Jazz most to blame for disappointing 2023-24 NBA season

The Utah Jazz are a franchise on the rise. With an All-Star already on their roster in Lauri Markkanen and a young core of players who have shown flashes of brilliance around him, such as Keyonte George, Taylor Hendricks, and Walker Kessler, it's clear that things are trending upward for the Jazz, even as they labored through a tough 2023-24 campaign that saw them finish with a 31-51 record and miss the playoffs entirely. Jordan Clarkson was a big reason why Utah was more competent than expected during the 2022-23 campaign. After spending the majority of his career as a microwave scorer off the bench, he was thrust into the Jazz's starting lineup last year.