https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/worst-defensive-rating-nba-player
Didn't expect this, but Collin Sexton has the highest (See worst) defensive rating in the entire NBA. Clarkson is close at #10.
https://craftednba.com/player-traits/sieve
This one has Clarkson as the #1 worst defender and Sexton as number 11. Keyonte at 21.
That makes me a little bit worried. The only good defenders we have on this team are Kessler, and to a lesser extent Hendricks and maybe Cody Williams. That is a bit scary to me.
I really hope that Collier comes in and plays great defense so he can get some minutes this year, because we clearly need as much help on defense as we can get, especially at the guard position.
If we are planning on looking for a long term 1/2 guard to put next to Keyonte, I really think we should focus on getting a lockdown defender.
If orlando doesn't resign Jalen Suggs, I think he would be a perfect back court partner for Keyonte. Another could be Cade Cunningham if he eventually asks for a trade from detroit. He has great size, can handle the ball and shoot, and can defend a little bit. He would be able to play into his defense more on the jazz with another ball handler/scorer instead of handling the entire offense.
Dyson Daniels would be interesting if we could pry him away from New Orleans. I know they would be interested in Kessler, as they need rim protection and floor spacing, and Kessler has one with the potential of adding the other.
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There is no reason the Jazz should commit to building around George as a key piece at this point
Look I know Keyonte’s defense was terrible last year, but we should be patient with a 19 year old rookie. Im obviously going to watch how does this year and hope for some improvement on that end.
And now that Dunn is gone, do we really have any other guard who would do much better defensively? Worst case scenario is our defense is so bad that we end up with a top pick lol.
Keyonte is our future. I have more hope in him than I do anyone else, including Lauri. He dropped 33 on Steph and the Warriors last year with ease. That’s pretty impressive for a rookie. This was also on a back to back game. He is the future of the franchise. I think Sexton and Clarkson are ranked that low because of our team defense, not their individual ability. They can both make up for their lack of defense with explosive offensive outbursts
Cody, Collier, Taylor and Walker all have plus defensive upside. The long-lineup of Cody-Lauri-Taylor-Kessler has plenty of defensive and offensive upside imo (but that requires Cody to hit at least a starter level)