GIANNIS-LIKE! Why the Utah Jazz Must SELECT Caleb Wilson at #3, TANKING IS DEAD!

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🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Utah Jazz face a franchise-defining decision with the NBA’s tanking era ending, as Caleb Wilson emerges as a potential Giannis Antetokounmpo-level talent. Could Wilson’s elite athleticism, defensive versatility, and eye-popping 20-and-10 numbers make him the can't-miss pick at number three? Leif Tulin compares Wilson to NBA icons like Kevin Garnett and Amare Stoudemire, breaking down his fluid game, mid-range strengths, and questions around three-point shooting. The show spotlights the NBA’s new “3-2-1 lottery” draft reform, which disrupts traditional tanking strategies by penalizing teams with the worst records and shaking up the lottery odds. What does this seismic shift mean for rebuilding teams like the Jazz, and how will it influence their pursuit of future superstars? Thulin delivers compelling analysis on Utah’s draft philosophy, the end of deliberate losing, and the urgency to hit a home run with this year’s top pick.

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0:00.0	Tankings over for the NBA and Caleb Wilson might be Janus-like and is Can't Miss for the Jazz at pick number three.
0:14.1	You are Locked on Jazz, your daily podcast on the Utah Jazz.
0:21.1	Part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:28.3	What's up, Jazz Nation?
0:29.7	Welcome into Locked On Jazz.
0:31.0	My name's Lee, Tulein.
0:32.0	I'm excited and honor to fill in for David Locke on Locked on Jazz.
0:36.0	Today, I'll discuss the end of tanking as we know it in
0:39.3	the beloved NBA. And plus, is Caleb Wilson like Janus or KG? And should the Jazz just
0:45.9	sprint to the podium and take him? And when would they do that? When does it get to a point
0:50.1	where you got to go get him? Let's dive right in and explore all that. First things first,
0:54.6	let's touch on Caleb Wilson. Caleb Wilson has unteachable stuff. And if you're looking to hit
1:01.8	the home run, which for those of you listen to me for a long time, thank you. But my philosophy
1:07.6	when drafting is you got to go get the guy. And the Jazz have their last at bat.
1:13.4	It's the bottom of the ninth.
1:14.8	Its base is loaded.
1:15.9	The Jazz need to drive home a run.
1:18.2	And getting a guy is absolutely of the utmost important.
1:24.3	I mean, we talked about Darius Haycuff and how for guards, you could look at,
1:29.4	he has the most it factor to him of the guards we discussed yesterday.
1:33.4	I'm not necessarily there to say, okay, I'd take Caleb Wilson over A.J. DeBanza,
1:37.6	but I'm not all that certain his potential isn't higher.
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