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SALT LAKE CITY — With the innumerable number of mock-drafts out there, here is your one-stop shop for the Utah Jazz.
The Jazz own the last pick in the lottery — No. 14 — as well as the 21st pick from Golden St.
ESPN-Chad Ford
14-Lucas Nogueira, C, Brazil, 6-11, 218 lbs
Analysis: Not much has changed here since the last mock. If McCollum, Burke or Carter-Williams (probably in that order) are on the board, the Jazz go point guard. If they're gone? The team isn't in love with any of the point guards left on the board. They also need bigs (both Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap are free agents this summer) and it looks like they're open to using the draft to help address that need as well. Nogueira isn't the only guy they'll look at here. Olynyk and Plumlee also have a shot. But I think Nogueria is the most intriguing of the group.
21-Isaiah Canaan, PG, Murray St., 6-0, 188 lbs
Analysis: If the Jazz pass on a point guard at No. 14, they have to be content with what's left at No. 21. In this mock draft, both Schroeder and Larkin are off the board already. But that's OK. I think they like Canaan just as much as those other guards. While he's not quite McCollum, but Canaan's another dynamic scorer who can shoot and get to the basket. Nogueria and Rudy Gobert are also potential picks here if the Jazz go with a point guard at No. 14. CBSSports.com-Matt Moore, Gary Parrish
14-MooreShane Larkin, PG, Miami, 5-11, 176 lbs
Analysis: There's no reason Larkin can't become the floor leader, long-term solution the Jazz need at that position, and he can grow under a veteran point guard until then.
14-ParrishShane Larkin, PG, Miami, 5-11, 176 lbs
Analysis: The Jazz need a point guard in the worst way. Larkin would be the best available.
21-MooreSergey Karasev, SF, Russia, 6-7, 197 lbs
Analysis: Sergey Karasev, SF, Russia: Versatile and athletic, Karasev can play a major role on the suddenly young and up-and-coming Jazz.
21-ParrishGorgui Dieng, C, Louisville, 6-11, 245 lbs
Analysis: Gorgui Dieng, C, Louisville: The pending free agency of Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap could push Utah to draft a frontcourt player. If so, Dieng makes sense here. His upside isn't as great as some players ahead of him (like Adams, for instance). But the native of Senegal can be a rotation player as a rookie (unlike Adams, for instance.) NBADraft.net
14-Steven Adams, C, Pittsburgh, 7-0, 255 lbs
21-Shane Larkin, PG, Miami, 5-11, 176 lbs
DraftExpress.com
14-Shane Larkin, PG, Miami, 5-11, 176 lbs
21-Lucas Nogueira, C, Brazil, 6-11, 218 lbs
HoopsHype.com
14-Steven Adams, C, Pittsburgh, 7-0, 255 lbs
Analysis: Utah doesn't need a big, but if Adams slids to them they may be tempted to take him, or they could move the pick with another team targeting Adams. Adams was a surprise entry as many felt he needed more time in college to develop his feel for the game and post skills. Adams used a very strong draft combine performance, displaying a surprisingly accurate midrange jumper to likely ensure a place in the lottery. He is a long term project due to his lack of experience and feel for the game but could really develop into a high level center given time and the right situation.
21-Shane Larkin, PG, Miami, 5-11, 176 lbs
Analysis: Utah is in a good position to go for talent at 14 and attempt to fill a need with a PG here at 21. Larkin recorded the highest vertical leap ever at the draft combine with a 44-inch running jump. He was not far behind Trey Burke in terms of being a team leader and floor general on the college level and there are a number of scouts that actually prefer Larkin to Burke as a prospect. Larkin lacks Burke's resume and size, but shows much better isolation and separation ability off the dribble. As the son of Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larkin, Shane has the pedigree to overcome a significant lack of size.
HoopsWorld.com
14-Michael Carter-Williams, PG, Syracuse, 6-6, 185 lbs21-Mason Plumlee, C, Duke, 7-0, 238 lbs
NBA.com-Scott Howard-Cooper
14-Dennis Schroeder, PG, Germany, 6-2, 165 lbs
Analysis: A breakout performance for the international team playing against the top U.S. college-bound stars at the Nike Hoop Summit in Portland in April moved the jet-like point guard from the second round to legitimate, even likely, lottery possibility.
21-Jeff Withey, C, Kansas, 7-0, 235 lbs
Analysis: The Jazz have hard decisions to make on free agents Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap. Withey would be a move to address that, could back up Enes Kanter and Derrick Favors and is an interior defender with four years experience at a major program.
