The Jazz’s offseason makeover hasn’t come without significant cost, having now claimed Derrick Favors, Ricky Rubio, Jae Crowder, Kyle Korver, Raul Neto, and Grayson Allen from the 2018-19 roster, plus a pair of first-round picks.
Of course, that makes all the acclaim the team is getting all the more remarkable.
Acquiring Mike Conley in a predraft trade with the Memphis Grizzlies was significant on its own. Following that up with Sunday’s free agent additions of sharpshooting forward Bojan Bogdanovic and elite-rebounding big man Ed Davis has vaulted the Jazz into some flattering hot takes from national pundits — including more than a few now ready to consider the team capable of winning it all.