Coming back for a 3rd consecutive year is #JazzRank, where we vote on the Utah Jazz roster to decide who the most valuable player is. This has brought some interesting results in the past, like the criminal underrating of Royce O’Neale and the unfortunate over-ranking of an aging Joe Johnson.
I’ll start with some caveats. Value is subjective. Is winning the most important to value? Is talent the most significant? How much do you weigh in a player’s age and role on the team moving forward? What about a player’s contract vs. his production?
You’ll have to answer those for yourself. I’ve swayed away from defining value for the purposes of this vote, because I hope to get an overall average when the list is complete.
Feel free to leave comments on each article justifying your vote or your disagreement with the results. This annual Jazzercise is a great way to get ready for a new season!
Here are the results so far:
18. Stanton Kidd
17. William Howard
16. Justin Wright-Foreman
15. Jarrell Brantley
14. Nigel Williams-Goss
13. Miye Oni
12. Tony Bradley
11. Emmanuel Mudiay
10. Dante Exum
9. Georges Niang
8. Ed Davis
7. Jeff Green
6. Royce O’Neale
5. Joe Ingles
4. Mike Conley
3. Bojan Bogdanovic
1. Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell