Jazz Owner Reacts to Abysmal Draft Lottery Results

For Smith and Jazz fans alike, the happenings to unravel on Monday in Chicago were far from appealing. Instead of letting dreams of landing Flagg or any other top prospect like Dylan Harper or Ace Bailey come to fruition within the top-three, the outcome was vastly different, and now leaves some interesting questions for what this offseason could eventually turn into.

However, it's far from saying all hope is dead in the water for this Jazz rebuild. Even if Utah was fortunate enough to land a top pick in this year's class, this roster still stands a few steps away from reaching that aspired level of contention. It's a long-term process of development and slow-growth being put together, as it has been for the past three seasons, and that trend will only continue.

But now, the climb for the top may become a bit more challenging, though it also means the wins will feel immensely better once they come filing in.

Stay patient, Jazz fans. One rough lottery night might leave a sour taste in anyone's mouth (especially with the top three picks finalizing in the way they did), but it won't be something that makes or breaks the future of this long-spanning rebuild.