ALERT: ESPN’s Power Rankings STUN Utah Faithful | Are the Jazz DESTINED for Playoff Drought?
David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider, dissects ESPN’s future power rankings for the NBA, expressing surprise at Utah’s 24th position. He predicts a challenging rebuild for the Jazz, anticipating low win totals in the coming seasons as they develop young talent like Keyonte George, Walker Kessler, and potential draft picks.
Craig Bolerjack joins to discuss potential starting lineups, highlighting the competition between Isaiah Collier and Keyonte George for the point guard spot. They explore the impact of rookies Taylor Hendricks and Cody Williams on rotation decisions, and debate which players are most likely to be part of the Jazz’s next playoff run. The conversation touches on the importance of physical attributes in playoff success and the potential of Kyle Filipowski as a key piece in Utah’s future.
0:00 Intro: ESPN’s future power rankings for NBA teams
5:07 Jazz’s potential win totals for next three seasons
15:30 Impact of young players on Jazz lineup decisions
21:35 Austin Ainge’s approach to team building strategy
27:42 Predicting which young players stay long-term
35:55 Craig Bolerjack shares joyful personal news
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Winning now changes everything:
• It attracts free agents who want to be part of something real.
• It earns respect from refs—those close calls start going our way.
• It sends a message to the league: we’re not waiting—we’re arriving.
Let’s stop hoping the 8th pick pans out in three years. Let’s build around guys who are already proving it.
This is one of those days where I just needed some non-political/important podcast about a sport. Thank you for making this show.
David, no we hope its true for now, because if more teams are worse then us then we likely dont get a top 3 pick this coming draft. Maybe not top 8 if theres more that have worse rosters.
When it comes to minutes and who's playing where and how much, I think we're forgetting Niang being back. He's a proven player and will command minutes off the bench. My bet is Cody sees a lot of time in the g-league early, same with taylor
Locke needs to stick to talking about what has happened and less about what will happen. He’s literally one of the worst prognosticators ever. Seriously go back and look at his predictions. Just miss after miss.
Also this narrative that Will is a great coach is crazy. He may end up a great coach but he’s literally not coached a single meaningful game and we don’t know if he ever will.
oh wow whaddya know! you mean the rolling rebuild that was supposed to take 36 months isnt a thing anymore? Aww big sad! Oh! So you meant to tell me the rebuild is going to take an entire decade or more just like I said 2 and 3 years ago and just like it does for every other team? Shocked!