Utah Jazz forward Trey Lyles streams live video with his teammates during Media Day at Zions Bank Basketball Center in Salt Lake City on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016.
SALT LAKE CITY — Although the Utah Jazz flirted with making the playoffs last season despite being hampered by injury after injury, that oh-so-close result didn’t change the organization’s approach to the offseason, according to general manager Dennis Lindsey.
What Lindsey and his organization accomplished this summer, however, did change the expectations for the 2016-17 season.
The group that officially begins practicing for the 2016-17 season Tuesday morning is no longer simply a lovable collection of fresh-faced underdogs with fun potential.