In the latest “How ’Bout This Jazz” newsletter, a betting website believes the Utah Jazz could be a likely team to land an embattled former No. 1 overall pick. TakeNote
newsletter. Enter your email below to receive more stories like these right to your inbox.If you break down where his shots are coming from, 40.8% were within 5 feet of the hoop, 25.5% were from 5-9 feet, and 18.3% were from 10-14 feet. Basically,Defensively, he did defend forwards and guards more frequently than I would have expected,
— pretty equivalent to the likes of Joel Embiid and Brook Lopez , but still more than, say, Rudy Gobert , Jarrett Allen , Bam Adebayo , Nic Claxton , or Kessler .Thus, we can safely say Ayton and Kessler would not be good on-court complements. Would he be worth replacing Kessler, though? Yes, Ayton is a former No. 1 overall pick who put up 18.0 points and 10.0 rebounds on 58.9% shooting this season. Yes, he’s only 24 years old. Yes, his 111 defensive rating was roughly equivalent to Kessler’s. But he’s got three years and $102 million left on his deal, making him way more expensive. No one believes he’s actually on par with Kessler defensively, meaning he would accomplish neither of the front office’s goals of improving shooting and defense.
• The Jazz apparently are going to host a minicamp of free agents and international prospects this Tuesday and Wednesday, and
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