2015-16 NBA Quick Preview: Utah Jazz

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2015-16 NBA Preview

Utah Jazz

Head Coach: Quin Snyder (38-44 all-time)

Last Year's Record: 38-44

Last Playoff Series Win: 2009-10 First Round vs. Denver Nuggets

Last NBA Conference Finals Appearance: 2006-07 vs. San Antonio Spurs

NBA Championships Won: 0

2014-15 Team Leaders:

PPG: Gordon Hayward (19.3)

RPG: Rudy Gobert (9.5)

BPG: Rudy Gobert (2.3)

SPG: Gordon Hayward (1.4)

APG: Trey Burke (4.3)

Off-Season Transactions:

-Signed (F) Trey Lyles

-Signed (G) Raul Neto

-Signed (C) Tibor Pleiss

-Signed (C) Jeff Withey

-Waived (F) Jack Cooley

-Waived (F) J.J. O'Brien

-Waived (G) Bryce Cotton

Roster:

Projected Starting Five:

C - Rudy Gobert (8.4 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 2.3 BPG)

PF - Derrick Favors (16.0 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 1.7 BPG)

SF - Gordon Hayward (19.3 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 4.1 APG)

SG - Alec Burks (13.9 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 3.0 APG)

PG - Trey Burke (12.8 PPG, 4.3 APG, 2.7 RPG)

Projected Bench:

Raul Neto (PG), Rodney Hood (SG), Joe Ingles (SF), Trevor Booker (PF), Tibor Pleiss (C), Dante Exum (PG), Elijah Millsap (SG), Chris Johnson (SF), Trey Lyles (PF), Jeff Withey (C)

The Prediction:

41-41