Ranking every Utah Jazz player by how impactful they can be this year

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6. Kelly Olynyk

As far as who the sixth man on the team is going to be, it’s likely to be Collin Sexton or Jordan Clarkson. As far as who the sixth man should be? It’s Kelly Olynyk. Olynyk would still be a starter if he were on any other team, but because the Jazz have the young defensive dynamo Walker Kessler, a huge potential All-Star in John Collins, and the face of the franchise Lauri Markkanen all needing spots in the starting rotation, someone had to go to the bench.

Olynyk is someone who can do it all. He’s a versatile big who can play power forward and center. He can pass, rebound, play defense, and score from all three levels. He’s not so good that he can turn himself into an All-NBA player, he has his consistency issues, but when he’s on a night of 12-15 points, 6-8 rebounds, 4+ assists and 25+ minutes isn’t unlikely.

And considering he’ll be doing that from both the power forward and center spots really shows you just how effective he can be if used right. He’s someone the Jazz can lean on to do damage off the bench, and can be slotted into any lineup depending on the need at the moment.

We’ve pitched trading him before, but now we think Olynyk may be better off staying in Salt Lake City.

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