3 fringe Utah Jazz players that should be back next season

Micah Potter

The Utah Jazz are not overflowing with an abundance of big men. Walker Kessler has potential but Will Hardy needs more out of him offensively, apparently. Omer Yurtseven is a big body but he doesn't move as well as others. John Collins can't stop an offensive player if he has a stop sign and a badge. The team is lacking here unless Lauri Markkanen plays the four-spot (power forward).

Keeping Micah Potter may be an inexpensive way to keep the team with some big-man depth in the event of a trade or two. He can be a good defender, though it's more due to his placement and willingness to meet offensive players at the point of contact, not because he's some great shot blocker or anything. He's just reliable and consistent.

He's not a big body that you expect to destroy guys offensively, he can score inside sure, but he's not prime-Shaquille O'Neal or anything. He can stretch the court for you a bit, he shot 43% from three but on barely one shot per game. That's more due to a lack of opportunity, as he did have multiple games near the end of the season where he was hitting 2-2 or 2-3 from the three-point line.

So he can hit those shots. He's not a star in the making but he may be great as an eighth or ninth guy off the bench.