The tanking philosophy is a dangerous approach. A franchise that doesn’t believe in itself or its players to the point that they enter the season planning to lose isn’t building an ideal culture. Nevertheless, the Utah Jazz’s chance to land the No. 1 pick superseded not only winning games, but seeing whether their team was actually capable of being competitive.<\/p>\n
Utah gave their rookie and sophomore classes extended minutes. 23-year-old Walker Kessler<\/a>, 24-year-old Johnny Juzang<\/a>, 26-year-old Collin Sexton<\/a> and 27-year-old Lauri Markkanen<\/a> received large slices of the team minutes (Juzang and Sexton recently celebrated birthdays). However, Markkanen would be held out of games and Sexton would have his minutes slashed, seemingly in order for Utah to have a better chance at losing<\/p>\n This is what the Jazz’s primary focus was all season.<\/p>\n2025 NBA Offseason: Jazz Master Plan<\/h2>\n
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