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11) Utah Jazz

Yes, the Utah Jazz are this bad right now.

Don’t get me wrong, a lot of what’s going on is injury-related. Sure, Quin Snyder’s crew was bound to lose a lot of games this month, but the total collapse of Utah’s defense probably doesn’t happen if Rudy Gobert is on the floor. Since he’s been out with a PCL sprain, the Jazz have posted a league-worst D-rating of just under 117.

Things will get a little better schedule-wise in January, Gobert’s return will be on the horizon then, but a December 30 showdown with LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers looms.

We’ve still got Donovan Mitchell, though, am I right?

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