Utah Jazz guard Treveon Graham, center, drives to the basket past Portland Trail Blazers forward Ed Davis, right, and forward Maurice Harkless, left, during the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game in Portland, Ore., Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015. The Trail Blazers won the game 116-111 in overtime. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)
ESPN The Magazine has the Jazz rated the 40th-best pro sports franchise in North America in its “Ultimate Standings.”
Utah ranks 12th among NBA teams, though the summary intimates it would have been higher if Dante Exum hadn’t been injured.
“As it stands now,” the magazine says, “the Jazz likely need another season before they're playing in May.