I am SO happy that you are paid for by the Jazz. I've lived in Orlando and Boston (Rhode Island, actually), and listened to a LOT of local sports radio and podcasts. We are beyond lucky to have you here in Utah. Keep being the best you possible. As a daily, I'm here for all of it.
I went back and re-watched your shows from the last couple of days after the draft, and Cody Williams and Isaiah Collier were the two guys you talked about maybe wanting to trade up to get because there was no way you thought they'd be available at our picks. Cody you had going 6th to 9th, and Collier you had going 12th, and said it would be unthinkable for him to slip to 20. You talked about giving up a future first round draft pick to trade up to get Cody Williams. So yeah, I can confirm, you got the guys you wanted here. Guys you never thought we had any chance of getting.
I had Cody Williams 4th on my board and Collier 15th on my board! I couldn’t be happier. Today it will be interesting to see if we take Johnny Furphy, Tyler Smith, Tyler Kolek, Kyle Filipowski or maybe we trade down with Portland to roll the dice on two players. We could trade for future picks.
I think Williams is a good pick who should have been picked around 10 but also that he had better value for a team like the Jazz than others, but I do agree Collier is an absolute steal at 29. I can't believe he wasn't taken 17 - 25. So, fantastic draft overall.
You are spot on Locke! What a steal! Cody Williams was projected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft by Yahoo Sports. This projection highlighted his impressive performances at Colorado, his potential, and his versatility as key reasons for ranking him at the top of the draft board.
I would have liked the Jazz draft Topic at 10. The way I look at age is that you draft a very young person on on potential you still have to have that development but an older player has developed more.
You know who else I remember watching air ball shots twice in a row? Kobe Bryant against the Jazz as a rookie. Like maybe you can’t teach shooting, but 34% is still better than a ton of guys before him including Holland, Salaun, castle in the top 10 and some others.
Exact same picks I make! Only disappointment was why Jazz were not willing to trade for Deni Advidja. He would have fit in really well but I understand Jazz want Hendricks to play alot of minutes. I just think Advidja is an under-rated player allstar level talent and only 23
Its been rumored that Clarkson is getting traded for a while, possibly to the Magic. Keyonte is probably safe, both he and sexton play more as a 2 so collier at the one just lets them play their natural position. Sensabaugh yeah I agree
Hey I guessed right to get Williams at 10! Nice! I dont know much about Collier or Filipowski. Alright, welp, time for tankball. Wake me up again next draft!😂
Hey David could you comp this young core to our last large rebuilding young core (gobert and Mitchell don’t count cuz that was more of a bridge group). But the Favors(3), Kanter(3), Burks(12), Hayward(9) Burke (9) group? VS Kessler (22), Hendricks (9), George(16), Sensabaugh (28), Williams (10), collier(10). High picks in the first group with high hopes that fell flat, does the second group have any early indicators that it could produce better than that first group? First group wasn’t bad, everyone was a rotation player outside of Burke but it’s kind of depressing.
I couldn't believe all 3 guys were expected to be gone by each pich didnt think cody jazz need 3 and hes pretty 3 and d collier really didn't think hed make it to 29 and fillpowsky
How does Cody Williams fit next to Taylor Hendricks and our other guys? I know we anticipate him to start off with the Stars but once he's bumped up to NBA playing time do we have Hendricks in the 4 and him the 3? Just curious what the lineup could potentially look like.
it's a mystery because we still got guys who we need to dump, My lineup would be George, Williams, Markkanen, Hendricks, Kessler. We develop and lose games. But right now It's Sexton, Clarkson, Markkanen, Collins/Hendricks, Collins/Kessler. Yeah we win more games but don't develop. Of course I believe we will dump off players for more playing time to the younger guys. Got to get a top 3 pick next draft so load up on them picks. Even if its to trade Lauri for it. We need Cooper, Ace or VJ as our potential superstar leading these young guys
Question I ask is what Cody draft makes of Taylor. So he now developing off bench or we trading Lauri for more draft capital and put Cody and Taylor and Walker together
Not talking shit about your employer is not "bought and paid for" I disagree from time to time with your assessment but I believe it comes from a place of good faith when you give your input. Additionally looking at the positive side of things is actually kind of nice. We all know worst case scenarios, last night was fucking win and a I believe Cody Williams has the potential to be the very best player taken. If he develops and works and stays injury free...thats unknown but last night was dubya.
