New Utah Jazz head coach Will Hardy, flanked by Jazz proprietor Ryan Smith, left, and Jazz CEO Danny Ainge, proper, speaks throughout a press convention held to introduce him at Vivint Area in Salt Lake Metropolis on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Kristin Murphy, Deseret Information
The Utah Jazz aren’t anticipated to increase their playoff streak to seven straight years, not after kicking off a rebuild that’s highlighted so far by the commerce of Rudy Gobert.
With rumors and stories surrounding Donovan Mitchell and a attainable commerce, many are predicting the fast outlook for Utah — significantly within the 2022-23 season — could possibly be fairly bleak, with CEO Danny Ainge charged with rebuilding the franchise right into a contender.
It’s little shock, then, that any projections for subsequent season — exterior of draft order — look tough for the Jazz beneath new head coach Will Hardy.
ESPN’s projected win totals for Western Convention groups, launched Tuesday, displays that outlook for Utah.
The Worldwide Chief predicts that the Jazz will go 26-56 throughout the 2022-23 season and end as one of many backside 5 groups within the Western Convention.
That will be Utah’s worst season since 2013-14, when the Jazz went 25-57 in Tyrone Corbin’s remaining season as head coach.
The Jazz have gained 30 or fewer video games solely six occasions since shifting to Utah in 1979, and 4 of these seasons got here within the franchise’s first 4 within the Beehive State.
Utah additionally went 26-56 within the 2004-05 season.
What win totals is ESPN predicting for Western Convention groups in 2022-23?
The opposite groups ESPN projected will end on the backside of the Western Convention embrace the Sacramento Kings (34-48), Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder (25-57), San Antonio Spurs (24-58) and Houston Rockets (24-58).
Groups that ESPN predicted among the many Western Convention contenders embrace the Phoenix Suns (56-26), Golden State Warriors (55-27), Denver Nuggets (53-29), Memphis Grizzlies (51-31), Los Angeles Clippers (50-32) and Dallas Mavericks (49-33).
The Western Convention groups that ESPN predicts might be in play-in match territory embrace the Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33), New Orleans Pelicans (43-39), Los Angeles Lakers (42-40) and Portland Path Blazers (35-47).
How lengthy did it take for Utah to grow to be a playoff crew the final two occasions the Jazz gained fewer than 30 video games?
Two years after that 2004-05 season, Utah went 51-31 and — behind Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer — made a stunning run to the convention finals throughout the 2006-07 season.
That began a stretch the place the Jazz made the playoffs 5 of the subsequent six seasons.
Following that 2013-14 marketing campaign, it took Utah three years earlier than it was postseason sure. The Jazz went 51-31 within the 2016-17 season and superior to the convention semifinals.
That began Utah’s present streak of six straight playoff appearances.