The Utah Jazz are on fire, with Lauri Markkanen playing at an All-NBA level, elevating the Jazz to 9-3 and the #1 seed in the Western Conference. The Jazz were expected to tank to go after Victor Wembanyama, but with major contributions from guys like Collin Sexton, Jarred Vanderbilt, Jordan Clarkson, and Walker Kessler, they’re in better shape than we initially thought.
The approach the Utah Jazz are taking is simple: get good players. But is it in their best interests to build around Lauri Markkanen, or should Danny Ainge start moving some pieces to lower their ceiling and get back in the hunt for the #1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.
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Love your videos! Can you make a video on the Blazers? Their defense has been much improved, especially their zone, so that could be an idea
If the Jazz keep this up, peoples perspectives on how teams should be constructed could really change. Raw Talent, hard work, and amazing chemistry are paying off so far for this team
The Jazz are my favorite team and I really want them to go for wembanyama. But they are balling right now and I'm here for it. I'm really curious to see if this team makes the playoffs, and how well their going to be able to compete, any thoughts on that? Once again, great video Alex!
Great video dawg, love this type of vids! 🤟🏻🤟🏻
So many youtubers have made videos on the jazz but all i wanted was your excellant breakdown! thank you and keep up the good work!
I think it more has to do with nba teams unless playoffs don’t care
I like underdogs so I want them to win the championship. Just for the history book 🔥
Solid vid. Man I need to watch a jazz game this yeat
love your content! new sub
Im curious of what this team could be
Win games, establish a culture and improve the value of your trade assets
I love that you didnt mention lakers as the top teams they have beaten😂😂
Now that the game was slowed down here, Olynyk's contribution by screening is being highlighted. A lot of those open looks happened because of the screens of Olynyk. He is a low key bug contributor to the team that will not appear in the stats sheet.
adam silver is loving this “tanking” that he might give them wembanyama lmao
By some miracle that the Jazz win it all, the way the teams will be constructed will drastically change. The Jazz will have proven by then that you don't need a superstar to win it all. I hope they win it all.
I never gave up on Lauri. Watching him in Eurobasket and on the Cavs was awesome I hope he keeps up this production. I want the Jazz to try to keep winning also, I hope they don't go on a bad streak then decide to tank.
Best case scenario is their situation being similar to the 2018-19 Clippers and hopefully that's the case because it'll suck if they turn out to be the Wizards from last season where they had a hot start, then completely collapsed.