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

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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PORTLAND, OR – FEBRUARY 11: Damian Lillard #0 of the Portland Trail Blazers and Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Utah Jazz look on during the game on February 11, 2018 at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. 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 Cameron Browne/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Portland Trail Blazers

’17-18 record: 49-33
’17-18 Season Series: 2-2
’18-19 Advantage: Jazz

Damian Lillard vs. Donovan Mitchell is must-watch TV.

These two teams have had some fun battles over the years, but I think the Jazz are a much better team right now. The Portland Trail Blazers had a rough summer, and in the deep Western Conference, I don’t even view them as a playoff team.

Depth was already a question with them, and it got even worse this summer, as they’ve lost Ed Davis, Shabazz Napier and Pat Connaughton in free agency. The Jazz have a better bench, a better coach and better players.

This wasn’t a hard decision for me.

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