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Utah Jazz: Top three things to be excited about for preseason

By Jared Woodcox

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - APRIL 27: Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Utah Jazz celebrates the Jazz win at the end of Game Six of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Vivint Smart Home Arena on April 27, 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Jazz beat the Thunder 96-91 to advance to the second round of the NBA Playoffs. 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. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - APRIL 27: Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Utah Jazz celebrates the Jazz win at the end of Game Six of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Vivint Smart Home Arena on April 27, 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Jazz beat the Thunder 96-91 to advance to the second round of the NBA Playoffs. 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. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images) /
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SALT LAKE CITY, UT – MAY 06: Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Utah Jazz reacts to his basket in the second half during Game Four of Round Two of the 2018 NBA Playoffs against the Houston Rockets at Vivint Smart Home Arena on May 6, 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Rockets beat the Jazz 100-87. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images) /

Jazz Basketball is BACK

The first reason is absolutely simple, so let’s just get this out of the way right off the bat. The main reason why you should be excited about the upcoming preseason is that after a long and arduous offseason, the Utah Jazz are back in action! Lowered competition and lessened playing time notwithstanding, getting to see our boys hit the floor anew is a thrill in and of itself.

Will Donovan Mitchell throw down some highlight dunks? Will Joe Ingles burn down the nets from three? Will some of the young guns show in full force just how much they’ve grown this summer? Will Dante Exum avoid injury? OK, I know. Not funny.

But honestly, preseason is exciting because it’s our first true look at the Jazz team in 5-on-5 action and it’s their first chance to showcase just how much they’ve developed during the offseason. Last year, we could clearly see that Exum was much-improved (prior to the injury) and that Mitchell had the chance to be special, even before the heightened competition of the regular season came into effect.

Getting that first glimpse this season and beginning to predict how things are going to unfold will be one of the greatest joys of the upcoming preseason. Thank goodness it all gets underway in a matter of weeks.

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