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7. Utah Jazz

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say the Utah Jazz are one of the best two-way teams across the roster. They have a star in the making in Donovan Mitchell who can get to the basket with ease and provide open looks for his teammates in transition, then there’s three-time DPOY Rudy Gobert who’s 7-foot frame can turn any layup into a laydown.

Utah’s also got a plethora of options across the court in seasoned veteran Mike Conley, coming off his first all-star appearance, and small forwards Bojan Bogdanovic and Joe Ingles who take turns lighting it up from deep.

The Jazz held the top seed in the Western Conference yet were booted in the second round by the LA Clippers in six. Mitchell, a fierce competitor, will look to come back from that with a vengeance. The Jazz will make some noise this season, but where they fair come playoff time remains to be seen.