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NBA Mock Draft Pick #22 -- Trey Lyles, Forward, Kentucky
Utah Jazz and Brooklyn Nets make a trade:
BKN - 2015 #42 (UTA), 2017 1st (UTA), 2017 2nd (NYK), $3 million in cash considerations
UTA - 2015 #29 (BKN), Deron Williams
Utah Jazz and Chicao Bulls make a trade:
CHI - 2015 #29 (BKN), 2016 2nd (better of BOS or TOR), 2016 2nd (UTA), 2017 2nd (UTA), Trey Burke, Elijah Millsap
UTA - 2015 #22 (CHI), E'twaun Moore, Cameron Bairstow
SB Nation's Jazz blog, SLC Dunk, explains the pick & trade:
In a desperate attempt to move up into Kevon Looney range the Jazz needed a late 1st rounder, which they got in a trade with the Brooklyn Nets; and coupled that with a number of assets and went door to door trying to move up. Though Looney was not to be, Utah did find a willing trade partner in the Chicago Bulls. The Jazz moved the pick they got from the Nets, and a combination of players and future picks, for the #22 and some non-guaranteed players. This trade will be completed after Free Agency has begun.
Utah receives two players on non-guaranteed contracts back, E'twaun Moore and Cameron Bairstow - and will cut them both. Though, it wouldn't be awful for the Jazz to keep the power forward Bairstow, a fellow Aussie to Dante Exum and Joe Ingles. His sister also plays basketball at Utah State University. But the real prize here is the #22 pick. It's not the #19 that got Looney, but it did get the Jazz a very solid power forward prospect in Trey Lyles.
Lyles has that Carlos Boozer range and can be a floor spacing stretch big down the line. The Canadian bigman is also active on the offensive boards, and on a team that relies so much on 2nd chance points that will be appreciated. Trey runs the floor and finishes above the rim, but most importantly, knows how to pass and seems adept at it. Entering this draft I was focused on upgrading the bench bigman rotation from Trevor Booker, Jack Cooley, and Jeremy Evans. With #22 Lyles and #9 pick Myles Turner I think I've done just that.
1) Minnesota Timberwolves: KARL-ANTHONY TOWNS
2) Los Angeles Lakers: JAHLIL OKAFOR
3) Phoenix Suns (via Philadelphia 76ers): D'ANGELO RUSSELL
4) New York Knicks: JUSTISE WINSLOW
5) Orlando Magic: WILLIE CAULEY-STEIN
6) Philadelphia 76ers (via Sacramento Kings): MARIO HEZONJA
7) Denver Nuggets: EMMANUEL MUDIAY
8) Boston Celtics (via Detroit Pistons): KRISTAPS PRIZINGIS
9) Utah Jazz (via Charlotte Hornets): MYLES TURNER
10) Philadelphia 76ers (via Miami Heat): STANLEY JOHNSON
11) Indiana Pacers: CAMERON PAYNE
12) Utah Jazz: DEVIN BOOKER
13) Miami Heat (from the 76ers via the Phoenix Suns): FRANK KAMINSKY
14) Oklahoma City Thunder: KELLY OUBRE
15) Atlanta Hawks: BOBBY PORTIS
16) Detroit Pistons (via Boston Celtics): JUSTIN ANDERSON
17) Phoenix Suns (via Milwaukee Bucks): MONTREZL HARRELL
18) Houston Rockets: JERIAN GRANT
19) Milwaukee Bucks (via Washington Wizards): KEVON LOONEY
20) Toronto Raptors: RONDAE HOLLIS-JEFFERSON
21) Dallas Mavericks: R.J. HUNTER
22) Utah Jazz (via Chicago Bulls): TREY LYLES
27) Los Angeles Lakers
28) Boston Celtics
29) Brooklyn Nets
15) Atlanta Hawks
16) Boston Celtics
17) Milwaukee Bucks
18) Houston Rockets
20) Toronto Raptors
21) Dallas Mavericks
22) Chicago Bulls
27) Los Angeles Lakers
28) Boston Celtics
29) Brooklyn Nets