The Jazz went into draft night with everyone telling them that they needed a shooter and a big man.

The Jazz landed one of the best shooters in the draft in Morris Almond, the 6′ 6″ guard out of Rice. Almond was third in the nation in scoring and has great percentages from the field and the three point line.

The Jazz, through a trade, also drafted Kyrylo Fesenko, a 7 footer out of Ukraine.

Shooter? Check!

Big Man? Check!

Title? Not so fast.

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As everyone who has read my blog knows, I’m a huge Utah Jazz fan. I try to stay impartial, but I’m sure I don’t manage to do it often. As a Utah Jazz fan, I feel obligated to at least comment on what I think they should do tonight in the 2007 NBA Draft.

The Utah Jazz doesn’t pick until #25.

Good players have been taken at 25 and below. Just look at the Utah Jazz picks from last year for an example. Or San Antonio’s picks just about every year.

The Utah Jazz have a great need at shooting guard.

Here is the low down…

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For most of us who play Fantasy Basketball, adding players, dropping players, and trading players is easy business. You figure out what another team owner might accept and offer him a certain number of players whose stats you can stand to lose in exchange for players who have the stats you crave. If you can get them to trade one great player for two or three good players, more power to you.

A lot of us have that same mentality when it comes to watching the general managers of our teams trying to work out deals with other teams or free agents. If we can do it with our own Fantasy teams, why can’t General Managers figure out similar scenarios involving their own teams?

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I predict that every team with a first round draft pick will have the potential to pick up someone who can help their team.

I predict that Seattle will finally make a pick that helps out their team.

After that, I dare not predict anything.

Most people are saying that Portland is going to pick Greg Oden. Of course, Portland has yet to say that, and I think it is that they really don’t know which one they should pick — Greg Oden or Kevin Durant.

Here is the huge problem.

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None of the worst three teams will pick better than fourth.

And the Northwest Division is just about to become a whole lot better.

The top spot went to the Portland Trailblazers, who will most likely pick up Ohio State center Greg Oden to go along with a great backcourt tandem of Jarrett Jack and Rookie of the Year Brandon Roy and the exceptional but troubled Zach Randolph at the four. That pick up should easily allow them to make it into the playoffs, but don’t look for them to win a championship in the next couple of years. The players are all too young and will need a few years to improve. If the Blazers can keep this group together, though, good things will happen.

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