2009-10 Regular Season: 53-29
2009-10 Playoffs: #5 seed; lost in Western Conference Semifinals to the Los Angeles Lakers in four games
Additions: Al Jefferson, Raja Bell, Gordon Hayward, Earl Watson
Key Losses: Carlos Boozer, Ronnie Brewer, Kyle Korver, Wesley Matthews
Projected Rotation Players: Deron Williams, Al Jefferson, Paul Millsap, Mehmet Okur (inactive until at least January), Andrei Kirilenko, Raja Bell, C.J. Miles, Ronnie Price, Gordon Hayward, Kyrylo Fesenko
After losing a lot of depth on wings and on the perimeter, look for the 2010-11 Utah Jazz, as currently constructed, to take a step backward.
Although Chicago-bound PF Carlos Boozer was this summer’s the biggest-name departure, it’s the loss of a three-headed perimeter monster that will haunt the Jazz in 2010-11. This is in no small part an issue because the Jazz almost immediately filled (upgraded?) Boozer’s spot with the reasonably priced (two second-rounders and Kosta Koufos) acquisition of low post specialist Al Jefferson.
When healthy, Jefferson is one of the league’s few 20-10 locks, and he&r ...
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Article written by Emile Avanessian
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