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Utah Jazz: Top 5 Players from the Jazz Summer League

By John Keeffer

LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 7: Georges Niang #31 of the Utah Jazz handles the ball against the Portland Trail Blazers during the 2018 Las Vegas Summer League on July 7, 2018 at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 7: Georges Niang #31 of the Utah Jazz handles the ball against the Portland Trail Blazers during the 2018 Las Vegas Summer League on July 7, 2018 at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Grayson Allen Utah Jazz NBA Summer League
LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 10: Grayson Allen #24 of the Utah Jazz stands on the court during his team’s game against the Miami Heat during the 2018 NBA Summer League at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 10, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sam Wasson/Getty Images) /

Grayson Allen

Utah Summer League Stats: 2 GP, 10 PPG, 7 RPG, 7.5 APG, 2 SPG

Vegas Summer League Stats: 2 GP, 16.5 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 4 APG, 1.5 SPG

Grayson Allen may have only played four games during the Summer League, but that was all it took to show Jazz fans what they can expect from him. He is a confident shooter (hopefully more will fall going forward), rebounds well for a guard, is a terrific playmaker, and he will never, EVER, be out hustled.

Allen definitely had his struggles offensively, especially in Utah, but I don’t think that is something that Jazz fans should worry about. Summer League shooting woes are rarely something to fret over because the role that player will have during the actual NBA season, isn’t even close to what he is taken on during the summer.

By far the most impressive thing to me about Grayson Allen’s play during the Summer League was that he was still able to have a positive impact on the game even though his shot often wasn’t falling. I was tempted to put Grayson Allen ahead of the next player on this list, but after only playing four games, he could only be as high as three.

Oftentimes, you see players not know what to do when they can’t get their shot to fall, but Allen was able to affect the game in other ways, averaging nearly seven rebounds and six assists on the offensive side of the ball, while also snatching close to two steals per game on the defensive end. There are still parts of his game that have me a bit concerned, but he had a solid Summer League showing, and many Jazz fans are much more optimistic than on draft night.

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