Sad News: Just Now, Jazz Nation GM Justin Zanik was involved in a car crash today….
The Utah Jazz entered the NBA’s Las Vegas Summer League as the favorite to win it all, but they’ve been extremely disappointing over their first two games.
Utah barely beat the Dallas Mavericks (it won by one) before it lost by 12 to the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. Walker Kessler and Keyonte George have not played in Vegas, which certainly limits the Jazz’s ceiling, yet they’re just 2.5-point dogs to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. Toronto is 2-0 so far in Las Vegas, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets
. While neither of those teams is stacked with young talent, the Raptors aren’t either. Former first-round picks Gradey Dick and Ochai Agbaji are the two highest profile players on the Toronto roster, but only three players were in double figures in the 84-81 win over Denver.
Can the Raptors improve to 3-0? Or, will Utah finally show why oddsmakers were so high on it entering Vegas? Let’s break down the odds, key players to watch and my best bet for Wednesday’s matchup.
