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How the Utah Jazz stack up against all 29 other NBA teams

By Zachary Padmore

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - APRIL 23: the Utah Jazz huddle prior to Game Four of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs against the Oklahoma City Thunder on April 23, 2018 at vivint.SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. 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 Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - APRIL 23: the Utah Jazz huddle prior to Game Four of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs against the Oklahoma City Thunder on April 23, 2018 at vivint.SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. 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 Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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SALT LAKE CITY, UT – APRIL 3: Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Utah Jazz and Kyle Kuzma #0 of the Los Angeles Lakers speak after the game between the two teams on April 3, 2018 at vivint.SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Los Angeles Lakers

  • ’17-18 Record: 35-47
  • ’17-18 Season Series: 3-0 (Jazz)
  • ’18-19 Advantage: Jazz

Get ready to see LeBron James four times in the regular season, Jazz fans. LeBron is scary, but the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers roster leaves a lot to be desired. With that being said, I don’t think the Lakers will be a great team this season.

They’ll be a good team. They will probably make the playoffs, but I don’t see them securing a top-five seed. It’s going to be interesting to see how the young talent in Los Angeles adapts to playing with a superstar like LeBron.

All of those kids have to step up. Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma and Josh Hart are all good young players. Let’s see if they can translate that talent into wins.

Right now, I think the Jazz are the better team, and by a pretty large margin. Could the Lakers take a game during the season against Utah? Of course. When you have a guy like LeBron James, you’ll always be in winning contention, but the Jazz are the better team.

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