The NBA Draft is getting closer, and the mixed signals are flying right and left, and it’s hard to know for sure what the Utah Jazz might do at #2. Everything obviously depends on what the Washington Wizards do at #1. The odds makers at FanDuel have the Wizards at -320 to take AJ Dybantsa with the first pick, +280 to pick Darryn Peterson with the second pick, and Cameron Boozer at +1200. If you believe those odds, then it’s clear that the Wizards are looking to take Dybantsa, but do the latest mocks
have him going there? And who will the Jazz take if AJ Dybantsa isn’t on the board?
We’ve seen a lot of intel that the Jazz are high on Darryn Peterson, but we’ve also seen reports that they’re considering Cam Boozer as well. With so many different reports out there, it’s hard to know what’s real and what’s posturing from the different GMs. Let’s take a look at the most prominent mock drafts and who they have the Jazz taking.
It appears that there is a little bit of a consensus on the top-4 picks. Normally, it seems like there’s at least some sort of deviation, but not here, not this season. This is probably what happens on draft night, but you never know when one GM makes some sort of surprise move. Maybe an individual workout goes badly, or maybe an unforeseen problem arises during a team interview. Barring anything crazy like that, it looks like Darryn Peterson is going to be on the Utah Jazz come June.
It’s an incredible win for the Utah Jazz to come out of this draft with a tier-1 prospect like Darryn Peterson. He’s considered by many to be the most talented prospect in the draft, and somehow he’s going to the Jazz at #2. In most drafts, getting the second pick can be a devastating thing. It can be the first loser of the draft type of feeling. For Utah, not this time. Darryn Peterson has the talent to be the type of offensive talent that can lead a team all the way to the Championship. On top of that, he’s joining a team that was already good enough to make the playoffs next season. It has taken time for Jazz prospects to join the starting lineup, but Peterson is so talented that it’ll be hard to justify not starting him.
It’s time to get excited, Jazz fans. This has literally never happened before, and the upcoming season looks like the beginning of a chapter with real championship potential.
