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[QUOTE]Even though most Jazz fans are focused on what could potentially be a top five pick, Utah does have a second choice in the first round, and these are some of the players who will be taken into serious consideration for that spot.[/QUOTE]
and a high 2nd not long after that no one seems to care about either
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[QUOTE]Adrian Wojnarowski: After changing course, sophomore guard Jordan Adams will leave UCLA and enter the NBA Draft, source tells Yahoo Sports. Twitter @WojYahooNBA[/QUOTE]
late 1st
Latvian prospect Kristaps Porzingis, who plays for Cajasol Sevilla in the Spanish ACB, will declare for the 2014 NBA Draft, according to DraftExpress' Jonathan Givony. Porzingis was projected to be a top-15 pick in the 2015 draft, and could be selected in the first round this year. SB Nation
[QUOTE]Brazilian forward Bruno Caboclo (Pinheiros, 1995, 2,06m) declares for NBA Draft 2014. UOL Esporte [/QUOTE]
undrafted?
Jody Genessy: Received yet another indication that Jim Boylen remains the lead candidate in the Utah Jazz's coaching search. Twitter @DJJazzyJody
[QUOTE]Chane Behanan, who was dismissed from Louisville in December, will enter the NBA draft, he confirmed via text message to ESPN.com's Jeff Goodman. Behanan's decision was earlier reported by The Coloradoan. "I love the game and I want to compete with the best," he told ESPN. "I also want to show the NBA and the people that Chane Behanan wasn't raised like everybody talks about. My family was devastated about my decision-making in the past, and believe me I've heard it from them still [until] this day. But I am human. It's behind us and it's nothing but moving forward from here on out." ESPN.com[/QUOTE]
undrafted
[QUOTE]Mateusz Ponitka officially announces he will enter 2014 NBA. TVP Sport[/QUOTE]
undrafted
[QUOTE]Garrett played almost a full year with the Jazz, backing up Trey Burke, averaging 3.7 points and 1.8 assists per game. He
[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You]Jody Genessy: Received yet another indication that Jim Boylen remains the lead candidate in the Utah Jazz's coaching search. Twitter @DJJazzyJody[/QUOTE]
He fits the background of what Lindsey has been doing, so he looks like the guy. No idea if he can coach and what his philosophy's are like. He's obviously worked under some tremendous head coaches though, 11 years with Rudy Tomjanovich at Houston and then this year with Gregg Popovich.
Certainly wouldn't call his stints with guys like Mussleman and Porter anything to write home about, but Frank Vogel is a decent coach too.
[QUOTE=El Kabong]He fits the background of what Lindsey has been doing, so he looks like the guy. No idea if he can coach and what his philosophy's are like. He's obviously worked under some tremendous head coaches though, 11 years with Rudy Tomjanovich at Houston and then this year with Gregg Popovich.
Certainly wouldn't call his stints with guys like Mussleman and Porter anything to write home about, but Frank Vogel is a decent coach too.[/QUOTE]
Mussleman and his dad know d and Porter knew Adelman's offensive system so I'm sure there were things to pick up there as well. The thing he has going against him which is hard to ignore is his time at the University of Utah. The fans are already against him and that was a big problem for Ty by the end. Not the way to go into the job. Put a lot of pressure on him to win right away.
[QUOTE]The National Basketball Association announced today that 75 players, including 45 players from colleges and 30 international players season have filed as early entry candidates for the 2014 NBA Draft presented by State Farm. NBA.com
Players wishing to enter the 2014 NBA Draft were required to submit a letter to the NBA to be received no later than Sunday, April 27. Players who have applied for early entry have the right to withdraw their names from consideration for the Draft by notifying the NBA of their decision in writing no later than 5 p.m. ET on Monday, June 16. NBA.com
Gino Pilato: There is also speculation that the Utah Jazz will hybrid with Idaho Stampede after the Portland Trail Blazers moved on following the season. Twitter @DleagueDigest[/QUOTE]
Narrows down who's available now anyway.
Idaho makes sense. I guess that's Boise? I think it might be a little further away than the planned St. George location but better airport access to send players back and forth. Much needed development. No reason not have guys playing big minutes in whatever the Jazz's system will be in the minors as opposed to sitting on the bench in the NBA.
