The Utah Jazz enter their true offseason, with the roster set before training camp starts on October 1st. But before the season starts, three Jazz players, Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert, and Joe Ingles will all take part in the FIBA Basketball tournament in China, starting August 31st, and wrapping up September 15th, just two weeks before camp is set to open.
While Gobert and Ingles are locks to make their roster, there is a slight chance Mitchell could get passed over.
Here’s the team USA roster:
Kemba Walker
Jaylen Brown
Donovan Mitchell
Mason Plumlee
Julius Randle
Marcus Smart
Thaddeus Young
Harrison Barnes
Kyle Kuzma
Brook Lopez
Kyle Lowry
Khris Middleton
Jayson Tatum
P.J. Tucker
Myles Turner
Bam Adebayo
My best guess for the starting lineup would be as follows:
PG: Kemba Walker
SG: Donovan Mitchell
SF: Khris Middleton
PF: Harrison Barnes
C: Brook Lopez
On Tuesday night’s Salt City Hoops Show, Salt Lake Tribune beat writer Andy Larsen joined me to breakdown who we think wins those jobs.
