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) /

4 of 30

SALT LAKE CITY, UT – NOVEMBER 11: Ricky Rubio (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Brooklyn Nets

’17-18 Record: 28-54
’17-18 Season Series: 1-1
’18-19 Advantage: Jazz

The Brooklyn Nets have been laughed at over the years, but that laughter should have ended a while ago. Sean Marks has put together a squad in Brooklyn that will compete every night, regardless of what their win-loss record is.

While Utah is clearly a better team right now, don’t sleep on the Nets. They have terrific guards in Spencer Dinwiddie and D’Angelo Russell, a young coach in Kenny Atkinson and the right attitude. They are a confident bunch and just continue to improve each year.

Brooklyn can really score the ball, and that offense will keep them in games. They aren’t a very sharp defensive team, which hurts them. Utah is, in my opinion, the best two-way team in the league. They play both ends of the floor beautifully, and that’s what gives them an advantage over most teams.

Home/Jazz News