[QUOTE]Messina is a viable candidate because he is very good friends with Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey. A small-market team that doesn
[QUOTE]Mike Longabardi, an assistant coach who worked under Tom Thibodeau in Boston, has Phoenix playing a standard Thibodeau system with shocking success. Everyone is following the rules, Bledsoe is a freaking menace, and opponents are shooting only about 40 percent on close-range shots when Channing Frye, Morris, or Miles Plumlee is near the rim, per SportVU. That
[QUOTE]All-Euroleague 1st Team
Sergio Rodriguez (Real) - 13.5 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists in 23 minutes
Keith Langford (EA7 Emporio Armani) - 17.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 30 minutes
Sonny Weems (CSKA) - 12.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 29 minutes
Nikola Mirotic (Real) - 12.2 points (46 3FG%), 4.6 rebounds in 24 minutes
Ante Tomic (FC Barcelona) - 11.8 points, 6.3 rebounds in 22 minutes[/QUOTE]
Two years in a row. Seems like it's now or never for Tomic.
[QUOTE]Tony Jones: Hearing rumblings that Stanford forward Josh Huestis will work out for the Utah Jazz on May 8 Twitter @Tjonessltrib[/QUOTE]
end of 2nd round
[QUOTE]"I was very pleased with his natural decision-making, intelligence, instincts if you will," Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey said in sizing up Burke's performance this season. "And the ball gets to the right spot.
"It's very unusual to have a point guard that can score but still be very significant in the assists column. I think us managing that, managing his expectations along with that, but I think we have a good one that could be a real good starter in the league for a number of years.
"We talked a little bit about personal discipline," Lindsey said of his exit interview during the team's annual locker cleanout day in April. "Trey really wants to lead, not that he's undisciplined, but he's got to take it to a new level. And it would be hard for any 21-year-old point guard to come in and lead, even a very young group with little experience. I think Trey's ambition, his work ethic, his intelligence are all good characteristics that will provide a platform for him to move to greater heights. "
Burke, the 2013 college player of the year and consensus first-team All-American, agreed that there are parts of his game that are still a work in progress. But he seems determined to work hard and make improvements wherever they're needed.
"Getting stronger, staying focused more than anything," he said of his goals going forward from locker cleanout day. "What I took from it more than anything, they asked me how committed I am and if I want to be the best player I can be. There's certain things I need to do, which is working hard, staying focused, staying out of trouble, and basically turning my weaknesses into strengths.
"Finishing at the rim, getting to the bucket more, becoming a much more consistent shooter, I think I've grown a lot at being a pure point guard. I still don't think I'm a pure point guard yet, but that's the biggest difference right now is getting to the rim and finishing at the rim, being a more consistent shooter.[/QUOTE]
Not sure you ever will be a pure pg. Not many of those around.
[QUOTE]"And I think on the defensive end, Coach Ty (Corbin) said he knows I can defend," Burke said. "He's seen me defend before, he said it's a mindset to be willing to defend all the time. A good example of that is Chris Paul. It's more focus, defense is more of a mindset
[QUOTE]"He thinks I have a better understanding of what they mean by having to work every single day," Burke said, grateful for the mentoring he received from Lucas. "It's really a job. I didn't know that coming into the league. I knew it was going to be tough and a lot of hard work, but it's really like a job. You've got to wake up every single day with that mindset that I need to get better today because you won't be the player that you can be, or you won't pull the potential out, unless you do that every single day.
"It's tough, man. You definitely wake up some days not feeling like going to practice and not feeling like doing something, but that's when you've got to push through. So I think I've got a better understanding of that now."
And don't forget that Burke missed the first 12 games of the regular season after suffering a broken index finger on his right hand during an exhibition game last October.
Once he came back, his head coach, Corbin — whose contract was not renewed by Jazz management — was impressed with the rookie point guard's performance.
"I think he's had a great year," Corbin said. "From the summer league and getting drafted and getting hurt at the beginning of the season and then learning, from being a scoring point guard to trying to change and trying to get used to the speed of this game, what we're trying to get him to do to initiate the offense and make plays on the ball at times, and make plays off the ball. And defensively, dealing with the different point guards he has to deal with on a nightly basis in this league.
