Position: Center
Size: 6-10, 245 pounds
Team: Michigan State
Age: 23 (Aug. 11, 1985)
Hometown: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Career highlights: Second-team All-Big 10 as a senior ... Earned Most Outstanding Player of the Midwest Regional at 2009 NCAA Tournament ... Participated in Bosnia's junior national program as 14-year-old before moving to Michigan for high school ... Senior averages: 10.4 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 1.1 spg, 0.5 bpg, 52.1 FG%.
NBA Draft Guide analysis: "Understands how to use his body and is effective at controlling caroms in his rebounding space. Plays within himself. Solid passer. Outstanding face-up shooter for his position. Has good hand-eye coordination."
ESPN.com analyst Chad Ford: "I liked Suton at Michigan State, but he's sort of like Kosta Koufos and I'm not sure he'll actually play for the Jazz for a while. Look for him to go play in Europe for a few years."
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He runs okay but he can be pretty quick for a big in his first couple of steps. He actually plays defense and bangs. He is coached well. He shoots outside well. He probably can play PF but may take a couple of years to get good. Trading up for Gibson More..
This pick is way better than their first round, Suton helped Michigan State get to where they did in the tournament-way to go Kevin O'connor :{
Congrats to the Jazz for picking a winner who has a good attitude. Actually, the most glaring deficiency of the Jazz is its defensive presence in the post. Okur is OK and actually defends big centers extremely well, but when he is up against a More..