2018 off-season

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https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2...017-18-season/

[QUOTE]The Jazz feel good about winning a game in their semifinal matchup despite Rubio being injured, and they believe Mitchell

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https://www.ksl.com/article/46317367...out-the-future

Derrick Favors is the biggest piece. He said he "wanted to wait" to think about his free agency decision until the offseason. When asked what factors will matter to him when making his decision, Favors said a major factor is the role the Jazz or another team will give him.

The biggest piece should be the easiest to let go. He'd be stupid to come back and they'd be stupid to bring him back

He needs to be diving to the rim in the pick and roll. That's not Utah

He still views himself more as a power forward than as a center and said he proved he can play multiple positions, can switch on defense, and has worked on his outside game.

Needs a rim protector next to him that can stretch the floor. Not many of those around though

Dante Exum will be a restricted free agent after the Jazz tender him the qualifying offer. Dennis Lindsey said they "hope to retain" Exum, and a smiling Exum confirmed that report, saying, "I think the Jazz want me back." He said the rest is for his agency to figure out.

Does he want back? Can't see paying a defensive specialist that is injury prone and an offensive liability 9-10 million a year

Jonas Jerebko is under contract for the 2018-19 season, but the Jazz can waive it before July 9 if they'd like to open up salary cap space. But Jerebko wants to stay in Utah.

Snyder isn't a fan. Might as well let him go and spend the money elsewhere

Ekpe Udoh also has a contract guarantee date on July 9. He noted that he loves the deserts and mountains of Utah, but said he has to "do something offensively" to stay on an NBA roster. He still insists that he's one of the best defenders in the world, though.

Could be Rudy's back-up. Certainly an NBA rotation player. Do you want to block Bradley who could be a stretch big behind Rudy? Would have been nice to see Bradley get some quality minutes. He showed a lot with the Stars

[QUOTE]Thabo Sefolosha is in the same boat as Jerebko and Udoh, but with a contract guarantee date of July 1. "There is definitely some uncertainty. There is nothing written in stone," Sefolosha said. "I loved the year I had here, but the injury I couldn

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https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2...n-this-summer/

Favors said he plans on further incorporating the 3-point shot in his offensive skillset this offseason, and he showed his ability this season to defend essentially every position on the floor when called upon.

Can work on it all you want. I don't ever see you hitting it consistently. You've never hit anything away from the rim consistently

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https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2...-their-future/

[QUOTE]Gobert, the Jazz

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https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2...f-improvement/

[QUOTE]So what

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https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2...ry-lap-summer/

[QUOTE]Nobody, he says, is a harsher critic of Mitchell than himself. So he

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https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat...etting-started

[QUOTE]He mentioned how he wanted to leave it all out on the court in the playoffs, not holding anything back, and how that might have played a role in reaggravating that hamstring that had been injured weeks before. Watching Rubio

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https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/5...exit-interview

[QUOTE]Gobert and Mitchell are locked in as cornerstones of the Jazz

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Adam Zagoria: These teams have reached out to express interest in @IMGAcademy PG @Anfernee Simons: New Orleans, Atlanta, Cleveland, Sacramento, OKC, Memphis, Utah, Spurs, Sixers, Brooklyn, Minnesota

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On Monday, Jalen McDaniels had his last final exam of the spring semester at San Diego State. On Tuesday, the real test began. McDaniels participated in a group workout for the NBA

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https://www.deseretnews.com/article/...-surprise.html

[QUOTE]The hard truth is that, other than Mitchell and Rudy Gobert, there isn

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https://www.slcdunk.com/2018/5/10/17...-for-utah-jazz

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https://thejnotes.com/2018/05/10/uta...y-future-team/

[QUOTE]One has to wonder, though, if Exum thinks that payoff will ever come in Utah. Injuries aside, he hasn

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[QUOTE]Abudushalamu Abudurexiti

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https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/d...ona-fide-star/

The season that Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz put together was nothing short of incredible. Just a year after the Jazz won their first playoff series since 2010, they knew they had to get better to compete. Utah was short a leader, and it was evident. So the team drafted Mitchell, who unbelievably fell into its laps in the draft at pick No. 13, and he vaulted himself into the conversation for Rookie of the Year.

Rudy's been leading them for more than 3 years

When you talk about Mitchell, it's disingenuous to call him a "future NBA star." It's pretty widely accepted that he's a star now, and for good reason. That 43-28 record came with nine lineup combinations around Mitchell. The one player we saw him really miss was Rudy Gobert, and even without Gobert, he averaged 21.5 points in 24 games played without the big man, which mainly just affected the Jazz's ability to defend the paint.

And the record?