Oct 20, 2015; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Utah Jazz guard Trey Burke (3) drives to the basket in front of Oklahoma City Thunder guard Anthony Morrow (2) during the second half at EnergySolutions Arena. Oklahoma City won 113-102. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports
1) Trey Burke
I am extremely happy to put Trey Burke at the top of this list. He had a preseason that gave Jazz fans a reason to have confidence in him this year as their starting point guard. He was under control, ran the offense, got to the rim and shot lights-out, leading the Jazz in scoring during the preseason at 15.3 points per game.
He shot 50 percent from the field and 43.5 percent from three. Considering Trey has struggled with his shot in his first few seasons as a pro, this was a pleasant surprise for the preseason.
If Burke can continue to shoot a high percentage from the field, he will show that he deserves to be in this league and will help the Jazz make their jump to playoff contention.
Preseason Stats: 6 GP, 24.6 min, 15.3 pts, 2.7 rbs, 2.5 ast, 50.0 FG%, 43.5 3P%
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