The Utah Jazz are a 'Choose Your Own Adventure' book

Limited Upside

The sudden loss of Gordon Hayward has turned the Jazz into one of the NBA's mystery teams. How will they replace their franchise player? Can they still succeed with a deep, defensive-oriented roster surrounding Rudy Gobert? Will they actually stay healthy this year? We brought on Mychal Lowman and James Hansen from SLC Dunk and the SLC Punks podcast to discuss the following:Why did Hayward's departure sting so much for fans? How have views changed over the last three months? And what does it say about Hayward and the Jazz players still on the roster that the sniping still hasn't stopped?At least the Jazz still have Gobert. What makes him such a great, underrated player?So ... how is this team going to score points?Are the Jazz committed to playing Gobert and Derrick Favors together again? What can we actually expect out of Favors this year?Utah was the slowest-paced team in the league last year, with an offense that relied on lots of passing and movement. They just traded for a point guard in Ricky Rubio that loves to push the ball, can't shoot, and is a wizard as long as he actually has the ball in his hands. Does that mean the team's style will change?We play our favorite game: the NBA version of Do/Marry/Kill called Max/Play/Trade. The candidates: Donovan Mitchell, Rodney Hood, Dante ExumThe Jazz famously made 20 straight playoff appearances in the Karl Malone/John Stockton era without winning a title. How many of those 20 would Jazz fans trade in to have won just one championship. We got two wildly different answers.Which three Jazz players would each panelist put on their all-time banana boat, i.e. the three they most want to vacation with.Predictions and much more.This is the 23rd of Limited Upside's 30 team previews leading up to next season. We're bringing together representatives from all 30 SB Nation team sites and other team-specific experts from the SB Nation/Limited Upside community to gauge the temperature of the fanbase heading into the season. PREVIOUSLY: Wizards NEXT UP: Raptors or Clippers

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