"The attention to detail that he paid to everything from day one gave him a chance and will give him a chance going forward to be the player that he wants to be. He wants to be one of the best point guards in this league. And I think if he continues to work and stay focused like he did this year and continues to grow, he'll have a chance to reach his goal."
Teammates like forward Richard Jefferson, a 13-year NBA veteran, were also impressed by what they saw out of Burke's baptism by fire.
"I really think he did a good job," Jefferson said. "I think he had good role models around him, and he had good people that worked hard with him.
"He's 21 years old, he's a rookie, and I think the future is bright. Just continuing to work — that's really what the five main young guys need to do — and positive things will happen.
"He doesn't waver mentally; when he's on that court, he's locked in," Jefferson said. "And the more comfortable you get, the better you'll get. But he's 100 percent focused on the game and I think that shows in some of the big shots that he shoots and hits."
Ah, yes, those big shots that Burke hit in games.
There was that night against Orlando, when Burke buried a 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds left to lift the Jazz to victory over the Magic. Or the time he hit the clinching shot with 24 seconds left in Utah's victory over two-time defending NBA champion Miami. And the night his driving layup with 19.1 seconds left helped lift the Jazz past Charlotte.
And the season finale, when he scored an NBA career-high 32 points with seven rebounds and nine assists in Utah's double-overtime victory over Minnesota.
"Hitting some big shots in the fourth quarter, it kinda reminded me of being back in college and how comfortable I was out there down the stretch," Burke recalled. "A lot of times, I was comfortable back at Michigan, and sometimes I wasn't my first year here.
"I think I'm a lot more comfortable than I was at the beginning of the year and adjusted. ... Playing on the big stage in college, playing in front of big crowds, I remember being nervous before the game but come the fourth quarter, by that time, I'm just playing."
Of course, there were other nights this season, too, when Burke was a complete non-factor — a 1-for-8 shooting night at Atlanta, where he scored just two points; a 1-for-7 night and just two points at Oklahoma City; another 1-for-8 shooting night at Miami, where he managed 3 points; forgettable four-point nights against Cleveland (2 for 9), Golden State (2 for 10), New York (2 for 12) and Dallas (2 for 8); a 2-for-13 shooting night against the L.A. Clippers, and a 3-for-15 night against the Lakers, when he was 0 for 8 from 3-point range.
On the flip side of that, though, Burke was almost always great at taking care of the ball, committing more than four turnovers in a game just three times all season.[/QUOTE]
The turnovers, clutch shooting and his increasing assist totals as the season went on make me hopeful for his future.
[QUOTE]Jonathan Rinehart: The Jazz will hold the first pre-draft workouts of the off-season on Wednesday. Six players participating: Taylor Braun (North Dakota St), Bryce Cotton (Providence), Stephen Holt (St. Mary
[QUOTE]Marc Stein: Latest on Steve Kerr front: Utah Jazz, I'm told, have also tried to wedge their way into the race for the TNT analyst alongside NYK and GSW Twitter @ESPNSteinLine
Jody Genessy: No surprise Jazz put feelers out to big names. It's also how DL approaches free agency. He'd rather be told no than assume no is the answer. Twitter @DJJazzyJody[/QUOTE]
No coaching experience. He makes more sense for NY.
The speculation of Utah possibly hiring Ettore Messina definitely has legs. Messina, currently the head coach of CSKA Moscow, is well respected in the coaching fraternity and, more important, has a great rapport with some Utah front office officials. Racine Journal-Times
The Utah Jazz will begin their annual pre-draft workouts Wednesday with six players who aren't exactly household names or penciled in as high picks.
The group includes guards Taylor Braun (North Dakota State), Bryce Cotton (Providence) and Stephen Holt (St. Mary's) along with forwards Akil Mitchell (Virginia), Mike Moser (Oregon) and Ronald Roberts Jr. (St. Joseph's).
Perhaps the most newsworthy part of this first workout is the fact it will be led by player development coaches Alex Jensen and Johnnie Bryant, who have been retained on the staff by Jazz management in the wake of the decision to not renew the contracts of Tyrone Corbin's coaching crew.
