Utah Jazz Have a Very Bright Future

By Michael Schneid

Unlike some teams, the Jazz have done an excellent job drafting and have completely rebuilt their starting lineup. Al Jefferson, Paul Milsap, and Mo Williams all may re-sign with Utah, and they are pursuing a veteran shooting guard, but as of now their lineup looks like this:

PG Trey Burke (9)
SG Alex Burks (12)
SF Gordon Hayward (9)
PF Derrick Favors (3)
C Enes Kanter (3)

While none of these players would be mistaken for an all-star, it is still an impressive run of lottery picks, when you look at some of the mistakes teams have made over the years and how it has set them back.

The Jazz made the playoffs in 2012 and barely missed in 2013. They won 53 games in 2009-10, finished 39-43 in 2011, 36-30 in 2012, and 43-39 in 2013, and missed the playoffs.

The Jazz made trades to get Trey Burke and Derrick Favors. They drafted Kanter with the 3rd pick in 2011, which they acquired from the Nets along with Favors for Deron Williams. They also drafted Burks with their own pick in 2011.

Usually losing players like Deron WIlliams Mo Williams, Milsap, and Jefferson would cause some executives and fans to panic, but the Jazz recent drafting has them set up for a very bright future, regardless of what they do in free agency.