After that, there are plenty of players who are good enough to be a main option who won’t and as long as Nate McMillan can keep everyone together, they will be in serious consideration for a playoff run.
Utah Jazz
Projected Depth Chart:
PG Deron Williams/Brevin Knight/Ronnie Price
SG Ronnie Brewer/Kyle Korver
SF Andrei Kirilenko/Matt Harpring/C.J. Miles
PF Carlos Boozer/Paul Millsap
C Mehmet Okur/Jarron Collins
This is perhaps the only team in the Northwest that you could feel comfortable talking about as contenders for an NBA Championship. The combination of Deron Williams, Andrei Kirilenko, and Carlos Boozer is flat out deadly.
The Jazz gave LA a run for its money, which is quite a statement when you consider how competitive the Western Conference is and how far the Lakers went in the playoffs last season.
Utah can easily bump itself into the top three, especially with an aging San Antonio Spurs. Anything less should be considered a complete failure considering the talent on this team.
Ten years ago, Jazz coach Jerry Sloan had the best team he has ever coached, but Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls stood in the way of that illusive title. This year, Kobe Bryant is the only real threat to the Jazz winning the Western Conference.
New Orleans could do quite a bit of damage, but Chris Paul doesn’t have the supporting cast that Williams has. If the Jazz are going to compete for an NBA title, they will at least have to be one of the top two teams standing in order to prove that they’re ready to take a step forward.
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