The Jazz have two locks to start, but the rest is wide open.

Who will start and who should start?

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Hello and welcome into Lockdown Jazz.

My name's Leaf Tulane.

I'm excited to be back with you filling in for david lock for most of

august and it's always a blast being on locked on jazz and thank you guys for making it that way

as you guys know by now i'm a lifelong jazz fan credentialed NBA draft analyst attendee of the

twenty twenty three and twenty four NBA combines jazz broadcast assistant statistician each of the past

four seasons and lover of college hoops so i'll make sure you know what you need to know about your beloved Utah Jazz. And today, I'm going to give you my opinion on who should start, what I think will happen, and much, much more. Thanks for making Lockdown Jazz your first listen each and every day. Remember, Locked on Jazz is free and available on all platforms, including YouTube at Locked on Jazz. Where the best way to help us grow is a comment anything below. Today's question is a simple one. Who do you think will start? And then who do you think will start and who do you want to start? So answer both those and I'm going to try to engage with you on those comments. And today's episode is brought to you by Game Time. So download the Game Time app, create an account, and use the code locked on NBA for $20 off your first purchase.

As I outlined above, I think I'm going to tell you what I think is the most likely opening day lineup, who I think should start.

And then lastly, I'm going to address who the wild cards are that can change things depending on their development and rate of development

for what could be the most ideal Utah Jazz lineup and what could be the most ideal in the long

run. So without further ado, let's dive right in. And as I said in that opening, there are only

two locks for who's going to start for the Utah Jazz. It's obvious. It's Walker Kessler and, of course,

Lowry Markinen. Lowery, I've been critical of plenty of times more so than many jazz pundits and fans have been. I've said he's not the star that can be the top option for the jazz, even when he was an all-star. I said, I'm dubious of second option while he's an All-Star. And many that know me

have heard me say my whole piece and my whole spiel about I was pro trade Lowry at numerous

junctions, junctures. I think that Lowry for younger pieces was a good idea a couple

seasons ago. I thought it was good in the off-season. I thought we could explore looking to trade the spurs,

even though that would give Lowry and Victor Win Binyama a potent duo. I'd been pro-trade

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