None of the players are projected to be first-round picks and are considered long shots in the second round.
Only two players from this group are on ESPN analyst Chad Ford's Top 100 player board. Cotton, a 6-1, 165-pound point guard, is ranked highest at 62, while Moser (6-8, 195) is listed at No. 65.
The Jazz held a bevy of similar workouts last year and a free agent mini-camp while trying to compile as much information on as many players as possible.
The NBA Draft will take place on June 26. The Jazz will find out on May 20 at the NBA Draft Lottery where they will pick. Utah is in the fourth position after beating Boston in a fourth-place tiebreaker.
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[QUOTE]Messina isn
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Before a few years ago, there hasn't been much of a place for Mike Moser types in the NBA. You know, those tweener types who don't quite have a frontcourt position
But that's changed of late, and you can see the impact those guys have, even in the playoffs.
Check Atlanta, where Mike Scott came off the bench and lit Indiana up over seven games in the first round that ended on Saturday. He's 6-foot-8, athletic and most importantly can shoot it from the perimeter.
That's Mike Moser, or at least what Mike Moser wants to be at the NBA level. The former Oregon forward worked out for the Utah Jazz on Wednesday morning, showcasing his shooting and versatility. He's not big enough to be a power forward, not quite nimble enough or ball savvy enough to play small forward.
But he can shoot it, and he can handle it well enough. He's mature - having played four seasons of college ball - and he's one of those guys who could come out of nowhere and make a roster.
"I just tried to be whatever, and play wherever on the floor," Moser said. "I think that I can play both positions and I think that I can definitely contribute at the next level."
Moser began his career at UNLV, eventually establishing himself as one of the better combination forwards in the country. He transferred to Oregon and played his last season with the Ducks.
In the process, Moser began expanding his range, hitting shots from beyond the arc and rebounding the ball like he's always done. He's projected as a late second round pick at best. But he's attempting to work his way up draft boards by shining in workouts.
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[QUOTE]Jody Genessy: Jazz's pre-draft workout group for Thursday: Travis Bader, Justin Cobbs, Cameron Clark, Fuquan Edwin, Josh Huestis and Joe Jackson. Twitter @DJJazzyJody[/QUOTE]
Looks like likely undrafted guys again. No one else appears to be working out guys yet so kudos to the Jazz. How ab out a coach though?
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Jody Genessy: I'm told Jazz CFO/Fanzz president/capologist Bob Hyde will begin to "phase out" of duties after draft, not fully retire as SLCDunk reported. Twitter @DJJazzyJody[/QUOTE]
O'Conner's right hand man. Maybe Lindsey has his own guy?
[QUOTE]Aaron Falk: Jazz VP of player personnel Walt Perrin: "Is this draft going to be similar to the year that LeBron and Carmelo and Dwyane Wade [were drafted]? I don't think so. I don't know if anything ever lives up to the hype... But is it going to be a better draft than we've had in the past? It can be."" Twitter @tribjazz
Aaron Falk: Jazz VP of player personnel Walt Perrin: "Franchise players. All-Stars. That's what we're looking to get. But we also understand that we need depth." Twitter @tribjazz[/QUOTE]
Need stars. Depth isn't hard to get.
[QUOTE]Jody Genessy: Jerry Sloan observed this first Jazz pre-draft workout. Twitter @DJJazzyJody
Tony Jones: The Utah Jazz will hold workouts tomorrow as well. Six players, which we will know later in the day Twitter @Tjonessltrib
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Who'd Jerry like? He liked Gobert last year.
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[QUOTE]Altitude has been mentioned by nearly every prospect in the first two days of workouts.
But reflecting back on past workouts, Perrin said it was a player who trained at sea level that most impressed him with his fitness over the years.
"The one guy we had who was going as hard as he was at the beginning and wasn't breathing hard was [Warriors forward] David Lee," Perrin said.[/QUOTE]
Too bad you weren't smart enough to draft him.
[QUOTE]It was a tight race between Jamal Crawford and Taj Gibson for the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year award.
But after the Clippers' spark plug and the first man off the Bulls' bench, the rest of the field was a little less certain. One player who received a vote surprised quite a few people, myself included.
