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Utah Jazz guard Ricky Rubio (3) shoots as Memphis Grizzlies' MarShon Brooks (8) and Garrett Temple (17) defend in the first half during an NBA basketball game Monday, Oct. 22, 2018, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
SALT LAKE CITY — For better or worse, this year’s Utah Jazz team will likely be compared to last year’s squad throughout the season. That’s what happens when every rotation player save backup Jonas Jerebko is retained.
The Jazz, of course, had good reason to make continuity a priority after going 29-6 over their last 35 games of the regular season and beating the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the playoffs after starting the year just 19-28.