NBA: Re-Ranking The Western Conference After Free Agency
Apr 8, 2015; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Utah Jazz center
Rudy Gobert(27) holds the ball away from Sacramento Kings forward
Carl Landry(24) during the first quarter at EnergySolutions Arena. Mandatory Credit: Chris Nicoll-USA TODAY Sports
Utah Jazz
2014-15 Record: 38-44
2015-16 Projected Wins: 40-45
The Utah Jazz are young, talented and on the cusp of something special. I believe we’ll begin to see some of those signs this season, when they return to the playoffs.
Inserting Rudy Gobert into the starting lineup has taken this team to a whole new level, as we saw during the latter portion of last season. A whole offseason and training camp as the starter is going to make Gobert that much better heading into the new year.
Utah might not win a playoff series, or not even a game, but simply making the field of 16 would be “the next step” for this team.
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