The Utah Jazz have just played their first game in the post Quin Snyder/Rudy Gobert era, and despite the fact that it was just a Salt Lake City Summer League game, there are plenty of takeaways, both good and bad. Several players, namely Xavier Sneed and Jeenathan Williams flashed plenty of potential, but ultimately, it was the Thunder squad, led by Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams and star sophomore Josh Giddey who ran away with the win in game No. 1 for the Jazz.
Game 1 of #SLCSL 🎷#TakeNote pic.twitter.com/vrobw8lEfD
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) July 6, 2022
Given that Utah had no top draft picks, no Jazz fans should be reading too much into this first game, as there was no guarantee that anyone from this roster was going to push to make the NBA roster on opening night, but given all the talent that was there, it’s hard not to be a little disappointed. Ultimately, this was the first game of three before this group heads out to Las Vegas, and there’s plenty to be learned and plenty of improving to do, and the higher ups should hope so, as there could be some hidden gems on this young roster.
Ultimately, it was just one game, but given how excited Jazz fans are for the future, we are going to take a look at a Utah Jazz game 1 loss to the Thunder, and find three of the biggest takeaways from it.