Grading each Utah Jazz offseason decision thus far

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - APRIL 27: Donovan Mitchell #45 and Derrick Favors #15 of the Utah Jazz react after game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game Six of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 27, 2018 at vivint.SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images) /

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OAKLAND, CA – DECEMBER 27: Thabo Sefolosha #22 of the Utah Jazz watches his shot against the Golden State Warriors at ORACLE Arena on December 27, 2017 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) /

Retaining Thabo Sefolosha

Although he was hindered last year due to injury, there’s simply no questioning the impact that Thabo Sefolosha had on this team both on the court when healthy and all year as a savvy veteran presence. He filled a mentor role throughout the 2017-18 campaign and clearly won the respect of his teammates.

He also had one of the most efficient seasons of his career and fit seamlessly into the style and culture of the Utah Jazz while maintaining his superb perimeter defense. Factor in that he’s set to make just barely over $5 million this next year and it became a no-brainer for the Jazz to guarantee the second year of his contract and keep Thabo on board.

Considering all he added on and off the court last year and that he figures to continue to add that value at such a good rate, Utah made the easy decision on this one and got the easy high grade as a result.

Grade – A

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