Utah Jazz
Ah, arguably the trendiest pick of the summer. The Utah Jazz could very well be this year’s sweethearts (a title that I gave to last year’s Portland Trail Blazers), led by the easy-on-the-eyes Gordon Hayward, the underrated Derrick Favors, the fan-favorite Rudy Gobert and now Iso-Joe.
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Heck, they even have Boris Diaw now. How can you NOT like this team?
Problem is, there’s still a lot of questions surrounding this team’s offense and shooting. And that tends to be an issue in the new-era of NBA basketball. Last season, the Jazz were middle of the pack in three-point percentage and averaged the third lowest points per game.
Accounting for pace, the Jazz were in the bottom half of the NBA in offense last season. Not great. While Joe Johnson will likely help in that department, it’s difficult to gauge just how much better this team will be on that side of the ball.
The addition of George Hill will solve a lot of last year’s point guard issues, including getting into the right sets, but he still leaves a lot to be desired as an all-around lead guard. The Jazz have all the potential in the world, but I’m just not sold on this team being a top 5 team out West. I hope I’m wrong.
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