I watched Williams play 5 or 6 times this past season and was never impressed at any point with his play. He is like last year's top pick, Taylor Hendricks: long, thin and athletic, but, at the same time, very passive and uncompetitive. Unfortunately, they are the bookend forwards (not in a good way) that we'll probably see a lot of starting in a couple of weeks at the summer league. The other two picks I was ok with, but if it were my draft, they would have been, in order, Carter, Scheireman, and Kolek. The Jazz need an attitude adjustment, as Tony Jones might say, and this draft signals to me that the tanking will continue for a third consecutive season. Jazz management is playing with fire regarding the continued loyalty of this great fan base. I don't think Ainge cares one hoot about that, but I am sure the owner does.
29:49 I don't think comparing Collier to other players is fair in this context. It does not matter how good the other shooters are in this draft relative to Collier, what matters is Collier's stats in isolation. The low volume makes him apples to oranges with some higher volume shooters. All your stats are saying is that Castle was drafted too high relative to his skill (not to other players necessarily). I normally like your numbers analysis, but this feels like bad faith justification for a player your boss selected. I only say this because I know you know how numbers and stats work, and the way you're presenting them in this video is extremely suspect. If you want to say that he might be able to develop a shot, ok, but to try to argue that the stats aren't a big red flag is willfully ignorant from someone who has invested this much in statistical analysis. As they say in my line of work, I wouldn't bring that argument in front of a judge.
Either that is a terrible microphone, or he needs to check his software and make sure that his external mic is the one that is active and not the mic built into his computer.
24:44 good moves don't mean anything if they lead to empty possessions. I get what you're trying to show/say, but I don't care about a guy who can blow past someone if they are missing layups and not draining threes. Slashing guards are overrated.
I recall sitting in the arena during either the 2011 or 2012 preseason scrimmage game, David Locke introducing Derrick Favors, describing him as if Favors was the second coming of Karl Malone. Just one time, I'd like to hear David give an objective, fact-based, appraisal of any scenario. Because these over-caffeinated company yes man propaganda pieces get tired. I take everything he says now, with a giant grain of salt, knowing he's the official Jazz propaganda mouthpiece.
Favors was a third overall pick and the centerpiece of a the trade for an allstar. Locke was hardly the only one to project Favs as a future allstar. But hindsight is 20-20 so keep batting1.000 from your couch dude.
I am SO happy that you are paid for by the Jazz. I've lived in Orlando and Boston (Rhode Island, actually), and listened to a LOT of local sports radio and podcasts. We are beyond lucky to have you here in Utah. Keep being the best you possible. As a daily, I'm here for all of it.
I went back and re-watched your shows from the last couple of days after the draft, and Cody Williams and Isaiah Collier were the two guys you talked about maybe wanting to trade up to get because there was no way you thought they'd be available at our picks. Cody you had going 6th to 9th, and Collier you had going 12th, and said it would be unthinkable for him to slip to 20. You talked about giving up a future first round draft pick to trade up to get Cody Williams.
So yeah, I can confirm, you got the guys you wanted here. Guys you never thought we had any chance of getting.
I had Cody Williams 4th on my board and Collier 15th on my board! I couldn’t be happier. Today it will be interesting to see if we take Johnny Furphy, Tyler Smith, Tyler Kolek, Kyle Filipowski or maybe we trade down with Portland to roll the dice on two players. We could trade for future picks.
We got the best possible guy: Filipowski!!! Omg, Jazz had hands down the most successful draft of all dreams considering the picks we had.
At pick 21 i started to get excited and when i watched the jazz draft him at 29 i jumped out of my boots with excitement
I think Cody Williams & Isaiah Collier were the best available players AND the best fit. What a draft!
I feel happy for the Jazz. We needed this!
Much love David, thanks for everything you do for us Jazz fans!
I think Williams is a good pick who should have been picked around 10 but also that he had better value for a team like the Jazz than others, but I do agree Collier is an absolute steal at 29. I can't believe he wasn't taken 17 - 25. So, fantastic draft overall.
You are spot on Locke! What a steal!
Cody Williams was projected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft by Yahoo Sports. This projection highlighted his impressive performances at Colorado, his potential, and his versatility as key reasons for ranking him at the top of the draft board.
