All throughout the 2015-16 season, one of the biggest issues facing the Utah Jazz was their lack of a solid and reliable point guard. With Dante Exum sidelined with the ACL injury, the point duties largely fell to Raul Neto, who earned his spot as the starter for much of the season, and the disappointing Trey Burke, who served as his backup.
Late in the season, the Jazz added Shelvin Mack after completing a trade with the Atlanta Hawks and he quickly worked his way into the starting lineup. Although he added a momentary boost to his new Jazz team, it wasn’t enough to propel Utah to the playoffs that year and it was evident that the team still was in great need of filling a major void at the point.