Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward (20) and Utah Jazz guard Alec Burks (10) watch the game from behind the bench as the Utah Jazz open the home season with the LA Lakers in Salt Lake City on Friday, Oct. 28, 2016.
Scott G Winterton,
SALT LAKE CITY — Last August, after the Utah Jazz had bolstered their roster with the offseason additions of George Hill, Joe Johnson and Boris Diaw, writers at cbssports.com boldly predicted that the Jazz would boast the best bench in the entire NBA this season.
While Hill would be inserted into the starting lineup, Johnson and Diaw were expected to join Dante Exum, Alec Burks, Trey Lyles, Joe Ingles and Shelvin Mack in giving Utah the best bunch of reserves that the NBA had to offer.