Leif Thulin labels different players ranked within the top 10 of his Big Board high ceiling or high floor players and explains why he views each as such. Leif then gives comparisons and projections for the roles of each player and why he figures this draft will be seen differently on how to evaluate and prioritize players who have high ceilings or floors. Leif then labels free agency targets for the Jazz to sign.
May 9
32 min
Leif Thulin discusses the merits of drafting using the philosophy of best player available versus drafting for fit. He then analyzes which guards and wings fit the best with the Jazz's young core. Also, Leif points out this draft class may be different in the manner of evaluating potential and upside being less important than finding a player who fits to build alongside rather than around that player.
May 8
32 min
Leif Thulin is joined by Andy Larsen of the Salt Lake Tribune. Leif and Andy discuss if the Jazz can acquire stars via trade, who else is available on the trade market and what is the best way to grow the team into contenders. They then discuss who are the best guards and the best wings in the 2024 NBA Draft, debating whether fit plays into the decision of whether to draft a player or should the philosophy of best player available be employed.
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May 7
34 min
Leif Thulin explores what does the phrase uttered by Danny Ainge saying the Jazz will go "Big Game Hunting" truly entail. Does trading a ton of assets plus current players to acquire Giannis make the Jazz more likely to contend soon? Does Devin Booker move the needle for the Jazz and how could they get him? Can Brandon Ingram and Lauri paired together entice Jazz fans into not being deadset on tanking? Leif analyzes all aspects of how the trades would work, does he foresee success from these deals and is it actually better than building through the draft patiently.
May 6
31 min
Leif Thulin looks through the history books on what were regarded as weak draft classes and points out there was little talent at the top but all of the classes yield some all stars. Leif then tries to pick out the players with the most upside to be All-stars at the NBA level and evaluates those players, explaining their pros and cons.
May 3
32 min
David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider, continues his look at the draft prospects by the numbers and he has found the best numbers on any player he has seen in 6 years of running the numbers. Reed Sheppard peaks out on all numbers in this upcoming NBA draft.
May 2
33 min
Each year David Locke looks at the NBA draft by the numbers. He starts the 2024 NBA Draft look with the top 11 players in the NBA draft. 3 of those players have shooting numbers so bad that Locke's numbers say you can't draft them.
May 1
31 min
LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Steph Curry are out of the playoffs for the before the 2nd round for the first time since 2005, 18 years ago. It is change of the era in the NBA with Anthony Edwards, Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic and Shai leading the way. Should the Utah Jazz have pushed with Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert to see if they could have taken advantage of the changing of the guard?
Apr 30
30 min
The Phoenix Suns might be the death of the super team as they flame out in the first round of the NBA playoffs and now take all the burden of being a team over the 2nd apron. David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider takes a look at this and thinks it could be a bad trend for the Utah Jazz.
Apr 29
30 min
David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider, breaks down the last 14 NBA Draft and gives each pick a number value and the analysis values each pick and how a draft plays out.
Locke takes a look at each picks value and then looks over the last 14 years and looks at what is a good draft v. bad draft. If this year is a bad draft what is it we can really expect and how bad is a bad draft?
Then Locke looks back over some of the trades of the past years from this spectrum, the OG Anuaoby, Rudy Gobert and the Donovan Mitchell trades.
Apr 27
36 min
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