I would have liked the Jazz draft Topic at 10. The way I look at age is that you draft a very young person on on potential you still have to have that development but an older player has developed more.
Best possible outcome for this draft!
We won't really know how great this draft was until a few years from now.
The CBS mock draft had Cody Williams going at 10.
Great picks
I don’t know how any of the young 6 will turn out. But the early games of summer league will be an absolute blast.
thanks for the show David I am listening you daily from France, as a French Jazz fan...I'm really excited by this draft ..Cheers
I will be at the summer league games to see this fellow in person.
I think that Ainge and Zanick understand to take the best player available!
cody williams literally won the fan vote contest for who to pick? duh everyone’s happy. GREAT DRAFT AND GREAT CHANNEL! love it
The Jazz didn't overthink it. They picked absolutely STELLAR players with TREMENDOUS UPSIDE!
Colliers speed in that clip you showed reminds me of Shais moves. Thats something 🍀
It was really great. Hope they pan out. 🎉
You know who else I remember watching air ball shots twice in a row? Kobe Bryant against the Jazz as a rookie. Like maybe you can’t teach shooting, but 34% is still better than a ton of guys before him including Holland, Salaun, castle in the top 10 and some others.
Exact same picks I make! Only disappointment was why Jazz were not willing to trade for Deni Advidja. He would have fit in really well but I understand Jazz want Hendricks to play alot of minutes. I just think Advidja is an under-rated player allstar level talent and only 23
Collier is going to light a fire under all the Jazz guards, he will make Clarkson obsolete, and get Key and Sensabaugh playing for their lives.
Its been rumored that Clarkson is getting traded for a while, possibly to the Magic. Keyonte is probably safe, both he and sexton play more as a 2 so collier at the one just lets them play their natural position. Sensabaugh yeah I agree
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Awesome as always. Totally off topic question: would you ever showcase your personal collection?
Collier reminds me of Mitchell when I watch him. Can you compare the college numbers for both to compare?
I watched clips of collier against Topic. Collier made him look slow and awful. Almost made me think I’d take collier over Topic. Great pickup at 29
Preach!
Hey I guessed right to get Williams at 10! Nice! I dont know much about Collier or Filipowski. Alright, welp, time for tankball. Wake me up again next draft!😂
Cody Williams is the Michael Porter Jr of this draft. I think he is great at 10 with a ton of upside
Hey David could you comp this young core to our last large rebuilding young core (gobert and Mitchell don’t count cuz that was more of a bridge group). But the Favors(3), Kanter(3), Burks(12), Hayward(9) Burke (9) group? VS Kessler (22), Hendricks (9), George(16), Sensabaugh (28), Williams (10), collier(10). High picks in the first group with high hopes that fell flat, does the second group have any early indicators that it could produce better than that first group? First group wasn’t bad, everyone was a rotation player outside of Burke but it’s kind of depressing.
Love this idea gor a video
Great draft night!!! Would love to see jazz get filipowski with their last pick
They may go with him, Johnny Furphy, Tyler Smith or Tyler Kolek. ESPN has those players as best available. I wonder if we trade for 2 future pics
Nooooooooooooo. Gross
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You could tell from the rumors that Williams wasn't going to make it past the Jazz if he fell to them
I couldn't believe all 3 guys were expected to be gone by each pich didnt think cody jazz need 3 and hes pretty 3 and d collier really didn't think hed make it to 29 and fillpowsky
24:25 Collier has more shake than the Iceberg
How does Cody Williams fit next to Taylor Hendricks and our other guys? I know we anticipate him to start off with the Stars but once he's bumped up to NBA playing time do we have Hendricks in the 4 and him the 3? Just curious what the lineup could potentially look like.
it's a mystery because we still got guys who we need to dump, My lineup would be George, Williams, Markkanen, Hendricks, Kessler. We develop and lose games. But right now It's Sexton, Clarkson, Markkanen, Collins/Hendricks, Collins/Kessler. Yeah we win more games but don't develop. Of course I believe we will dump off players for more playing time to the younger guys. Got to get a top 3 pick next draft so load up on them picks. Even if its to trade Lauri for it. We need Cooper, Ace or VJ as our potential superstar leading these young guys
Who do we take tonight?
