3 ways new point guard group will benefit Utah Jazz

1. Providing the Jazz with consistent scoring threats

The biggest issue the Jazz have had to deal with when it comes to the point guard position over the last few years has been having a consistent scoring threat at the 1-spot.

Over the past few seasons, Ricky Rubio has served as the team’s starting point guard and his history of being inconsistent on the offensive end was one of the flaws that reared its ugly head in Utah’s offense time and time again.

Rubio somewhat improved offensively over the last handful of seasons, but he managed to only shoot just 40.4 percent from the field during the 2018-19 regular season.

On occasion, we did see some solid performances out of Rubio on the offensive side of the ball, which in return gave the Jazz another threat alongside Donovan Mitchell — an aspect that was extremely helpful for the offense.

Mike Conley and Emmanuel Mudiay, on the other hand, have had fewer issues when it comes to offensive production and their abilities to be a threat scoring the ball.

Conley, who averaged a career-best 21.1 points in 2018-19, shot 43.8 percent from the field, 36.4 percent from 3 and 84.5 percent from the free throw line. His overall effective field goal percentage came in at 50.7 percent.

Outside of averaging nearly nine more points than Rubio a year ago, Conley also held an offensive rating of 117, compared to Rubio’s 105. Conley will, of course, have a different role in Utah than he did in Memphis, but the Jazz are hoping for similar production on offense.

Mudiay, who averaged 14.8 points per game during the regular season last year, finished shooting 44.6 percent from the field, 32.9 percent from 3 and 77.4 percent from the foul line.

Conley and Mudiay will be able to take the Jazz’s offense to new heights in 2019-20, an aspect that will be extremely valuable throughout the year.