The utahjazz select Baylor shooting guard Keyonte George with the 16th overall pick of the NBA Draft.
SALT LAKE CITY — For the Utah Jazz, the 2023 NBA Draft could be the jumping point to a regular return to the playoffs.
With three selections in the first round of Thursday's draft, the Jazz were well-positioned to add new players to a team that surprised many last season, or trade the picks away to add other pieces to the locker room.The first of Utah's first three picks was the 9th overall and the Jazz chose forward Taylor Hendricks from the University of Central Florida. At 6-foot 9-inches with a 7-foot wingspan, Hendricks played in 34 games in his one season with the Knights, averaging 15.
Unlike some surprise under-the-radar underclassmen, Hendricks' productivity only increased as the season moved on, even against better competition that he mostly excelled against."The Jazz went to their backcourt with the team's second selection of the round, taking Baylor shooting guard Keyonte George.Givoney had this analysis for George:
"George made some progress defensively this season and even had some moments against the Bluejays by stepping in for a charge and forcing opponents into tough pull-ups. But his inability to navigate screens, propensity for flying on every fake and lapses off the ball made it tough for George as he failed to get stops for Baylor in an up-tempo game featuring impressive shot-making from Creighton's guards.
George's scoring instincts and ability to hit pull-up jumpers and make pocket passes out of pick and roll give him a high floor as a strongly built 6-4 combo guard. He didn't do enough late in the season to solidify himself in mid-lottery conversations but still has an obvious niche he can fill as a bucket-getter with upside to grow into."
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