After a busy summer, the NBA season is closing in and with multiple new additions to the 2016-17 Utah Jazz, expectations are high. Many NBA experts expect the revamped Jazz to not only compete for a playoff spot, but to also win a first-round series. Here is what makes this year’s version of the Jazz so appealing.
Lineup flexibility and depth
Last season, the Jazz had a slew of injuries that ended up costing the team the postseason. Jazz GM Dennis Lindsey vowed after the season, “The players are like everybody else, they saw what happened last season and they know that we know that we need some reinforcements.