Utah Jazz 2018 offseason checklist: Bigs, Burks and wing scoring

By Ryan Aston | May 15, 2018

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - MAY 4: Coach Quin Snyder of the Utah Jazz discusses a gameplay with his team before the game against the Houston Rockets during Game Three of the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on May 4, 2018 at the Vivint Smart Home Arena Salt Lake City, Utah. Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images) /

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SALT LAKE CITY, UT – JANUARY 03: Rudy Gobert #27 of the Utah Jazz, who sat out the game due to injury, looks on from the bench during the second half of their 108-98 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans at Vivint Smart Home Arena on January 3, 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images) /

No injuries!

This one is pretty basic, but is ultra important re: the Jazz’s ability to reach their full potential.

Health is crucial to the success of any NBA team and despite consecutive appearances in the second-round of the playoffs, the Jazz have been more hindered by their lack of it than any team in the league over the past three years.

This season, Gobert, Exum, Neto and Sefolosha all missed significant time. So, too, did Joe Johnson and Hood before they were dealt. Last year it was Favors, Gobert, Burks, Hayward and Hill. And so on and so forth.

Obviously, the real danger comes once the season starts, but the Jazz can’t have any of their players tearing up their knees playing with their national team or busting ribs during pick-up, either.

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