2011 NBA Mock Draft: Should Utah Jazz Trade or Keep Their First Round Picks?
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2011 NBA Mock Draft Discusses What Utah Jazz Will Do With Two First Round Picks
The Utah Jazz are one of seven teams with two first round draft picks this year. The others are Cleveland, Washington, Charlotte, Houston, Minnesota, and Chicago.
Cleveland and Utah are the only teams with two lottery picks. It's pretty certain that the Cavaliers will be using both the No. 1 and the No. 4 picks, but the Jazz have a ton of options with No. 3 and No. 12.
Should the Jazz keep their lottery picks, or should they consider trading up or down?
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I believe the Jazz should keep both picks. They are clearly in a rebuilding mode after trading away their best player in Deron Williams. They have talent on the team, but they are far away from being a serious contender in the Western Conference.
Using both picks will greatly help the Jazz in their process to get better. ESPN's Chad Ford states that the Jazz are weighing all their options.
The Jazz are looking at everything at this point. Trading up, trading down, trading out and then looking at a number of prospects at No. 3. Brandon Knight, Kemba Walker, Jan Vesely, Jonas Valanciunas and Enes Kanter are all in the mix here.
Of those players I think Enes Kanter would be the best fit for them. To get a solid big man to anchor the team for the future is a strong move. It's possible they could move up, but it doesn't benefit them all that much.
Trading down is an option as well, but they'll get better talent at No. 3. They could move from No. 12, but the better talent is in the lottery.
In the end I believe the Utah Jazz will keep both picks. It is in their best interest to use both lottery picks to start fresh.
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