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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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Lauri Markkanen Arizona Wildcats
Mar 23, 2017; San Jose, CA, USA; Arizona Wildcats forward Lauri Markkanen (10) reaches for the ball against the Xavier Musketeers during the semifinals of the West Regional of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at SAP Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

PF. Arizona. Lauri Markkanen. 8. player. 27.

HT: 7’0″  WT: 225  WINGSPAN: N/A   Age: 20

Big man Lauri Markkanen will be a floor-stretcher in the NBA. He has great size as a four-man and could easily play the center position as well. In any case, he hit the three at a 42 percent clip and was an 80-percent foul shooter last year for the Wildcats; that’s rare air for a legit seven-footer.

He also moves well for man with size. However, defense could be an issue. Especially in his early career.