Jazz center Enes Kanter got a second-place vote from Denver Nuggets play-by-play voice Jason Kosmicki.
After beginning the season as a starter, Kanter was moved to the bench for an extended period of time. The center averaged career highs in points (12.3) and rebounds (7.5) during his third season with the Jazz.
But Kanter wasn't even the first player off the Utah bench.
That job belonged to guard Alec Burks.
Turns out, Kanter wasn't supposed to get a Sixth Man vote at all.
On Twitter, Kosmicki said a mistake had been made and his ballot
Specifically, what is the team looking for?
[QUOTE]The team acknowledged Hyde's impending retirement but has not announced who will replace him with the Jazz and Fanzz. Assistant general manager Justin Zanik is also considered to be an expert on salary-cap-related issues.
Director of communications Jonathan Rinehart provided a statement on behalf of the Jazz organization about Hyde:
Fernandez, Rodriguez, Weems, Tomic, Langford On All-Euroleague First Team
May 08, 2014 12:15 PM EDT
Rudy Fernandez, Keith Langford, Sergio Rodriguez, Ante Tomic and Sonny Weems have been named to the All-Euroleague First Team.
On the All-Euroleague Second Team are Nikola Mirotic, Ricky Hickman, Viktor Khryapa, Stephane Lasme and Vassilis Spanoulis.
Click here to view all Euroleague awards for the 13-14 season.
Via RealGM Staff Report
[QUOTE]Idaho and Fort Wayne would remain the only unaffiliated D-League teams, leaving the NBA to decide how the other 15 NBA teams will make D-League assignments. Arizona Republic[/QUOTE]
15 teams for 2 D-League teams? That is ridiculous.
I thought Idaho was the Jazz's affiliate?
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[QUOTE] At the end of this season he will become what is an Unrestricted Free Agent, but whatever that is called in Europe. Thus, he will no longer have an obligation to STAY in Spain, nor will he need a buyout. (Peter, you wanna get up on this? Correct me...?)[/QUOTE]
No buyout? Sounds like they better bring him over before he signs another more restrictive contract.
[QUOTE]Anyway, the Jazz need serious help at point guard. Diante Garrett was a very special surprise (especially how he shot the ball from deep, 37.5 3pt%, but only 1.4 attempts per game) last season, and was clearly superior to John Lucas III. The Jazz may draft a point guard to support or supplant Trey Burke as the starter. And there's always free agency -- Utah is such a big player in that every year. (Nope.)[/QUOTE]
They better be. A veteran pg is needed more than anything else.
[QUOTE]I think we all fell in love with Neto, and hope he comes to the Jazz next season. He's a pass first point guard who grew up basing his game off of John Stockton. The injury to his shooting hand sucks, but is repairable. I hope he takes extra care this off season to work on his shot. A point guard in the NBA needs to be able to hit that ball rotation three in the half court.
This is something Neto has not yet shown an affinity for.[/QUOTE]
I'm guessing d may be a bigger issue but I definitely liked what I saw from him. He outplayed Burke. It's too bad they didn't give him the chance to go head to head with Burke in fall camp. Hopefully this year. Be interesting to see how they compare during summer league which I assume both will be part of.
Drafting Exum or Smart might make both of them irrelevant in a hurry.
Kansas' Joel Embiid and Duke's Jabari Parker
[QUOTE]Baxter Holmer: Have also heard that potential top-3 pick Andrew Wiggins is unlikely to attend the Chicago draft combine this week. Twitter @BaxterHolmes
Scott Howard-Cooper: Front offices have noted for a while Parker was not in great shape last season. If his agent still needs to hide him, it
Steve Kyler: NBA execs say Parker's draft stock likely unchanged -- however point to Embiid's back as a red flag in this decision. Twitter @stevekylerNBA
[QUOTE]Adrian Wojnarowski: Andrew Wiggins has informed the NBA that he has withdrawn from the draft combine in Chicago this week, league source tells Yahoo. Once it was learned that Embiid and Parker wouldn't go to draft combine, it was probably inevitable Wiggins' reps would pull him too. Twitter @WojYahooNBA [/QUOTE]
and who else?