We are finally nearing tip-off time for the 2016-17 NBA season. And for the first time since the days of Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer, the Utah Jazz are expected to be players in the Western Conference. More specifically, in the Northwest Division, where the Portland Trail Balzers and the Oklahoma City Thunder have reigned supreme.
While divisional races no longer garner the same level of attention they once did in the NBA, there is a game within the game when it comes to divisional rivalry.
With the season fast approaching, there’s no time like the present to take a look at the competition in the Northwest Division and how the Jazz will fare against its other teams.