<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">They already rank among the greatest draft picks the Jazz ever have exercised - a guard from Illinois and a power forward from Louisiana Tech. So why not try it again? That's what Kevin O'Connor did with Utah's back-to-back selections in the second round of Wednesday's draft. The Jazz acquired 5-foot-9 Illini guard Dee Brown, Deron Williams' old backcourt buddy, at No. 46, then added Paul Millsap, a three-time NCAA rebounding champion from Karl Malone's alma mater, with the 47th pick. Sure, it may look like the Jazz are treating those second-rounders as party favors, allowing current and former players to bring aboard friends and neighbors. Only one thing wrong with that calculus, O'Connor insisted: These guys can play. "You try to pick guys in the second round that have a chance to play in the league," said O'Connor, the Jazz's senior vice president of basketball operations. "That's what we did." He seemed particularly enthused by the prospect of reuniting Williams and Brown, who combined to power Illinois to the NCAA championship game in 2005. Chemistry is an important consideration, and the two guards were a dangerous combination in college. "These two guys really play well together," said O'Connor. </div> Link
