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NBA mock draft 2017: Our consensus for the Utah Jazz and the entire first round

By Ryan Aston

Jun 26, 2014; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Dante Exum (Australia) shakes hands with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the number five overall pick to the Utah Jazz in the 2014 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 26, 2014; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Dante Exum (Australia) shakes hands with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the number five overall pick to the Utah Jazz in the 2014 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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Zach Collins Gonzaga
Apr 3, 2017; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Gonzaga Bulldogs forward Zach Collins (32) drives to the basket against North Carolina Tar Heels forward Kennedy Meeks (3) during the first half in the championship game of the 2017 NCAA Men’s Final Four at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports /

player. 170. . F/C. Gonzaga. Zach Collins. 11

HT: 7’0″  WT: 230  WINGSPAN: 7’1″   Age: 19

A highly-skilled seven-footer with good mobility, Zach Collins blocked nearly two shots in just 17 minutes per game in his lone season with the Zags. He’s also a burgeoning three-point shooter; it’s a small sample size, but he shot nearly 48 percent from distance this past season. His form is also solid.

Collins will need to improve his feel for the game; he’s not a great decision-maker or distributor at this juncture. But big men who can block shots and (potentially) shoot threes are few and far between.