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Nba western conference standings5/16/2023 ![]() The veteran center has a one-year, $2.6 million player option to return to Utah, or could opt out of his deal hoping to find a more lucrative deal elsewhere.Īfter barely seeing the floor with the Lakers to open the season, Jones may prefer to pick up his player option with the Jazz, opting for the safety of a guaranteed deal over the uncertainty of free agency. While Dunn’s future is uncertain, Jones can choose to stay with the Jazz next season or test the open market this summer. With a long history of injuries and lukewarm interest around the league before signing with the Jazz, the two sides might be motivated to strike a multi-year deal that brings the veteran guard back to Utah next season. Kris Dunn with the highlight euro step! □ #TakeNote The team could also choose to offer Dunn a multi-year deal, hoping to keep the guard off the free-agent market this summer. “I was happy for him tonight.”ĭunn’s 10-day contract is set to expire early next week, and if the Jazz want to keep him, they’ll have to sign him through the end of the season. “I watch him shoot all the time at practice and he makes a bunch of them so he’s got confidence in it and it’s something that he’s worked on,” Hardy said. The newest Jazz big man also stepped out and flashed his range by knocking down a corner three late in the third quarter. “He gives us a different look defensively, he gives us some real switchability.”Īt several points throughout the game, Jones showed an ability to switch onto the smaller Doncic and bother the superstar guard with his quick feet and length. “Damian is very active,” Will Hardy said of the Jazz backup center. Jones meanwhile scored seven points and recorded six rebounds in 24 minutes, flashing his upper-echelon athleticism and strong motor. Perfect timing, knows Luka doesn't know where he is, and just takes it away from him. He also provided strong defense against both Doncic and Irving, finishing the game as the only Jazz reserve with a positive plus-minus. Dunn And Jones Add Solid Depthĭue to injuries in the Jazz starting lineup, both Kris Dunn and Damian Jones got extended minutes against the Mavericks, and neither player wasted the opportunity.ĭunn extended his six-game streak of double-digit scoring with the Jazz finishing with 11 points, eight rebounds, and five assists in 24 minutes off the bench. With the loss, the Jazz are now projected by FiveThirtyEight to finish the season with a record of 37-45, tied with the Thunder and the Chicago Bulls for seventh-worst in the NBA. If those standings were to hold throughout the rest of the season, the Jazz would enter the lottery with a 26.2 percent chance of earning a top-four draft pick in June. ![]() The Jazz also dropped behind the idle Washington Wizards in the East who sat at 31-34 entering Tuesday night, falling to the eighth-worst record in the NBA overall. It’s hard to envision a scenario, given how tight the standings are right now, where at least some West races for seeding don’t go down to the final day.Following the loss, the Jazz slipped behind the Thunder, the Lakers, the Portland Trail Blazers, and the New Orleans Pelicans in the conference. Only four and a half games separated the Clippers from the 13th-place Portland Trail Blazers. Put another way, two and a half games separated the fifth-place Clippers from the 12th-place Pelicans. Then came the most jumbled part of the mess - Utah was ninth, Oklahoma City was 10th, the Los Angeles Lakers were 11th and New Orleans was 12th - with all four clubs starting the day 33-35. Entering Monday, it was the Los Angeles Clippers fifth, defending champion Golden State sixth, Minnesota seventh, Dallas eighth. The shinier records are at the top of the Eastern Conference, which is on pace to finish with three of the best four records this season - something that hasn’t happened since 2008-09. The West has, more often than not in recent years, been the power-broker side of the NBA. Grizzlies given controversial Ja Morant advice from NBA legend after gun video.NBA star Ja Morant will not face charges after he was seen flashing gun in video.Jake Paul explains Floyd Mayweather run-in outside Miami Heat game.
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