The Utah Jazz were already affected by the NBA's troubling trend of pre-season injuries when Georges Niang got hurt. While not the biggest blow, the Jazz have been dealing with more injuries since. Even worse is that because of how many injuries they are currently dealing with, Utah has not gotten the chance to see what the roster could do with a clean bill of health.
This is particularly unfortunate because the Jazz have only seen glimpses of what the pairing of Lauri Markkanen and Ace Bailey can do on the floor. Markkanen missed the Jazz's first two preseason games - which Bailey dominated - and when he returned, the duo flashed what they could look like when they take the floor together.