One prediction for every NBA team at the NBA Trade Deadline

Utah Jazz – Hold

The biggest story of the season so far is the fact that the Utah Jazz currently hold the best record in the league and they have been elite on both sides of the ball. They have five players shooting over 40.0 percent from distance on at least 4.0 attempts per game. Rudy Gobert is in the conversation for Defensive Player of the Year. Everything is coming up Utah.

The Jazz do not have to make a trade ultimately they should not. The chemistry took a while to get going last year and was the reason they underperformed their preseason expectations. That is no longer the case. Before his injury Mike Conley looked like the player who shined in Memphis. Jordan Clarkson is the no-brainer Sixth Man of the Year.  The first of two predictions for the Jazz is that this will be their roster going forward.

The other prediction is that the Jazz will make it to the Conference Finals. This is not a blip on the radar. They are elite at 3-point shooting. They are the only team in the league in the top five of offensive and defensive efficiency. They have had multiple seasons together to build the continuity necessary to get over the hump. This is their year.