Utah Jazz Report Card: Player grades through Utah’s first 10 games

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - OCTOBER 30: Rodney Hood #5 and Ricky Rubio #3 of the Utah Jazz talk during a second half time out during their 104-89 win over the Dallas Mavericks at Vivint Smart Home Arena on October 30, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - OCTOBER 30: Rodney Hood #5 and Ricky Rubio #3 of the Utah Jazz talk during a second half time out during their 104-89 win over the Dallas Mavericks at Vivint Smart Home Arena on October 30, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images) /
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SALT LAKE CITY, UT – OCTOBER 30: Rodney Hood #5 and Ricky Rubio #3 of the Utah Jazz talk during a second half time out during their 104-89 win over the Dallas Mavericks at Vivint Smart Home Arena on October 30, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images) /

How has each Utah Jazz player performed relative to their potential through the first 10 games of the 2017-18 NBA season?

10 games into the regular season, the Utah Jazz sit at 5-5 and at eighth place in a surprisingly close Western Conference. Despite the small sample size, let’s take a look at some early season grades for every member of the Jazz.

Disclaimer: These grades are not based on speculation or comparison, rather they are solely determined on how each player has performed in their role compared to their expectations up to this point.

I will keep a running total of each player’s “GPA” throughout the regular season and playoffs (Nothing like some optimism on a Monday, right?). 

Let’s get right into it….