The Utah Jazz have an almost completely new roster, and it showed in their first preseason game. Despite a good game from Lauri Markkanen, Toronto picked apart the Utah offense in the second half and made them look like the lottery team they’re projected to be.
It’s important to remember that preseason games don’t mean much. The Phoenix Suns lost their first preseason game to the Adelaide 36ers. These are exhibition games solely aimed at getting teams back into the regular season lifestyle. They are not truly competitive games. So don’t get too high or too low on any players or teams based on their performances here.