Rudy Gay agreed to a two year deal with the Utah Jazz. Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports
In today’s NBA, a small-ball 5 is a lot like a pager in the mid-90s; if the Utah Jazz are trying to keep up, they’re going to need one.
The Utah Jazz learned this lesson, all too harshly, in last season’s Western Conference Semifinals, as the Los Angeles Clippers unleashed a potent five-out lineup with Nicolas Batum playing center, raining threes like their survival depended on it, to the tune of a 43.3% 3P% on 37.