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0:00 – INTRO
3:11 – Takeaways from the past two seasons
7:14 – Will Hardy’s coaching
11:19 – Are the Jazz determined to be bad for Cooper Flagg?
18:07 – Walker Kessler’s place on the Jazz, continued development
22:44 – Year 2 expectations for Keyonte George
28:06 – Early impressions of Cody Williams and his NBA ceiling
35:35 – The long-term importance of Taylor Hendricks
41:55 – Lauri Markkanen’s future in Utah, Will he initiate more offense?
47:57 – Impressions of Isaiah Collier, Kyle Filipowski, Johnny Juzang, Brice Sensabaugh
55:52 – The plan with Collin Sexton, Jordan Clarkson and John Collins
57:46 – Where can the Jazz improve the most?
1:01:12 – Top-10 rotation
1:02:59 – Best crunch-time unit, Funky lineups we want to see
1:06:32 – How many games will the Jazz win? Are they committed to tanking?

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