Defensive Presence

Less than a week away the Utah Jazz (54-28 in 2007-8) will make their first selection at pick 23 which may very well likely be a defensive stopper. There is a solid foundation to build around in Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer. Kyrylo Fesenko is already on the roster. However is he the future? He wears a size 18 shoe and has a 7'4 wingspan but with very limited minutes its rather difficult to say how good he might be. Some of the possible interior defense candidates might include:

7.2/245 Roy Hibbert/Georgetown Hibbert's massive size in unparalled by any player in this years draft. Roy has an excellent work ethic, has great hands with a soft touch around the rim, is a great passer, and stays out of foul trouble. Hibbery possesses a great basketball IQ. He averaged 13.4ppg and 6.4rebs. Sometimes he struggles running the floor and did not improve much between his JR and SR seasons. Falling to the Jazz would be an ideal situation for both parties.
7.0/245 Robin Lopez/Stanford Robin is an above average rebounder and shot blocker. He definately fits a roll of a defensive presence. Lopez has big hands that will catch just bout everything thrown his direction. However, he is rather raw on the offensive side of the ball and has very little in terms of low post moves in only two years at Stanford. Robin did average 10.2ppg and 5.7rebs. Robin could be a project in the making. Not sure if this was a good year to come out.
7.0/265 Kosta Koufos/Ohio St In only his freshman year Koufos displayed excellent mobility for a center. He has a great touch around the rim, can post up, owns a good mid to long range jumper and can put the ball on the floor. Reminds me of Okur. Kosta is also a strong post defender where he uses his size well. Unfortunately his post game can be rather predictable since he has practically no left hand. As a freshman he did post up some decent numbers (14.4ppg and 6.7rebs) but would be served to stay in school another year.
7.0/237 Javale McGee/Nevada For his size Javale is an incredible mobile player. He's capable of finishing with good pick and rolls. That would fit in nicely for the Jazz who have abused this play over the years. Players know what is coming but have not been able to stop it. His shot blocking potential is off the charts. His shot selection can be questionable and thus sometimes isn't that efficient. As a sophomore he averaged 14.1ppg and 7.3rebs. Javale could have an amazing upside with proper coaching.
6.10/245 Marreese Speights/Florida In high school Marreese had his jersey retired after one year. His shooting mechanics are fundamentally sound. He has an absolute flawless stroke. In the post Marreese owns a beautiful hook shot and even sweeter tournaround J. His wingspan is well above average which would allow him to play both a 4 and a 5 slot at the nect level. Speights runs the court well on both ends and is effective at the pick and roll. He can be more of finesse player but needs to develop more of a nasty agressiveness. After only two years he posted some nice digits (14.5ppg and 8.1rebs).
6.9/251 DJ White/Indiana White has decent size with long arms. He is physical and plays efficiently. DJ has a turnaround J within 5-8ft that is impressive using off either shoulder. His shot has great range and is smart rebounder. Unfortunately White's size isn't ideal. DJ projects likely as a role player at the next level. At Indiana he did average 17.4ppg with 10.3rebs.
6.11/250 Jason Thompson/Rider Thompson has long arms, great hands and is quite mobile. Jason runs the floor well and is a sweet rebounder (12.4rebs/game). Very skilled away from the hoop as well. He came into the collegiate game raw and has developed quite nicely (20.4ppg). Sometimes he falls in love with his perimeter game a bit too much.