Utah Jazz Roster Stocked with Depth, Flexibility

Dante Exum/George Hill

I’ve coupled these two together because they are very similar players. Dante Exum and George Hill have been on the court together a lot this preseason, mainly due to both Gordon Hayward and Rodney Hood sitting out a few games with injuries.

So when these two are on the court together, who classifies as the point guard? If you define your point guard as the smallest guy on the court, 6-foot-3 Hill would be the point and 6-foot-6 Exum would be the other guard. But if the Warriors have 6-foot-7 Draymond Green playing power forward and center, while 6-foot-7 Shaun Livingston plays point, I’m not sure size is the defining factor on position.

Both Exum and Hill can bring the ball up the court and set up the offense. They both can play off the ball and hit spot-up threes (assuming the offseason rumors surrounding Dante’s improved jumper are true). And on the defensive side they can guard both positions. You’ll see lineups this year with either Hill or Exum playing point guard with Hood and Hayward on the wings.

And it may be rare, but you could see one of them playing the off-guard with either Shelvin Mack or Raul Neto at the point guard position.

The duo provides a lot of flexibility at the floor general position.