Dante Exum
Missing Exum for the entirety of last season ultimately resulted in the Jazz missing the playoffs. Toward the latter end of his rookie season, Exum played some outstanding defense. Whether it was picking the pockets of defenders, blocking jumpshots, scrambling over screens, or getting in the passing lanes, Exum did it with ease.
I am a big believer in Exum moving back into the starting line-up after a short period of time. He is Utah’s point guard of the future. This could reduce George Hill’s minutes to the late-teens or early-20’s, but the length that both guards possess allows for the chance that Hill and Exum share the floor for stretches.
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