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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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John Collins Wake Forst Demon Deacons Danny Manning Former Utah Jazz
Mar 14, 2017; Dayton, OH, USA; Wake Forest Demon Deacons head coach Danny Manning talks to forward John Collins (20) in the first half against the Kansas State Wildcats in the first four of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at Dayton Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /

HT: 6’10”  WT: 225  WINGSPAN: 6’11 ¼”  Age: 19

Our mocks had John Collins of Wake Forest going as high as No. 11 to the Charlotte Hornets, all the way back to the low 20s. If the Portland Trail Blazers get him at No. 15 as our consensus predicts, they’ll be getting a strong inside player and rebounder, particularly on the offensive glass.

He probably won’t space the floor for you; he had no three-point game to speak of as a collegiate, and he’s not a distributor. But he’ll be able to receive a pass and finish at the tin for you.