Utah Jazz 2020 Draft: 10 early entries to look at in first round

Tre Jones

In my experiences with Tre Jones, I’ve seen him projected to go anywhere from the middle of the first round to the back end of the second round. It’s a head-scratcher, to my personally. I’d label Jones as an easy first round target thanks to his defense, leadership at his position and improved shooting.

Tre Jones, the younger brother of Grizzlies guard Tyus Jones, is destined to play in the NBA for a long time. I do envision him being a starter one day, but he’s more likely to begin his career as a backup. Utah, ironically, will be in need of a backup point guard.

Tyus has developed into a solid rotational player, but I think Tre has higher upside, mostly because of his ability on the defensive end of the court. He’s a dog out there.

As a sophomore at Duke, Jones averaged 16.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 6.4 assists while hitting 36 percent of his triples. He was one of the best on-ball defenders in the country and led the Blue Devils to a 25-6 record.

Like I said, his draft stock is tough to gauge at the moment, but if he’s available when the Utah Jazz are on the clock, I’d be doing backflips. He’d be a great fit in Quin Snyder’s system and would give Utah a point guard for the future.