Gordon Monson: As the UtahJazz look to rebuild their core, four players stand out. TakeNote
Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton and Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen as the Utah Jazz host the Memphis Grizzlies, NBA basketball in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022.The Jazz this season are a different brand of entertainment, if that’s the right word, not just sort of different, but entirely different.
This season is not about winning games. It’s about finding winners. Winners they can combine with unknown talent they are yet to draft with a hundred future picks. It’s a dangerous game that some franchises get tangled up in for a decade. The Jazz have no intention of suffering that elongated fate.Lauri Markkanen. Walker Kessler. Collin Sexton. Ochai Ogbaji.It isn’t as though the others are not of some value. They play a role, just not primary ones. They could surprise. They could buttress.
Much of the same — at least the last part — can be said for Kessler. Are you kidding? Look at this big kid. The Jazz knew he had potential, that’s why they wanted him from Minny in the Rudy Gobert deal, but they had no idea they were getting a suitable replacement in the rook alone. It’s remarkable that Sexton, at 24, is already in his fifth season. For the Jazz, he’s more than seven minutes south of his career average in PT, and he’s averaging five points less than his career mark, but his shooting percentages are up. Keep an eye on this dude. If he figures a few things out, if he can accentuate the team’s scoring without stressing his own … well, then.
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