"I can go get coffee. I can maybe make a shot. I could talk to somebody. I can watch your dog. I just want to be a part of the program." Blake Hinson, who had 14 points and 6 rebounds off the Utah Jazz bench, said he feels comfortable with the group.
Keyonte George and Isaiah Collier "both know they have a ton of responsibility to create offense for our group," Utah Jazz coach Will Hardy said. Collier pressures defenses in transition and one-on-one; George uses movement away from the ball to get open on cuts to the basket.
Utah Jazz coach Will Hardy called the Jaren Jackson Jr.–Lauri Markkanen frontcourt a matchup problem because of their physicality, but warned it won't always look smooth: "It's going to be a work in progress... There will be games where it can feel a little bit clunky."