2022-23 Utah Jazz Season Preview with James | Podcast

The season is here! James and I get you ready as we count down the hours to Utah Jazz basketball once more. We dive into roster construction, rotation wrinkles, percolating storylines, and settle on some predictions.
2022-23
season
preview
predictions
Author

Adam Bushman

Published

October 19, 2022

Intro

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Today:

  • Season Preview
    • Getting you primed for various wrinkles of the NBA season

Guest:

  • James Hansen: @hansenjames
    • Site Manager: SLC Dunk
    • HoopsNerd YouTube Channel
    • Pixel art aficionado

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Season Preview with James

Topics:

  • Roster
    • Any cut surprises?
      • Context:
        • Cut: Saben Lee, Stanley Johnson, Cody Zeller, Jared Butler
      • Adam:
        • Surprised no Dok
        • Kessler > Dok so…
    • What/who gets you excited?
      • Adam:
        • Kessler: immediate impact and high IQ
        • Sexton: return to 75% of Don?
    • First traded vet
      • Adam:
        • Jordan Clarkson: appears there’s a market
    • Any vets don’t get traded?
      • Adam:
        • Mike Conley: the contract, no market, family situation
  • Lineups/rotations
    • Favorite rotation wrinkle
      • Adam:
        • Kessler cemented as backup 5
    • Least favorite rotation wrinkle
      • Adam:
        • No Agbaji? Why the heck not?
    • Lineup you want to see
      • Adam:
        • Sexton-Agbaji-Fonteccio-Markkanen-Vanderbilt
    • Collin off bench: how long?
      • Adam:
        • By mid-November
  • Storylines
    • Who are you curious on in draft?
      • Adam:
        • Cam Whitmore: can he shoot? What’s his style as a wing?
    • Minnesota watch: thoughts?
      • Adam:
        • Be really good (23rd - 26th pick); 538 projects 19th pick
    • Jazz approach to “winning”
      • Adam:
        • by December they’re looking to move the vets
  • Predictions
    • Win projection/lottery odds ranking
      • Adam:
        • 23 - 59 record (4th best odds); ~tied with one other team, OKC/SAS worse
    • MVP of the team
      • Adam:
        • Lauri Markannen: looks pretty efficient right now
    • ROY of the team
      • Adam:
        • Walker Kessler: combo of opportunity and readiness
    • Who disappoints?
      • Adam:
        • Udoka Azubuike: we kept him and I don’t anticipate anything
    • Any Jazz all-stars?
      • Adam:
        • No…closest will be Lauri Markkanen

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