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There is an assistant coach vacancy with the Utah Jazz.
Adrian Wojnarowski reports that Lamar Skeeter will be joining the Charlotte Hornets as their primary assistant.
The NBA is known for its frequent coaching turnover, and this is the first Jazz assistant to leave this summer. Skeeter is one of the coaches with the longest tenure, having joined the Jazz in 2014–15 after being hired by Quin Snyder.
Skeeter made a smart choice by taking this opportunity to become the Charlotte Hornets’ top assistant. You can understand his desire to have an opportunity to advance in the coaching ranks given how long he has been with the Jazz and not being given the chance to be the head assistant. We’ll watch to see if Utah looks outside the company to replace Skeeter, or if someone on staff gets elevated. A coaching job with an emphasis on the development of the young Jazz players would make a lot of sense, especially with an important NBA Draft approaching for the team.
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The Utah Jazz ought to monitor some developments involving the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Utah Jazz might be somewhat to blame for the New Orleans Pelicans’ anticipated drastic makeover the following season.
It appears that the New Orleans Pelicans will make significant offseason changes. The team’s relationship between Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson is obviously dysfunctional, and they are set to lose Jonas Valanciunas to free agency. Despite C.J. McCollum’s strong play, the club appears to be struggling to fit square pegs into round holes because he is 32 years old and not a natural point guard.
Although players like Ingram and McCollum are said to be available for trade, this doesn’t appear to be a total blowout. Williamson seems to be someone the Pelicans want to hang onto since they see him as their main player going forward. This entails locating men who can allow Williamson to move freely about the paint without restricting it.
It’s safe to say that Ingram is probably gone, but until they can trade him for a more natural point guard, McCollum looks like the ideal fit for Williamson. Now, the Utah Jazz ought to be somewhat interested in both players.
Alongside star Lauri Markkannen, Ingram would be a wonderful long-term addition, but the Jazz don’t really have any players who can travel to New Orleans to support them in sticking to their schedule. It is definitely not a good idea to trade Markkanen for Ingram because that is the entire purpose of the trade. You’re introducing a B-tier player pointlessly without him.
If the Jazz bring in a third club that has a blocker for a point guard, McCollum might be in play. Although McCollum would benefit the Jazz much more immediately than Ingram, the Jazz would still benefit somewhat from him. Despite being 32 years old, he is still a capable perimeter defender who can shoot really well from beyond the arc.
Although he’s not the best defender, his shooting ability is so strong that you would be prepared to overlook any defensive shortcomings he might have. Furthermore, while not being an outstanding perimeter defender, he is a significant improvement over every guard the Jazz currently have, with the exception of Kris Dunn.
The only guy the Jazz have on defense who is clearly superior to McCollum is Dunn.
It should be mentioned that Valanciunas would be a good addition to the team because he would provide superior low-post defense than John Collins.
