The Utah Jazz had a solid offseason this summer, but it wasn't perfect.
didn't light NBA headlines on fire this offseason, but they still walked out of this summer putting together a notably solid offseason. With the re-signing of All-Star Lauri Markkanen and a successful draft in each of their three top-32 picks, it's hard to dislike the moves this front office made during the past few months, even if we didn't see any blockbusters come to light.
"If you find yourself questioning whether Utah is committed to being bad enough, look no further than it signing and trading Dunn for what amounts to a 2030 second-round pick swap... Dunn's ball pressure, wizardry in the passing lanes and bandwidth for guarding, let's say, 3.5 positions will be missed. Immensely. Nobody else on the roster fills this role.
Considering the Jazz ended the season as the 30th-ranked defensive team in the NBA, his contributions may not have been enough to mitigate the glaring holes Utah has on that end, but he clearly made an impact during his time on the floor. As Favale mentioned, maybe we see a younger defender like Taylor Hendricks be the one to step into a key defensive role for this Jazz rotation, but we're likely to see some struggles on defense for the Jazz regardless in 2024-25, and the loss of Dunn doesn't help much at all.
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