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The Utah Jazz enter the 2021-22 NBA season with a plentifully stacked cupboard. With the additions of Rudy Gay, Eric Paschall and Hassan Whiteside, this team features improved positional versatility and better general depth than last year’s NBA-leading 52-20 squad.
Optimism abounds in Salt Lake City, as the Jazz figure to be in the mix for championship contention once again. In spite of the key marginal additions mentioned above, this team looks relatively similar to last year’s outfit. As such, internal improvement could be a meaningful avenue to an overall improved team performance in 2021-22.