Utah Jazz Player Ranks: Nos. 15-11
By Spencer
Jan 9, 2015; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) passes the ball against Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (back) guard Elijah Millsap (13) forward Gordon Hayward (20) and guard Trey Burke (3) during the fourth quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
‘Tis the season for endless rankings. Sports Illustrated recently released their top 100 players in the NBA. Ben Golliver and Rob Mahoney did a great job with this difficult task. These are opinionated lists, so they can be highly scrutinized.
Many Utah Jazz fans feel shafted by these types of lists, but in SI’s list three Jazz players made it into the top 40. Purple & Blues’ thoughts on the SI article can be found here. ESPN will likely begin their #NBARank soon and many other player rankings are also forthcoming.
Today we continue to rank the talent of each player on the Jazz training camp roster. It is important to clarify that these rankings are based on players’ current talent level when healthy, not their potential. So while Trey Lyles may have a higher ceiling than Trevor Booker, it does not mean Lyles will come in higher on this list.
This list will be an eight part feature and has been compiled by me, with input from all of the writers at The J Notes. You can find part one, or players 20-16, here.
We resume the countdown today with the 15th best player on the Jazz roster and we will work up to the 11th best.
Without any further delay, the 15th best player on the Utah Jazz roster is…
Next: Player No. 15