The Jazz draft at 14 and the Bucks at 15 so barring a trade the Jazz would have first go at him.  A couple months ago Schroeder was projected late first round and now say on nbadraft.net they have him going 12th to OKC.  Dennis declined to show his abilities in the skill portions of the combine and that is likely due to this rumored promise from a team.  The question is then why did he say Utah or Milwaukee as teams he’d like to play for? The obvious answer is the Jazz have openings for the point guard spot and whether or not they bring back Mo is still up in the air.

There isn’t a lot of video highlights of Schroeder out there but he did perform really well in the Nike Hoop Summit in Oregon last month.  He posted 18 points and 6 assists on 50% shooting in 28 minutes.  That’s not great but not bad either.  It will be interesting to see where he ends up but one thing is for sure is he is ready to start or at least compete at the NBA level before most of these other point guard prospects in the draft.

Did he get a promise from the Jazz?  Maybe, but I wouldn’t count out the idea.

Sane Larkin and Isaiah Canaan would be the two other guys I’d like to see the Jazz go after for the point guard position and should be around at 21.

Point Guard:

1. Mo Williams-  Nobody knows who the Jazz will have at point guard next season but most likely guy is the same one from this year.  Mo was hurt for quite a while this past year and isn’t a true point but he did bring an aspect the Jazz desperately needed from the year before and that is three point shooting.

2. Jarret Jack- All sources are pointing that Jack will be looking for a starter position before resigning with the Warriors.  Their aren’t too many teams that would be willing and have the money for Jack but the Jazz could very well be one of those.  He brings the same thing Mo does with better defense and a better clutch gene.

3. Insert rookie draft pick here-  Whether the Jazz go with CJ McCollum, Michael Carter-Williams, Dennis Schroeder, Isaiah Canaan or Shane Larkin they will have options.  This is the deepest draft at point that I remember so the Jazz should be able to get a quality guy at either the 21st or 14th pick.

Shooting Guard:

1. Randy Foye- The Jazz resigning Foye is somewhere in the 99% range and he did start last year.  Foye wants to be in Utah and the Jazz need him but most likely he will probably start coming off the bench after a few weeks of starting.

2. Alec Burks- Alec deserves the chance to play as he showed how good he can be the second half the season.  He is the only guy the Jazz have that can get to the hoop at will.  He will start sometime the question is just when.

3. Least likely is OJ Mayo but the Jazz are rumored to make an offer to him and they can offer him quite a lot of money.

Small Forward:

1. Gordon Hayward- It’s his team now, no question of that this year.  He will start.

Power Forward:

1. Derrick Favors- If he doesn’t start it will be because the Jazz bring in somebody and management doesn’t believe that Favors is the future.  90% chance Sap doesn’t resign with the Jazz and that Favor gets the nod.

Center:

1. Al Jefferson- Although he is a free agent, I know he wants to stay in Utah.  That being said the Jazz won’t offer him more than he deserves (if they offer anything at all).  I expect Al will be somewhere else next year but as of now he is more likely to be a Jazz guy than Sap is.

2. Enes Kanter- I say give him the nod and just go young this next year.  When Kanter started he posted beastly numbers including a 23 point 22 board game against the Bobcats in SLC.  The guy I think is not completely ready but he learns quick so throw him in and see what happens.