Юта Жаз драфтын хоёр дахь сонголтоор АЖ Дибанца, Кэмерон Бүүзэр, Даррин Петерсон нарын хэнийг нь сонгохоо шийдэж чадахгүй эргэлзэж байна.
Драфтын тэргүүн сонголтыг Вашингтон Уизардс эзэмшиж байгаа бол Юта Жаз хоёр, Мемфис Гриззлис гурав дахь сонголтыг тус тус хийх юм. Юта Жаз Дибанца болон Бүүзэр нарыг хувийн бэлтгэлдээ урьж оролцуулсан бол Петерсон өөрийг нь тэргүүн сонголтоор сонгоно хэмээн найдаж, бэлтгэлд оролцохоос татгалзжээ. Юта Жаз өнгөрсөн жил Эйс Бэйлигийн асуудалтай ижил нөхцөл байдалтай тулгарч байсан ч түүнийг сонгохоос эргэлзээгүй.
Дибанца нь 6 фут 9 инчийн өндөртэй, бие бялдрын хувьд давуу талтай бөгөөд жигүүрийн байрлалд тоглох чадвартай юм. Юта Жаз Петерсоны өндөр оноо авах чадвар болон Бүүзэрийн дамжуулалт, самбараас бөмбөг авалт хийх, тоглолтыг удирдах ухааныг өндрөөр үнэлж байна. Бүүзэр нь Юта Жаз багийн одоогийн бүрэлдэхүүнд байрлалын хувьд тохиромжгүй мэт боловч түүний авьяас чадвар нь энэ асуудлыг үл хамаарах түвшинд хүргэжээ.
Петерсоны хувьд Юта Жаз багт нэгдэх нь тоглолтын хэв маягийн хувьд хамгийн тохиромжтой хувилбар боловч тэрээр Вашингтон Уизардс багийг илүүд үзэж буйгаа илэрхийлсэн. Хэдийгээр Петерсон болон Юта Жаз багийн хамгаалагч Киноут Жорж нар ижил төлөөлөгчтэй байгаа нь тодорхой хэмжээний болгоомжлол төрүүлж байгаа ч багийн удирдлагууд тэднийг хамтдаа тоглох боломжтой гэдэгт итгэлтэй байна. Юта Жаз багт гарааны түвшний довтлогч хамгаалагч дутагдаж байгаа тул Петерсон ирсэн даруйдаа ихээхэн цаг хугацааг талбай дээр өнгөрүүлэх боломжтой юм.
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The Utah Jazz are “genuinely torn” between selecting AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer or Darryn Peterson one week away from the NBA Draft, league sources told The Athletic.
Dybantsa, Boozer and Peterson are the consensus top three players on the board. The Jazz hold the No. 2 pick while the Washington Wizards hold the top pick, and the Memphis Grizzlies select at No. 3. The Jazz have had Dybantsa and Boozer for private workouts, according to league sources. Peterson canceled his workout this week amid reports that he believes he will be the No. 1 pick, and he hopes the Wizards select him.
The Jazz, according to league sources, weren’t surprised by Peterson’s canceled workout. They anticipated it, on some levels. They also won’t hesitate to select Peterson if they determine the former Kansas star guard is the best player on the board when they pick. The Jazz encountered this scenario last season with Ace Bailey, whose representation tried to steer him to the Wizards. Bailey did not work out for the Jazz; the Jazz took him at No. 5 without hesitation, and he is now a foundational piece heading into his second season.
Utah’s front office is confident in its ability to sell prospects on the organization’s culture once that drafted prospect is in the building. The Jazz believe this situation won’t be any different.
Through the draft process, according to league sources, the three prospects have stood out in different ways. Dybantsa, at 6-foot-9, is maybe the most physically imposing of the three, relative to his position. The former BYU star is capable of playing both wing positions, and he’s the giant shooting guard/small forward that almost every team covets. The Jazz are drawn to Peterson’s ability to score at a high level. They love Boozer’s ability to pass, rebound and process the game at a high level.
That Boozer is firmly in the mix at No. 2 is a testament to how much the Jazz like him, being that he isn’t a clean positional fit. The Jazz already have Jaren Jackson Jr. and Lauri Markkanen at his position, but Boozer is so talented that it may not matter for the Jazz. They may take him and worry about fit after.
The irony of Peterson’s camp revealing his preference for the Wizards is that Utah is the cleanest fit for him of the three teams at the top of the draft. The Jazz see him as a shooting guard who can play point guard. Behind the scenes, there is some concern on Peterson’s side that he and Jazz point guard Keynote George share the same agency. But the Jazz firmly believe the two can play together. The teams advancing deep into the playoffs enforced that belief by simultaneously playing multiple ball handlers.
Utah doesn’t have a starting-level shooting guard on its roster. So, Peterson would potentially be in line for big minutes in his rookie season, should he wind up with the Jazz.
