Utah Jazz
Record Prediction: 49-33
It doesn’t take a rockets scientist to read between the lines. I really like the Utah Jazz this season. Though, the injury to Gordon Hayward really concerns me. He’s projected to miss the first 2-4 weeks of the NBA season.
Nevertheless, I suppose that’s why the team signed Joe Johnson, right? That insurance is going to get put to the test early. And that’s really the big question with this team. Can they stay healthy? It seems that if it isn’t Hayward, it’s Derrick Favors. If it isn’t Favors, it’s Rudy Gobert.
There’s no question that this team has the talent to make a deep run in the West, but sometimes it’s just a matter of health. That’s how I see this year’s Jazz.