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Jackpotting Around: A Utah Jazz Podcast · Art Cummings and Chad Lowe

Episode 36: Jackpotting Around NBA Mock Draft

·2 hr 2 min·7 clips
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Utah Jazz fan podcast hosts conduct annual mock draft, with panelists rotating as GMs across NBA teams. Emphasis on evaluation philosophy debate: Best Player Available (BPA) vs. Team Fit vs. Upside Swings. Cooper Flagg consensus top pick to Mavs, but hosts frustrated by franchise incompetence. Discussion of Dylan Harper, Zach Edie, and Trey Johnson candidates highlight tension between athletic upside (wingspan, verticality) and one-dimensional scoring. Derek Queen gains credibility as offensive hub comparable to Sengün/Jokic. Debate over Walker Kessler's contract extension reveals front-office strategy complexity. Underlying theme: Jazz need upside swing but already have one-dimensional scorers (Bryce, Keontae). Film vs. open-gym hype separates serious scouts from hype merchants.

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A mock-draft episode that keeps its focus on Jazz talk and the mess of arguing the board.

The episode stays on the Utah Jazz while Chad Lowe and Art Cummings bring in a draft brain trust for the show's annual mock draft. The setup is plain: each participant plays GM for another team, leans on random boards and wild cards, and tries to map out how the night could go.

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If you want a Utah Jazz mock draft that checks its own homework, start here.

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