The Utah Jazz have again surprised the entire NBA. Last season the Utah Jazz started out as the hottest team in the NBA but still became lottery bound due to trades and playing it overly safe with players recovery from injuries (AKA, tanking). This season, the Jazz started out poorly as they were near the bottom of the west with a measly 7-16 record. The Jazz’s unprecedented improvement through figuring out roster rotations and better health has them now sitting at 21-20 and the 9th seed. Utah could reasonably secure anything between the 10-5 seed because it seems like they will continue to play cohesively and hard every night.