Ranking Each Utah Jazz Player’s Preseason Performance
By Tyson Newman
Oct 9, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns center Alex Len (21) and forward Kyle Casey (32) battle for positioning with Utah Jazz center Tibor Pleiss (21) in the first half at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Stewart-USA TODAY Sports
13) Tibor Pleiss
I almost put Tibor Pleiss as the worst performer of the preseason, but gave him some slack as it is his first time playing in NBA games. Pleiss has great length and definitely has some skill on the floor. Still, he looked lost at times throughout the preseason and wasn’t really sure where to pick his spots.
The German center saw the floor in six preseason games, but averaged only 10.2 minutes per game and lost minutes to Jeff Withey in some of the later contests. We hope to see growth from Pleiss throughout the season, but don’t be surprised to see him get sent down to the D-League so he can get more time on the floor.
Preseason Stats: 6 GP, 10.2 min, 2.3 pts, 3.0 rbs, 0.2 blk, 33.3 FG%
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