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Utah basketball: Last-minute look at where Jakob Poeltl is headed in NBA draft

Classic low block center. The league has gone away form that, which is to his advantage. How athletic is he in a quick-twitch league? He's going to be really good. The improvements he made in rebounding and free throw shooting were impressive. He's just scratching the surface. If you watch him guard pick and roll, he can switch against guards. He's grown on me. People always forget you have to wait on bigs. I'm a little more high on him than most people. He doesn't shy away from contact and he runs the floor very well.

The latest mock drafts seem to indicate that Poeltl could join a former teammate …

• ESPN has Poeltl at No.