WARNING: Utah Jazz, Lauri Markkanen, and Keyonte George MUST ELEVATE Shooting to Contend

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🗓️ 22 July 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Utah Jazz face a pivotal question: do they have enough shooting to compete in today’s NBA, or are roster limitations setting them up for trouble? David Locke spotlights how three-point accuracy remains essential for playoff contenders, underscoring the Jazz’s current struggles to meet the 36% league average. Can Lauri Markkanen, Keyonte George, and Jaren Jackson Jr. elevate their games, or does the lack of a true knockdown shooter jeopardize their postseason hopes?

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0:00.0	The NBA is a shooting league.
0:03.9	I'm not entirely sure the Jazz have enough shooting.
0:06.8	It's next on Locked on Jazz.
0:09.8	Putum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, pow.
0:18.0	You are Locked on Jazz, your daily podcast on the Utah Jazz.
0:22.9	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:29.4	How are you?
0:30.2	I am, David Locke, the radio voice of the Utah Jazz.
0:33.2	This is Locked on Jazz.
0:35.3	This week, we continue the series on jazz issues, really NBA big picture issues
0:40.7	and how the jazz look in those on Monday.
0:44.4	We looked at the rim protection part of the NBA that's become so important.
0:49.8	Tuesday, we looked at the possession game.
0:51.8	Today, we're going to the obvious.
0:53.0	We're going to shooting.
0:54.5	We're going to break down whether or not the Utah Jazz have enough shooting.
0:57.6	And whether shooting is as important in the NBA as it's ever been.
1:01.9	What's interesting about it, thesis statement right out of the shoot is while the NBA shooting is as important as it's ever been.
1:09.3	And if you can't shoot, you can't play.
1:12.5	I will tell you actually the differentiation of one team shooting versus the other is less
1:18.2	influential to winning than it has ever been. That's because everybody can shoot. It's not a
1:23.8	unique skill anymore. Whereas the first two issues we talked about this week,
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