The Utah Jazz are at the beginning of a monumentally important offseason for the state of the franchise. However, with two first-round draft picks and tons of cap space, they are set up to make this offseason a productive one.
Utah has roughly $25.6 million committed to the roster next season. After that, the following season the team has only $1.75 million committed to rarely used forward Jeremy Evans. No other player has a guaranteed contract for 2014-15.
Other than Evans, the team has options on building blocks Enes Kanter, Derrick Favors, Alec Burks and Gordon Hayward. The four represent an ushering of a new era of Utah Jazz basketball. As of now, they are the cornerstones that are the future of this team.
Four of the five positions are filled by that group moving forward. None of the team's point guards are under contract next season, leaving the team clamoring for a franchise player in the backcourt. Mo Williams, Jamaal Tinsley and Earl Watson all could potentially be moving on next season, and in order to turn this group into a cohesive unit, they need a player to guide them.
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