The NCAA Tournament is a chance for college prospects to show out and increase their draft stock. Here are 10 prospects playing that are within draft range for the Utah Jazz.
While the main focus for the Utah Jazz is finishing the regular season strong and going into the playoffs with home court advantage, they’ll also be doing some hard scouting during the 2020 NCAA Tournament.
When the Utah Jazz acquired Mike Conley last summer, they traded a future first round pick in the process. Before we start anything, let’s quickly go over Utah’s first round future, because it can be complicated for some.
- 2020 – Protected 1-7, 15-30
- 2021 – Protected 1-7, 15-30
- 2022 – Protected 1-6
- 2023 – Protected 1-3
- 2024 – Protected 1
If the Jazz do not convey a first round pick to the Grizzlies by 2024, they will then convey their 2025 and 2026 second round picks to Memphis.
So, given the heavy protections on the 2020 and 2021 first round picks, the Jazz will very likely not convey a pick to Memphis until 2022. They’ll be able to add some youth to the roster in what looks to be two solid classes.
The Jazz’s second round pick in this years draft will go to Golden State via a previous trade. They could always trade into the second round and buy a pick like they did last year.
The 2020 NCAA Tournament begins in just a couple of days. This is the biggest stage in college basketball. Scouts from across the NBA will be watching closely as the 2020 NBA Draft inches closer and closer each day.
Today, we’ll be taking a look at 10 prospects that will be playing in the NCAA Tournament, and that could be available for the Utah Jazz during the 2020 NBA Draft.
With what should be a late first round pick, the Jazz are going to have multiple intriguing options to choose from, and it certainly won’t be an easy decision. Let’s get started and take a look at the first prospect.