Vegas Over/Under: 40.5
Fromal’s Record Projection: 44-38
The Bet: Hammer the over The Utah Jazz went 51-31 last season. So how in the world are they expected to win only seven fewer games after losing their best player?
Well, the solution is straightforward: They didn’t actually lose their best player.
Gordon Hayward’s departure to the Boston Celtics stings, along with the Jazz is going to have a tough time replacing his versatile creation. A dynamite rookie season from Donovan Mitchell can’t possibly fill the void, and the small-forward thickness chart looks a bit more uninspiring with Joe Ingles and Joe Johnson leading the charge.
However, Rudy Gobert is still patrolling Salt Lake City, prepared to prove to the world he is indisputably among the NBA’s 20 best players.
Whereas Hayward finished Nos. 29 and 24, respectively, in ESPN.com’s RPM and NBA Math’s TPA, Gobert sat at Nos. 8 and 12 last season. He’s arguably the league’s best defensive player, along with his incredible finishing ability across the rim makes him exceptionally precious about the offensive end.
There is also the simple fact that the Jazz’s net rating increased by 5.7 points per 100 possessions without Hayward, but it dropped by 11.3 with no Gobert. After the”Stifle Tower” suited up sans his now-departed teammate, Utah still posted a 5.5 net evaluation, per nbawowy. In the reverse situation, the internet rating stood at minus-6.9.
Utah will be worse this season. That much is apparent.
But they’re not falling below .500. Frankly, they should not even be especially near that mark.
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