6. Utah Jazz
Starters – George Hill, Rodney Hood, Gordon Hayward, Derrick Favors, Rudy Gobert
Bench – Shelvin Mack, Alec Burks, Joe Ingles, Joe Johnson, Boris Diaw
Traded away the No. 12 pick for George Hill. Starter.
Rodney Hood – breakout season and stays healthier a lot more than Alec Burks. Starter.
Gordon Hayward. Beast. Come to Boston next offseason and reunite with Brad Stevens PLEASE. Starter.
Derrick Favors and the Stifle Tower. Too good and too young not to start. Starters.
Shelvin Mack – 3rd point guard on Atlanta’s roster before he got traded to Utah; starter upon arriving in Utah – balled out. Backup PG. (Unless they choose to play Exum here, then he becomes the 3rd point guard again).
Alec Burks – scorer but can’t seem to stay healthy. Could become 6th Man of the Year if put into this role.
Joe Ingles – averaged 10 PPG last season off the bench. No idea how after watching him play in the Olympics, but good for him!
Joe Johnson – can play the 2, 3, or 4. Had a nice year in South Beach, now looks to help lead the Jazz to their first postseason berth in forever. Who knows what position he’ll actually play?
Boris Diaw – ballin’ in the Olympics, balled out his whole career. Baller. Bada bing, bada boom.
The Jazz are one of the few teams that have the luxury of experimenting with their starting and bench units on a nightly basis and still be fine night after night. Expect them to do so, but with great results.
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