The Utah Jazz head into next season with some high expectations, both inside the building and out.
The roster will be fully healthy compared to this year, where they were ravaged with injuries up and down the rotation. We could see another leap in development from Keyonte George and Ace Bailey, and if they’re lucky, they can add another highly rated prospect to this year’s draft.
So to hear that the Jazz are facing some steep pressure to perform next season would be fair to assume. And when asking Lauri Markkanen about what his team could do next season, he seems to have the same playoff expectations that everyone else does.
“I mean, the league is super talented, and I think we’ve got to put it together. But we’ve definitely have a chance. That’s our mindset going into the year, that we will make the playoffs.”
“That’s everybody’s goal. I’ve talked to the guys, and they’re ready to go into the offseason and work out and get better in every way possible, and kind of be ready to go for October. Hopefully, we can have a great summer, add a couple of pieces here, and I think we’ll be ready to go.”