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

By Ryan Aston | Jun 21, 2017

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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player. 38. . C. Latvia. Anzejs Pasecniks. 25

HT: 7’2″ WT: 229 WINGSPAN: N/A Age: 21

Anzejs Pasecniks was a teammate of New York Knicks big man Kristaps Porzingis on the Latvian Under-18 national team. Pasecniks may not have the star power or intrigue that Porzingis had in 2015 when he was picked, but he does have a similar floor game.

He’s big, he works well in the screen-roll game and is reportedly developing a shot that will help him stretch the floor. Strength is something he’ll need more of if he’s going to have success in the post and on the glass at the NBA level.