Which Jazzman will be an All-Star first? Also: NBA 2K ratings, Young Rud isn't going anywhere, and a Dunker comes home. It's your Tuesday Downbeat.
So we know the upcoming Jazz season will revolve around our Big Three (who also happen to be the three biggest starters): Gordon Hayward, Derrick Favors, and Rudy Gobert. By multiple measures, these three Jazzmen are top-50 players in the NBA. But none of them has been an NBA All-Star yet.
That's not necessarily a surprise. They're all young, and they haven't taken full-time starting roles until the past few years (or half of last year, in Rudy's case).