PLAYERS:
Derrick Favors,
Enes Kanter,
Gordon Hayward,
Paul Millsap,
Al Jefferson,
Randy Foye,
Maurice Williams,
Alec Burks,
Ekpe Udoh,
Brandon Jennings,
Scott Skiles,
Eric Gordon,
Anthony Davis,
Austin Rivers,
Kendall Marshall,
Goran Dragic,
Jimmer Fredette,
Jose Calderon,
Ed Davis
TEAMS: Utah Jazz, Milwaukee Bucks, New Orleans Pelicans, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings, Toronto Raptors
TEAMS: Utah Jazz, Milwaukee Bucks, New Orleans Pelicans, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings, Toronto Raptors
The Utah Jazz are in a very interesting place. They are good enough to make the playoffs, but are not contenders for a championship. However, they have a group of veterans that teams would love to have and young players to start over with. They are in a position to be the biggest players in free agency and should be able to add pieces to their young core that could set them up as contenders for many years to come.
It seems that their young, big-man duo of forward Derrick Favors and center Enes Kanter are the foundation for their future and are simply untouchable. Their best perimeter player, Gordon Hayward, seems to be safe as well, but everyone else could be traded. Current starting big men Paul Millsap and Al Jefferson are both valued in the league, have expiring contracts and could give the Jazz a big time returns. They also have guards Randy Foye, Mo Williams and Alec Burks who all have value around the league, especially Burks. Burks was just the 12th overall pick in 2011, bu...
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December 19, 2012

