He looked like he didn’t want to be there.
He developed into an All-NBA talent.
McDaniels has Paul George at Fresno State-type of talent. He might be further along offensively, although PG was much better defensively at the same stage. And the Jazz regime that passed on George is not the regime that’s in charge now. So, it will be interesting if McDaniels is there for the Jazz to choose.
Josh Green | 6-6 wing | 19 years old, freshman | Arizona
Sam Vecenie’s Mock Draft 7.1: to Utah at No. 23
The Jazz need to get more athletic and bigger on the wing, and Green certainly provides that. If the Jazz drafted him, Green and Miye Oni would give Utah two very intriguing prospects who are big, athletic, can defend and get out and go in transition. That is the definition of this league, and the Jazz would have two young guys who they can develop into real players.
I’m not sure Green is a star at the NBA level. But he is a future rotation player, and possibly a future starter. He has too much size, athleticism and defensive acumen. His floor is rather high. His ceiling depends on his jumper, which needs a lot of work. Green has good form on his shot. in his one year at Arizona, he made shots mostly off catch and shoot. He shows a hint of being able to put the ball on the floor going left, and pulling up in midrange. Like McDaniels, Green probably should have picked a program that develops talent better than Arizona does. He’s not as far behind as McDaniels is, because if you play at Arizona, you’d better be able to defend. But Green’s offense needs a lot of development.
The Jazz are certain that Mitchell’s longterm spot is at point guard. Per sources, over the next few seasons, the Jazz want to develop their depth on the wings, and Green would possibly be a nice start there. He’s really good in transition, and he’s one of the most athletic guys in the draft. He’s capable of finishing on top of the rim in traffic. He’s good defensively and has switching upside. He’s a guy that can be on the floor in a playoff series and teams can’t attack. That is valuable.
Green shot 42 percent from the field at Arizona. The key to his professional future lies in his shot. If he develops into a good 3-point shooter, he will have a long career. If he doesn’t, it doesn’t preclude him from being an NBA rotation piece. He’s long and athletic. He fits what the Jazz need. He’s for the most part a potentially safe pick.
Desmond Bane | 6-5 guard | 22 years old, senior | TCU
Sam Vecenie’s Mock Draft 7.1: to Dallas at No. 31
As a writer and a fan of the game of basketball, I’m a fan of Bane.
He’s not oozing with talent like McDaniels. His athleticism won’t pop off the screen like Green. But he’s tough, he is gritty, he is strong and he is very very competitive. Of the three prospects in this profile, Bane is the one with the shortest upside, but he’s the one that can instantly step into Utah’s rotation and play right away.
His strength is a strength. His basketball skill is his jumper. He’s a master at coming off screens and getting open for good looks. And when he gets an open look, he knocks them down. He shot 44 percent from 3-point range in his senior season at TCU. With Mitchell probably moving to the point after next season, Bane projects as a real fit next to his dynamic playmaking. He’s a knockdown shooter, who gets shots off quickly and effortlessly. You can run him through all kinds of screen action. He’s proficient in catch and shoot. He’s not afraid to take big shots. The Jazz want guys who can shoot the ball, who have size and who can guard. And that’s the exciting thing about Bane. He can guard. He contains in one-on-one situations. He gets over screens. He’s strong and competitive, so he won’t get posted up. His shortcoming is his wingspan, which is in the negative for his 6-foot-6 height at 6-4.
Bane is someone who will play with a chip on his shoulder. He wasn’t highly recruited. He was a four-year guy in the Big 12 conference. Nothing was handed to him. You won’t have to coax him into the gym. He won’t be a star in the league. But, he has a chance to be a valuable role player with upside to be a starter at some point in his career.
The Utah Jazz own the No. 23 pick in the NBA Draft, which is a little over a month away.
There are a number of possibilities that come with this pick, and the Jazz are casting a wide net in terms of whom may be available to them when they are on the board. This is the first in a series of draft analysis, featuring prospects that the Jazz have shown some interest in.
Jaden McDaniels | 6-10 forward | 19 years old, freshman | Washington
Sam Vecenie’s Mock Draft 7.1: to Oklahoma City at No. 25
Without question, McDaniels is one of the most polarizing players in the draft. And for good reason. On one hand, his raw skill, his size, his offensive ability presents the profile of a can’t-miss prospect. And if we were going off skillset and upside alone, McDaniels probably would be a lottery pick, if not higher. He’s that talented.
So, how is someone with this much talent and ability a possibility to be on the board when the Jazz pick at No. 23? Well, McDaniels probably has the lowest floor of someone with his skill and ability in a long time. Simply, if he were on the board and the Jazz were to draft him, there’s a good possibility McDaniels wouldn’t be ready to help the Jazz for his entire rookie season. He has a lot of work to do.
But, first, here’s the good.
McDaniels is 6-foot-10 and 195 pounds. He’s a legitimate shooting guard or small forward, at least offensively. He has defensive upside to where he can certainly guard his small forward position on the other end. He handles the ball like someone much smaller, and he can score in a number of ways: catch and shoot, off the dribble, posting up midrange and shooting over the top, attacking closeouts, driving baseline or toward the middle and finishing on top of the rim, flashing off down screens, getting loose in transition.
He’s also capable of dribbling the length of the floor, and pulling up and making a contested 3-pointer. Defensively, his length and athleticism give him a chance to be a plus. He believes that nobody can guard him, which helps him on the floor. You always want a confident player. And he’s a guy who has played at a high level of competition for a long time.
But he didn’t have a great Pac-12 portion of his freshman season for Washington at all. It got to the point where he was actually benched for a part of the conference season. McDaniels needs to add a lot of strength. For a guy of his talent to be benched by his college coach on a bad team speaks volumes. He needs to learn how to play the game, and not just survive off of talent.
