Who are these players the Jazz drafted? I am VERY disappointed that we didn't trade up to get Hibbert. O'Conner did the next best thing and stash players in Europe for a couple of years.
The kid from Ohio State is a younger version of Memo. I like that he is 19 and has international experience. I expect him to spend a lot of time in Orem this year. Hopefully Fes and Almond will improve enough over the off season that they can contribute this year.
Here is what Fox Sports says about Utah's draft:
Utah Jazz
First round: Kosta Koufos, C, 7-1, 265, Ohio State
Second round: Ante Tomic, 7-1, 240, Croatia
Second round: Tadija Dragicevic, 6-7, 210 Serbia
The Jazz went the way of internationalism, with the latter two likely to stay in Europe for a while, but Koufos was ready to split from the Buckeyes quickly. He's not quite ready either. He's awkward, and doesn't move great, but he has great hands and a nice touch. He's very much like Zydrunas Ilgauskas. It will be interesting to see if he can carve out a career as nice as Z's.
I still expect the Jazz to move some players as when we sign Koufos and CJ, we'll have 15 players on the roster. I don't know what free agents the Jazz should go after. I don't think that there is anyone exciting out there. Hopefully we'll pull off a great deal to get us to the championship level as I believe the Jazz are one player away.
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