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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-MooreReggie Bullock, SG, North Carolina, 6-7, 205 lbs
Analysis: Shooters who can shoot, will shoot. This would be a steal of a pick for Utah, here.
21-ParrishSteven Adams, C, Pittsburgh, 7-0, 250 lbs
Analysis: Who knows what Utah's frontcourt future will look like considering Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap? Either way, after grabbing a point guard earlier, I see no reason why Utah shouldn't gamble on Adams with this pick because he's young and full of potential. NBADraft.net
14-Shabazz Muhammad, SF, UCLA, 6-6, 225 lbs
21-Dennis Schroeder, PG, Germany, 6-2, 165 lbs
DraftExpress.com
14-Mason Plumlee, C, Duke, 7-0, 238 lbs
21-Dennis Schroeder, PG, Germany, 6-2, 165 lbs
HoopsHype.com
14-Shane Larkin, PG, Miami, 5-11, 176 lbs
Analysis: Utah is in need of a point guard and have been linked to Larkin and it's beginning to appear unlikely that they can wait to get him at the 21st pick. 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.
21-Giannis Antetokoumpo, SF, Greece, 6-9, 215 lbs
Analysis: Utah is a young team looking to the future and Antetokoumpo will need time before being able to contribute, making this a good fit. Antetokoumpo would bring them a nice piece for the future as well as a player to leave in Europe and keep off their books for a few seasons. After watching Antetokoumpo in Jesolo, Italy in early June, it's apparent that he needs a lot of time (three seasons or so) before he'll be ready to play in the NBA. He's very skilled and long, but lacks strength and explosiveness at this point. The problem for him and scouts is that the level of competition that he's played at is very low, considered by scouts as the equivalent to Div 2-3 college ball, making it more difficult to project him. He shows a nice shooting form and should develop into a good offensive player in the future.
HoopsWorld.com
14-Dennis Schroeder, PG, Germany, 6-2, 165 lbs
21-Kelly Olynyk, C, Gonzaga, 7-0, 234 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.
