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Even the Golden State Warriors, whose dead-eye shooting has them on the verge of the NBA Finals, have said they need more of the stuff. So it could go without saying (although it certainly has not) that the Utah Jazz need to add a whole lot more shooting firepower, too.

And that must be music to Tyler Harvey's ears.

A sweet lefty touch is one of the major reasons why the 6-foot-4 guard is on the verge of completing a remarkable underdog story that has taken him from a walk-on at Eastern Washington to the NBA draft.

"He shot it better than anybody so far this year in our Jazz 100," Jazz vice president of player personnel Walt Perrin said of Harvey's performance during the team's standard workout shooting drill.

Harvey headlined a group of six prospects in Salt Lake City on Wednesday morning. Of the group, he's the only one who cracks the Top 100 list on DraftExpress.com, coming in at 67. That projects him as a fringe candidate to be drafted next month, but the guard has faced longer odds just to get to this point.

Even after an 11-inch growth spurt in high school, Harvey could not land a single scholarship offer to play basketball. Only a chance reunion on an airplane between his father, a basketball referee, and Harvey's future coach, earned the guard a chance to walk-on. From there, the high-scoring lefty went about earning his shot at the pros.

"It's a dream come true and nothing I'll take for granted," he told reporters Wednesday at the Jazz's practice facility.

There are plenty of obstacles still ahead for Harvey, though.

He half-joked that he might still grow a couple of inches taller even now, and that would certainly help his cause. Harvey measured 6-4 in shoes at the NBA draft combine, but he still might be a touch small to live solely as a shooting guard at the next level, where he'll not only have to guard bigger, stronger players but also face the task of trying to get his shot off against them.

"He does a good job of getting it off fairly quickly," Perrin said. "I think he's still going to have to probably work a little bit more on his form, but he shot it well."

Harvey, meanwhile, believes his offensive game, which he hones through 500-600 made baskets each day, can translate to the NBA.

"I think I'm a great guard off the dribble as well," he said, "and that gives me the ability to create space and separation. But you have a small window to shoot the ball at this level, so you have to make sure you get it off fast."

— Aaron Falk