The Utah Jazz have, admittedly, one of the best crop of young players in the league. 2023 NBA Draft picks Taylor Hendricks, Keyonte George, and Brice Sensabaugh join Ochai Agbaji, Collin Sexton, Walker Kessler, and Talen Horton-Tucker to help fortify a young Jazz core. The Jazz aren’t just flushed with very young talent either, still, young Lauri Markkanen and John Collins are either the two best players on the team or two of the best players on the team.
And neither man has entered their prime yet. You’d think narrowly missing the playoffs after sitting Markkanen down the stretch would show the NBA Media that the Jazz’s already good young core from last year just got better.