Heading into this season, many believed the Jazz lacked depth and had, at best, an average offense. However, with Gordon Hayward‘s continued evolution into a number one option, Alec Burks returning to the bench and the addition of Trey Lyles, Tibor Pleiss, and Jeff Withey, one could have projected at least a modest improvement.
So far, this hasn’t been the case.
A quick look at Basketball Reference shows that Hayward’s shooting percentages have looked similar to his 2013-2014 averages, which is not good news. Instead of progressing, Hayward fell from shooting percentages of .