NBA Power Rankings: Here come the Golden State Warriors

12. team. 118. The Utah Jazz are seemingly still searching for rhythm. With additions of wise veterans in Joe Johnson and Boris Diaw, this team was once thought to have a shot at jumping into contention for home-court advantage. This is still in play for the Jazz, but they need to get things turned around quickly before it slips through their grips. With players like George Hill, Gordon Hayward, Rodney Hood, Dante Exum, Derrick Favors and Rudy Gobert making up the base of your rotation it’s more likely than not that you have a team capable of competing with the top teams in the league. While they haven’t been consistent for much of their start to the season, there have been flashes where this team looked the part of a Western Conference Finals party crasher. The Jazz will need to iron out the last of their kinks if they are hoping to advance that far in the postseason. Otherwise they could find themselves in familiar territory, battling for one of the final seeds in the playoff race.. (7-8). Previous: . Utah Jazz