Coming into the 2017-18 NBA season, the question surrounding the Utah Jazz that loomed the largest was, how is the team going to produce any offense? After losing its two leading scorers in Gordon Hayward and George Hill, finding enough points to compete was a definite concern.
Some thought that Rodney Hood could finally emerge as Utah’s go-to guy this season with an expanded role. Others had hopes that Derrick Favors would revert to his 2015-16 ways and perhaps even improve to become Utah’s stud scorer in the post. Still others put faith in the likes of Rudy Gobert, Joe Ingles and/or Ricky Rubio.