Utah Jazz Pre-Lottery 2015 Draft Big Boards

bucephalus · Post #1 » by **bucephalus** » Tue May 19, 2015 8:36 am

Since it looks like we won't get through the consensus Big Board before the Lottery tonight, I thought it might be fun if anyone who wanted to could put their own personal Big Board up in this thread. If enough participate, I could go through and try to figure out an "official" Big Board before the lottery goes down. My take:

1. D'Angelo Russell
2. Karl-Anthony Towns
3. Emmanuel Mudiay
4. Jahlil Okafor
5. Mario Hezonja
6. Kristaps Porzingis
7. Justise Winslow
8. Stanley Johnson
9. Myles Turner
10. Frank Kaminsky
11. Sam Dekker
12. Willie Cauley-Stein
13. Kelly Oubre
14. Cameron Payne
15. RJ Hunter

KqWIN · Post #2 » by **KqWIN** » Tue May 19, 2015 3:21 pm

First 9 don't matter:

1. Kaminsky
2. Oubre
3. Turner
4. Dekker
5. Hunter
6. Booker
7. Looney

Catchall · Post #3 » by **Catchall** » Mon May 25, 2015 12:50 am

Towns
Russell
Mudiay
Okafor

Hezonja
Porzingis
WCS
Winslow

Oubre
Turner
Johnson
Portis/Looney

JazzMatt13 · Post #4 » by **JazzMatt13** » Mon May 25, 2015 6:30 am

I think we need to trade up into the 8 or 9 area. I personally want Winslow.

stitches · Post #5 » by **stitches** » Mon May 25, 2015 7:32 am

I will eliminate the ones I think for sure won't be there, the rest:
1. Stanley Johnson
2. Myles Turner
3. Devin Booker
4. Kelly Oubre Jr
5. Bobby Portis
6. Frank Kaminsky
7. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
8. Kevon Looney

pickIBL · Post #6 » by **pickIBL** » Mon May 25, 2015 3:26 pm

1. Mario Hezonja
2. Karl Towns
3. Kristaps Porzingis
4. Emmanuel Mudiay
5. D'Angelo Russell
6. Jahlil Okafor
7. Stanley Johnson
8. Willie Cauley-Stein
9. Montrezl Harrell
10. Kelly Oubre
11. Justise Winslow
12. Myles Turner
13. Robert Upshaw
14. Delon Wright
15. Frank Kaminsky
16. Devin Booker
17. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
18. Jordan Mickey
19. Trey Lyles
20. Sam Dekker
21. George Lucas De Paula
22. Justin Anderson
23. Aleksander Vezenkov
24. Cameron Payne
25. Timothe Luwawu
26. Bobby Portis
27. Michael Qualls
28. Mam Jaiteh
29. Kevin Looney
30. Cliff Alexander/ Rakeem Christmas/ RJ Hunter

stitches · Post #7 » by **stitches** » Mon May 25, 2015 5:30 pm

pickIBL, I remember you weren't very high on Vezenkov. What changed? Do you think he can be successful in the league and at what position? To me he's one of the weirdest players in the draft to evaluate. He does pretty much everything through skill and smarts and despite being incredibly deficient athletically... and he's crazy productive and efficient with it. I really have no idea what to make of him. My mind tells me at some point the jump in athleticism and quickness of the opponents will make him unplayable, yet he's adjusted to any competition he's faced and he's succeeded even against the best of teams in Europe. Do you think he can handle the jump to the NBA? Who does he defend in the league?

pickIBL · Post #8 » by **pickIBL** » Mon May 25, 2015 6:06 pm

stitches wrote:pickIBL, I remember you weren't very high on Vezenkov. What changed? Do you think he can be successful in the league and at what position? To me he's one of the weirdest players in the draft to evaluate. He does pretty much everything through skill and smarts and despite being incredibly deficient athletically... and he's crazy productive and efficient with it. I really have no idea what to make of him. My mind tells me at some point the jump in athleticism and quickness of the opponents will make him unplayable, yet he's adjusted to any competition he's faced and he's succeeded even against the best of teams in Europe. Do you think he can handle the jump to the NBA? Who does he defend in the league?

Well he's a 95 birth year and 6'9. He could eventually develop into a hybrid 4. It's a late round gamble. George Lucas De Paula is another gamble. Sometimes, like with Exum, you just gotta roll the dice.

Especially if he's a legit 6'9 with a 6'11 wingspan. Some team might put him on the "Mirotic plan"

JazzMatt13 · Post #9 » by **JazzMatt13** » Wed May 27, 2015 9:12 am

pickIBL wrote:1. Mario Hezonja
2. Karl Towns
3. Kristaps Porzingis
4. Emmanuel Mudiay
5. D'Angelo Russell
6. Jahlil Okafor
7. Stanley Johnson
8. Willie Cauley-Stein
9. Montrezl Harrell
10. Kelly Oubre
11. Justise Winslow
12. Myles Turner
13. Robert Upshaw
14. Delon Wright
15. Frank Kaminsky
16. Devin Booker
17. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
18. Jordan Mickey
19. Trey Lyles
20. Sam Dekker
21. George Lucas De Paula
22. Justin Anderson
23. Aleksander Vezenkov
24. Cameron Payne
25. Timothe Luwawu
26. Bobby Portis
27. Michael Qualls
28. Mam Jaiteh
29. Kevin Looney
30. Cliff Alexander/ Rakeem Christmas/ RJ Hunter

That actually looks like the actual list. When will they learn that the "best bigs" aren't always the best choice. Although I think Winslow is a little low, but everyone else is in a good "none-generic" spot.