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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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Lonzo Ball UCLA Los Angeles Lakers
Mar 17, 2017; Sacramento, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Lonzo Ball (2) prepares to shoot the ball against the Kent State Golden Flashes in the first round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

Lonzo Ball. 2. player. 20. . PG. UCLA

HT: 6’6″  WT: 190  WINGSPAN: 6’7″   Age: 19

Just to see LaVar Ball’s reaction, I dream of seeing the LA Lakers take a pass on Lonzo at No. 2. However, our group doesn’t think it’s going to happen — only one voter had Lonzo Ball not ending up in Los Angeles. With former No. 2 overall pick D’Angelo Russell reportedly heading Eastward, the path is clear for him to take the reins in La-La Land.

He has a screwball release on his shot, but he does a lot of things very well and has elite size at the point guard position that will continue to create mismatches on both sides of the ball.