The Utah Jazz are expected to have their best season since the end of the Donovan Mitchell/Rudy Gobert era. Now that they are firmly done with the tank and Jaren Jackson Jr. will be fully integrated, there's actually no telling how good they could be this season. Even so, the NBA won't be showing them off that much on National TV.
With the league releasing every team's schedule today, it has been confirmed that the Jazz will have six games on National TV. Those games are the following:
-Tues, Nov 17: at Clippers, 9:00 p.m. MT — NBC/Peacock
-December 1 at Warriors, 8:00 p.m. MT — NBC/Peacock
-January 19 at Nuggets, 8:00 p.m. MT — NBC/Peacock
-February 3 at Rockets, 8:30 p.m. MT — ESPN
-February 9 vs. Rockets, 8:00 p.m. MT — NBC/Peacock
-February 27 vs. Wizards, 1:00 p.m. MT — Amazon Prime
Only six teams have fewer National TV games: Chicago, Brooklyn, Memphis, Milwaukee, New Orleans, and Sacramento.
It's clear from this that despite what the Jazz plan to do this season, they have to prove how good they are before the NBA takes notice. The league may come to regret not showcasing the Jazz with the amount of talented players they have at their disposal.
Then again, there's nothing wrong with flying under the radar because when they put it all together, it'll make taking everyone by surprise all the better.
It's a step up from last season though
While it sucks that Utah won't be on that many National TV games with so much going for them this coming season, it is still more from last season, where they played in only two.
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That's what happens when players like Walker Kessler bow out early, and other players like Lauri Markkanen go on historic stretches only to be sidelined to help the team intentionally lose. That will no longer hold Utah back, but even with how good they look on paper, it's clearly on them to prove it on the floor.
What also works against them besides being a team that hasn't proven much as a whole is the fact that they are a small market team and will continue to be forever. Once they start developing a reputation as a winner, they will get the credit they deserve. Small market teams don't get the National TV spotlight unless they are both good and/or entertaining.
Even if the NBA isn't giving the Jazz too much exposure, they are still giving them more. More national TV games is still a plus, even if it's not much. So there's that.
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