The Utah Jazz have shown us a lot of things over the first few months of this season. With a blossoming star in Keyonte George, an All-Star level player in Lauri Markkanen, and a scrappy supporting cast, they are 8-15, which is three games better than last year's mark at the same point of the season.
And yet, more than injuries (to all of the Jazz's big men), defensive struggles, and playing in a rugged Western Conference, the next 15 games will define who this Utah Jazz team will be the rest of the 2025-26 season.
Matchups against the Los Angeles Lakers (Dec.