The Utah Jazz Have A Very Bright Future

The Utah Jazz Have A Very Bright Future

The Utah Jazz virtually were not on national TV, haven’t been all that relevant since training their franchise cornerstones in Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobear and finished last in the Western Conference in 2025. So, what the hell is happening in Utah? Truth be told, the Jazz have furthered their youth development by trading or waving some of the veteran players and have added pieces to what they already have in Kesler, Collier, and Kee George. I can’t promise that the Jazz will be good this season, but I promise that they will be entertaining. When talking about the Utah Jazz, we have to start with one of their most promising young pieces in Ace Bailey. talking about his saga heading into the draft, his strengths and weaknesses, and what he projects to be with this team. Bailey, of course, was in headlines for his camp, reportedly not beating with certain teams and trying to force his way into a situation where he could get more game time and also develop into a star quickly. And quite honestly, Bailey has star potential written all over him. has a lengthy wing with a quick release, the ability to operate off of three dribbles or less, and knock down shots from all areas of the floor. Bailey has the tools to be a great scorer at the next level. He has good versatility as both a catch and shoot threats and movement shooter. He poses as a great offball option as someone who shot 39% on catch and shoot three-point attempts and has awareness off the ball as a willing cutter. He’s a threat as a pull-up shooter and can also hit a series of sideep threes, turnaround jumpers, jumpers off of screens, and shots in transition. He can also be a finisher in transition, is a good rebounder who can also provide help in the offensive rebounding department, and has the ability to hit a host of contested looks, making it fitting to call him Johnny Storm. Because when he’s on, he can be very difficult to stop. He can put the ball on the floor and attack the rim. He’s shown an ability to be very effective in isolation and he’s also a good athlete that shows promise on the defensive end. In my personal opinion, Bailey’s greatest asset has to be his offball ability as that will make him adaptable across multiple lineups, allow him to serve as another player that defenses have to worry about on the floor. However, how he takes the next step is to work on his ball handling, overall shot creation ability, and ability to deal with contact. Having a tighter hand would better serve him in more consistently taking guys off the dribble, getting more separation on his shots and getting by his defender to get to the rim. As at the current moment, he looks uncoordinated at times and even looks to settle on shots. Bailey did measure a bit shorter than we thought at 67 1/2 barefoot, but he also measured in with just a little bit over a 7ft wingspan and an 811 standing reach. I think Ace will be completely fine. Hey guys, sorry for the interruption. I’ve been getting a lot of comments saying that my voice is AI. I’m a fake person that this whole thing is fake. But yeah, look here I am on screen and the guys commenting on the keyboard. We have proven that you are real. Um, regardless, be sure to like and subscribe for more content like this and also check out my second channel video on the 2016 Warriors and how they were nearly perfect. Without further ado, let’s get back to the video. Another young star the Utah Jazz are bringing into the fold is NCAA star Walter Clayton Jr. who will be Florida Gator the National Championship. He was the NCAA final four most outstanding player made the all tournament team was the first player since Larry Bird to have back-to-back games with at least 30 points in the NCAA tournament. Averaged 22 points on 47.4% 4% from the field, 43.5% from three, and 91.3% from the line across those six games. He’s an elite lead shooter and shot maker who shot around 39% from three on nearly 80 attempts a game this past season, shot 44% from three on spot-up threes, and 43% on transition threes. Not only does he take threes at a high volume, but he has legit range, can also pull up in the half court, transition, and off of screens. He can hit contested and catch and shoot looks, takes a lot of shots off the dribble, and shows great potential as a movement shooter as well. He’s a ball handler who can playmake out of the pick and roll and uses rim pressure to create for others. He can push the ball in transition. He’s a good athlete who can get downhill and is an acrobat and crappy finisher around the rim. The problems for Clayton and why he fell in the draft are his size and his age. He measured in at 6’2 barefoot at the draft combine with scouts even before this questioning how reliably