The Jazz have picked 22-year old forward Jeremy Evans with the 55th overall pick of the NBA Draft. Evans played in 34 games for Western Kentucky last season and he averaged 10.0 points, 6.9 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 1.8 blocked shots per game. He played in 134 games in college in which he averaged 7.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 1.7 blocked shots per game. Evans’ defense might earn him some P.T. off the bench for the Jazz next season.

The Jazz have picked 20-year old small forward Gordon Hayward with the 9th overall pick of the NBA Draft. Hayward played in 37 games (all starts) at Butler last season and he averaged 15.5 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He played in 69 games (all starts) in his two years with Butler and he averaged 14.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game. Hayward will likely be coming off the bench as a rookie with the idea that he could fill Kyle Korver’s shoes as instant offense off the bench.

The Utah Jazz will likely be looking for a center and a small forward in tomorrow night’s NBA Draft. Mehmet Okur might not be ready for the 2010-11 season to start so Cole Aldrich or Greg Monroe would be an excellent fight on the Jazz at #9 if they are available. If the Jazz get one of those big men they will likely take the best player available at #55. Normally playoffs teams don’t pick this high so the Jazz can’t afford to miss on the #9 pick tomorrow night.

29-year old small forward Andrei Kirilenko is still filling up the stat sheet when healthy for the Jazz. Kirilenko played in 58 games (35 starts) for the Jazz last season and he averaged 29.0 minutes, 11.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.2 blocked shots per game. He has now played in 617 games (416 starts) in his nine years with the Jazz and he has averaged 30.8 minutes, 12.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.4 steals and 2.1 blocked shots per game. He is #8 all-time in games played in Jazz’ history. Kirilenko is also #7 in three pointers made (295), #6 in assists (1,929), #5 in steals (505) and #10 in points scored (8,567) in Jazz’ history. Look for him to add to his impressive career totals for the Jazz in 2010-11.

The Jazz will let Carlos Boozer walk this summer as he is going to get a big offer from some team. Kyle Korver is a player I’m sure that the Jazz would like to bring back but he’s not going to be cheap. The toughest guy to re-sign is likely going to be 2nd year shooting guard Wes Matthews who had a solid rookie year. He is a restricted free agent and the Jazz will likely match any offer he gets as long as no one goes too crazy. Kyrylo Fesenko is also a restricted free agent and the Jazz would likely want him back as long as the price is reasonable.