We’re two-and-a-half weeks into the free agent period and most of the signings and trades have been made. Camp rosters are pretty much set. So the question to answer at this point is how the Utah Jazz stack up against the new-look Western Conference. The Jazz have finished fifth three times in the last four years and were sixth last season. How likely is that to change? Which teams are moving up, which are set to take a dive and who is likely to stay in roughly the same spot in the standings?

Upward Movers

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Key Additions: (G) Chris Paul, (F) Jae Crowder, (G) Langston Galloway, (G) E’Twaun Moore, (C) Damian Jones

Draft: (F) Jalen Smith

Key Departures: (G) Ricky Rubio, (F) Kelly Oubre, (C) Aron Baynes, (C) Frank Kaminsky, (G) Ty Jerome, (G) Elie Okobo

Adding Chris Paul is almost the entire preseason narrative for the Suns.