Question I ask is what Cody draft makes of Taylor. So he now developing off bench or we trading Lauri for more draft capital and put Cody and Taylor and Walker together
Thoughts on Bobi Klintman??
So if Williams is an All stars who is the bust? Holland due to shooting and being on Detroit, edey and maybe Salaun?
If the jazz had not fallen to 10th but remained in 8, given how things went who would the jazz have taken at 8
it is a bit a sad thing that the most exciting part of the season for us is the time the jazz do not play at all....
This bears repeating. John Stockton and Karl Malone were both 22 when he they were drafted.
Not talking shit about your employer is not "bought and paid for" I disagree from time to time with your assessment but I believe it comes from a place of good faith when you give your input. Additionally looking at the positive side of things is actually kind of nice. We all know worst case scenarios, last night was fucking win and a I believe Cody Williams has the potential to be the very best player taken. If he develops and works and stays injury free...thats unknown but last night was dubya.
I watched Williams play 5 or 6 times this past season and was never impressed at any point with his play. He is like last year's top pick, Taylor Hendricks: long, thin and athletic, but, at the same time, very passive and uncompetitive. Unfortunately, they are the bookend forwards (not in a good way) that we'll probably see a lot of starting in a couple of weeks at the summer league.
The other two picks I was ok with, but if it were my draft, they would have been, in order, Carter, Scheireman, and Kolek. The Jazz need an attitude adjustment, as Tony Jones might say, and this draft signals to me that the tanking will continue for a third consecutive season. Jazz management is playing with fire regarding the continued loyalty of this great fan base. I don't think Ainge cares one hoot about that, but I am sure the owner does.
30:08 is a rich man's Castle--who actually can play PG, and who shot better in freshman year than old man Castle
Draft Ring Malith next year if you want to win a championship!
29:49 I don't think comparing Collier to other players is fair in this context. It does not matter how good the other shooters are in this draft relative to Collier, what matters is Collier's stats in isolation. The low volume makes him apples to oranges with some higher volume shooters. All your stats are saying is that Castle was drafted too high relative to his skill (not to other players necessarily).
I normally like your numbers analysis, but this feels like bad faith justification for a player your boss selected. I only say this because I know you know how numbers and stats work, and the way you're presenting them in this video is extremely suspect. If you want to say that he might be able to develop a shot, ok, but to try to argue that the stats aren't a big red flag is willfully ignorant from someone who has invested this much in statistical analysis. As they say in my line of work, I wouldn't bring that argument in front of a judge.
Furphy or Harrison Ingram in round 2 please
Collier is 6’4” in shoes.
21:12 You can't teach height--or wingspan. Cody lacked touches to prove he was a top 5 pick.
Either that is a terrible microphone, or he needs to check his software and make sure that his external mic is the one that is active and not the mic built into his computer.
Noooo Filipowski or Furphy. Both soft. Look at Tyler Smith tape. I am actually shocked that kid hasn't been taken yet. He looks better than Buzelis.
I like Furphy, but I hate Filipowski
Damian Lillard was 22 when he was drafted….
24:44 good moves don't mean anything if they lead to empty possessions. I get what you're trying to show/say, but I don't care about a guy who can blow past someone if they are missing layups and not draining threes. Slashing guards are overrated.
Now we got to trade, to tank and get the Flagg ! 🏀🎷🇫🇷👍
I think we should have taken Devin Carter tbh his body of work his way more legitimate then Cody Williams
Well, the first round wasn't QUITE perfect.
Schierman could have lasted to 32. Anybody with a Joe Ingles comp needs to be picked up immediately.
I recall sitting in the arena during either the 2011 or 2012 preseason scrimmage game, David Locke introducing Derrick Favors, describing him as if Favors was the second coming of Karl Malone. Just one time, I'd like to hear David give an objective, fact-based, appraisal of any scenario. Because these over-caffeinated company yes man propaganda pieces get tired. I take everything he says now, with a giant grain of salt, knowing he's the official Jazz propaganda mouthpiece.
Favors was a third overall pick and the centerpiece of a the trade for an allstar. Locke was hardly the only one to project Favs as a future allstar. But hindsight is 20-20 so keep batting1.000 from your couch dude.
I’m not optimistic about Collier. He looks like a running back.