Five Players To Watch For Utah Jazz With 21st Pick
Jun 16, 2025, 5:32 PM
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Jazz own the fifth and the 21st pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and will have plenty of options with the players available to choose from.
While they will be looking for a star with their top-five selection, finding a steal late in the first round will also be a priority for the organization.
With that in mind, here is a player at each position the Jazz will consider with the 21st overall pick.
Related: Utah Jazz 2025 Draft Prospects
Five Players For Jazz To Consider With 21st Pick
Point Guard – Walter Clayton Jr. – Florida
18.3 points, 4.2 assists, 3.7 rebounds – .448/.386/.875
If the Jazz are willing to add yet another first-year player to the roster, but don’t necessarily want to get younger, Walter Clayton Jr. might be the ideal candidate.
A four-year senior, Clayton Jr. is a floor general in the truest sense of the label, helping guide the Florida Gators to the national championship this past season.
WALTER CLAYTON JR WAS UNSTOPPABLE VS AUBURN 😤
– 34 PTS
– 11/18 FG
– 5/8 3PT
– Advances to National Championship pic.twitter.com/8s3URp85RB— House of Highlights (@HoHighlights) April 6, 2025
Clayton Jr. is a marksman from the three-point line, an active defender, and an overall steady leader who would bring a winning pedigree to the Jazz’s backcourt.
Small, older guards tend to go undervalued in the draft, and Clayton Jr. could be a steal in the 20s.
Shooting Guard – Jase Richardson – Michigan State
12.1 points, 1.9 assists, 3.3 rebounds – .493/.412/.836
The Jazz likely represent the low end of Jase Richardson’s draft range, with some projecting him to be selected as high as the second half of the lottery.
The son of former NBA dunk champ Jason Richardson, Jase is a high-IQ, albeit undersized, combo guard.
Jase Richardson
Tight handle ✅
Pace pusher ✅
Quick first step/blow-by ability✅
Three-level scorer + smooth finisher ✅Son of the legendary J Rich. Efficient sniper who nearly cracked the 50/40/80 club. pic.twitter.com/ZKWHfSHo03
— DraftCentral (@draftcentralnet) June 10, 2025
While his raw statistical production wasn’t off the charts as a freshman, he’s an analytics darling, and Michigan State looked like a completely different team when he was on the floor.
At six feet tall, Richardson might not have a natural position in the NBA, but his intelligence, connective passing, and knockdown shooting will give him a chance to stick in the NBA.
Small Forward – Liam McNeeley – UConn
14.5 points, 2.3 assists, 6.0 rebounds – .381/.317/.866
Liam McNeeley had one of the stranger seasons in recent college memory, leaving high school as a top-ten recruit and largely playing out of position at UConn.
Without a true point guard to share the floor with, McNeeley had to carry a much larger offensive load than he was prepared for, and the rest of his game suffered as a result.
Words tomorrow on Liam Mcneeley for @NoCeilingsNBA 🔥 pic.twitter.com/DnNMBdmzSq
— ALBERT GHIM (@albertoeghim) June 4, 2025
To make matters worse, the wing suffered an ankle injury in early January and saw his shooting percentages plummet when he returned over the final 13 games of the season.
While McNeeley was one of the top shooters in the country coming out of high school, he knocked down just 38 percent of his field goals and 31 percent of his threes in 27 games as a freshman, and fell from a projected lottery pick to a late first-round selection.
Though there are questions about his athleticism, McNeeley has legit NBA size at over 6-foot-8 in shoes, and will likely shoot the ball better in a reduced role at the next level.
Power Forward – Rasheer Fleming – St. Joseph’s
14.7 points, 1.3 assists, 8.5 rebounds – .531/.390/.743
Rasheel Fleming had a productive junior season at St. Joseph’s, where he improved his statistical averages across the board and shot a very healthy 39 percent from the three-point line.
You may not know the name Rasheer Fleming, but you will hear his name called in the 1st Rd of the NBA Draft:
– 6’8 with 7’5 wingspan
– 39% 3FG%
– Big time motor
– Versatile defenderThe @SJUHawks_MBB star has a fluid & ferocious combo of skill sets. Flashes of Pascal Siakam. pic.twitter.com/YXYC3dUWQe
— Mike O’Donnell (@MOD4three) June 13, 2025
The almost 20-year-old is a true power forward who lacks the ball skills to be a playmaker on offense, and isn’t quite big enough to be an undersized center in the NBA.
Fleming’s fit in the NBA might be narrower than his statistical profile would imply due to his lack of positional versatility, but in the right situation, his floor spacing, length, and defensive consistency could allow him to carve out a long professional career.
Center – Maxime Reynaud – Stanford
20.2 points, 1.7 assists, 10.6 rebounds – .467/.347/.770
Maxime Reynaud’s freshman and sophomore seasons didn’t have him on many NBA radars, but the center made a big jump as an upperclassman and had a standout senior season at Stanford.
Reynaud’s combination of athleticism and three-point shooting is rare, even by NBA standards, knocking down 67 threes this past season, while easily finishing on top of the rim in the half-court.
Maxime Reynaud in a win over SMU yesterday.
26 points
4 rebounds
4 blocks
11-20 FG
2-5 3PTThe 21 year old continues to raise his stock as the year progresses. pic.twitter.com/kMhhGVSMwE
— The Hoops Addict (@TheHoopsAddict) March 2, 2025
His 46 percent field goal success rate is underwhelming for a center, but was largely due to his increased three-point attempts and larger offensive load, both of which should stabilize in the NBA.
Reynaud isn’t an elite defender as a center, but with his agile athleticism, he may be able to share the floor with other true rim protectors in the NBA, providing more defensive versatility than he showed in college.
Seven-footers who space the floor are always at a premium in the NBA, and his offensive skills may reach new heights with better spacing at the next level.
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Ben Anderson is the Utah Jazz insider for KSL Sports and the co-host of Jake and Ben from 10-12p with Jake Scott on 97.5 The KSL Sports Zone. Find Ben on Twitter at @BensHoops, on Instagram @BensHoops, or on BlueSky.