In a perfect world, McDaniels probably would have gone back for another season of college basketball. In a perfect world, McDaniels probably should have picked a collegiate program that was more developmental for his game. McDaniels is so supremely talented. But, he’s probably still the same player that he was in high school. In essence, he’s missed a season of development.
League sources tell The Athletic that the Jazz have interviewed McDaniels. So, there is interest there. But McDaniels is a difficult read for a lot of teams. He’s someone who has the ability to develop into an All-NBA type of talent. The upside is that high. He’s someone who could be out of the league in five seasons. The risk is that vast.
The last time the Jazz took a true anticipation pick was Dante Exum. That didn’t go well, although there is a mountain of context there. (Exum could never stay healthy.)
But, it’s my contention that the Jazz should take McDaniels if he is on the board, simply for their very stability as an organization. McDaniels needs development. The Jazz are one of the best in the league at this, although losing assistant coach Johnnie Bryant this past August to the New York Knicks really hurts. McDaniels needs leadership. The Jazz have one of the best locker rooms in the league.
And, for the Jazz, they need another guy in the organization with a star upside. Donovan Mitchell is already a star, and he has superstar upside. But, his longterm No. 2 is not on the roster, at least offensively. Bojan Bogdanovic was fantastic this past season, but he is over 30. Rudy Gobert is in his prime, but he’s never going to develop into a go-to guy offensively. The Jazz don’t have much financial flexibility at the moment.
McDaniels may be a bust. But he also may be a guy who can give you 25 points a night. The Jazz are trying to burst through the glass ceiling of contention. This may be a way to do it. It’s a swing-for-the-fences type of pick. It’s a pick where the Jazz would be betting bigtime on themselves and their ability to develop. This roster has a lot of good pieces. It probably needs one more star. A decade ago, the Jazz had the No. 9 pick of the NBA Draft. Gordon Hayward and Paul George were both on the board. The Jazz picked Hayward. They passed on George largely because of a horrific performance he and his Fresno State teammates turned in at Utah State a few months prior. George was awful that game. He was lazy. He didn’t play hard. He didn’t look like a pro that night. He looked like he didn’t want to be there.
He developed into an All-NBA talent.
McDaniels has Paul George at Fresno State-type of talent. He might be further along offensively, although PG was much better defensively at the same stage. And the Jazz regime that passed on George is not the regime that’s in charge now. So, it will be interesting if McDaniels is there for the Jazz to choose.
Josh Green | 6-6 wing | 19 years old, freshman | Arizona
Sam Vecenie’s Mock Draft 7.1: to Utah at No. 23
The Jazz need to get more athletic and bigger on the wing, and Green certainly provides that. If the Jazz drafted him, Green and Miye Oni would give Utah two very intriguing prospects who are big, athletic, can defend and get out and go in transition. That is the definition of this league, and the Jazz would have two young guys who they can develop into real players.
I’m not sure Green is a star at the NBA level. But he is a future rotation player, and possibly a future starter. He has too much size, athleticism and defensive acumen. His floor is rather high. His ceiling depends on his jumper, which needs a lot of work. Green has good form on his shot. in his one year at Arizona, he made shots mostly off catch and shoot. He shows a hint of being able to put the ball on the floor going left, and pulling up in midrange. Like McDaniels, Green probably should have picked a program that develops talent better than Arizona does. He’s not as far behind as McDaniels is, because if you play at Arizona, you’d better be able to defend. But Green’s offense needs a lot of development.
The Jazz are certain that Mitchell’s longterm spot is at point guard. Per sources, over the next few seasons, the Jazz want to develop their depth on the wings, and Green would possibly be a nice start there. He’s really good in transition, and he’s one of the most athletic guys in the draft. He’s capable of finishing on top of the rim in traffic. He’s good defensively and has switching upside. He’s a guy that can be on the floor in a playoff series and teams can’t attack. That is valuable.
Green shot 42 percent from the field at Arizona. The key to his professional future lies in his shot. If he develops into a good 3-point shooter, he will have a long career. If he doesn’t, it doesn’t preclude him from being an NBA rotation piece. He’s long and athletic. He fits what the Jazz need. He’s for the most part a potentially safe pick.
Desmond Bane | 6-5 guard | 22 years old, senior | TCU
Sam Vecenie’s Mock Draft 7.1: to Dallas at No. 31
As a writer and a fan of the game of basketball, I’m a fan of Bane.
He’s not oozing with talent like McDaniels. His athleticism won’t pop off the screen like Green. But he’s tough, he is gritty, he is strong and he is very very competitive. Of the three prospects in this profile, Bane is the one with the shortest upside, but he’s the one that can instantly step into Utah’s rotation and play right away.
His strength is a strength. His basketball skill is his jumper. He’s a master at coming off screens and getting open for good looks. And when he gets an open look, he knocks them down. He shot 44 percent from 3-point range in his senior season at TCU. With Mitchell probably moving to the point after next season, Bane projects as a real fit next to his dynamic playmaking. He’s a knockdown shooter, who gets shots off quickly and effortlessly. You can run him through all kinds of screen action. He’s proficient in catch and shoot. He’s not afraid to take big shots. The Jazz want guys who can shoot the ball, who have size and who can guard. And that’s the exciting thing about Bane. He can guard. He contains in one-on-one situations. He gets over screens. He’s strong and competitive, so he won’t get posted up. His shortcoming is his wingspan, which is in the negative for his 6-foot-6 height at 6-4.
Bane is someone who will play with a chip on his shoulder. He wasn’t highly recruited. He was a four-year guy in the Big 12 conference. Nothing was handed to him. You won’t have to coax him into the gym. He won’t be a star in the league. But, he has a chance to be a valuable role player with upside to be a starter at some point in his career.
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