he can get separation and get a shot off against lengthier defenders in the NBA. And he’s also one of the older prospects in the draft at an ancient 22 years of age suggesting that he’s already reached his close to reaching his full potential since he’s already played so much ball at the collegiate level. But while he has his limitations positionally as a potential combo guard, he competes defensively and has the inherent value as an outside shooter, making him essential in a Jazz offense that really struggles with outside shooting. Next, let’s talk about secondyear player Isaiah Collier, who had some great stretches in his rookie season. He’s a speedy guard who can be a factor in the open floor and drive into the lane, but his biggest gift is easily his playmaking. Collier averaged 6.3 assists as a rookie on a team that was bottom 10 in three-point percentage and averaged a whopping 9.5 assist a game in February when he won rookie of the month for the Western Conference. He’s a great passer in the pick and roll and a good lob passer. Has some Trey Youngesque ability to throw up floaters that look like lobs and easily finds teammates that are moving off the ball. He has good footwork and is a solid finisher at the rim. But he needs to work on his overall game, offensive game that is. As teams don’t respect him as an outside shooter. To fully unlock his potential as a playmaker, he needs to improve upon his 25% from three and develop further his in between game to increase his offensive threat. Another fun player in the back court is Bryce Sensenball. A sniper from the outside. He needs to improve upon his defense in his decision-making, but he shot 42% from three on 372 attempts last season. Hit 38% of his above the break threes this past season and hit 48% of his threes on notable volume after all-star break. The other notable guard in this lineup is Kee George, a player who’s interesting to say the least. The 16 points per game looks good on paper, but he’s proven to have some questionable shot selection. is an inefficient score at just 39% from the field over the last two seasons and can be turnoverp prone. The thing to respect about him is his willingness to take a high volume of threes, but just like Sensenball, his decision-making needs to improve for him to take the next step in year three. Walker Kesler is a piece the Jazz got back in the Rudy Gobear trade in 2022 and he’s been an effective member of the front court rotation with Lowry Markn following up his rookie season where he finished third in rookie of the year voting and averaged 2.3 blocks a game. He’s averaged two blocks per game in the next few seasons and even took it to the next level in 2025. He averaged his first career double double while being the best offensive rebounder in the league at 4.6 a game and also collected the most contested offensive rebounds in the league at 3.8 8 game. He hasn’t seen much offensive development since he’s been in the league, but he’s an excellent finisher and vertical floor spacer. But someone who can space the floor is Larry Markin, who just had a down season for his standards in a cut short season in Utah, but he’s emerged as a legit star since arriving here. He’s routinely one of the best catch and shoot players in the league, is a pick and roll and pick and pop threat, runs the floor well, attacks the room at will, and gives highlight worthy plays. There’s no guarantee that he’ll be a part of the Jazz’s future moving forward given the fact that other contenders could be looking to trade for him and the fact that he’s also much older than the rest of the younger core of this team. But I can say that Jazz fans do have something to look forward to. They have a nice collection of talent and shotmakers that can score in a myriad of ways, but if they don’t improve upon their league worst 30th ranked defense and poor outside shooting, they can’t be a competitive squad. With that being said, let me know your expectations for Ace Bailey and Walter Clayton Jr. and what your expectations are for them in the NBA. Do you think these guys will be stars in the NBA or do you think at best they’ll just be complimentary players in the NBA? Let me know in the comments section down below. Also, let me know how promising you view this Utah team to be. Do you see them taking a step in the Western Conference next season? Or do you think that improvement is enough to be considered a successful season? Let me know in the comments section down below. And if you want to know more about another young team in the NBA, check out my last video on the Toronto Raptors.

The Utah Jazz are starting to build a great young core. Now adding Ace Bailey and Walter Clayton Jr. to a lineup of Isaiah Collier, Walker Kessler, and Keyonte George, the Jazz look to be competitive sooner rather than later.