Who will be our opening night starting lineup?

[SoberasHotRod]

I think most of agree that Lauri and Kessler will be in the starting lineup, pick 3 more.

The poll question only allows 10 possible responses, so if you have someone else, put them in the comments.

 

[default]

Collier, Keyonte, Taylor on opening night, but that will change by Christmas.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

This is tough. I'd say one of Collier or Key are a lock. I chose both. Then I took Anderson. Will may make Ace work for it. I wouldn't be surprised to see Collier, Brice, Kyle either. Maybe Key, Brice, Anderson makes sense too if Kyle is doing some of the running of the offense.

Flip might be a wildcard if they just go with the "start your best frontcourt players and Flip has earned that status". Maybe the SL glow up continues in camp.

I think the starters will be fluid for the first 15-20 games.

 

[NAOS_pt2]

I voted for Collier, Ace, and Flip. I'm very very prepared to be wrong about 2 or even all three. I hope Keyonte makes it impossible for him not to start based on how he shows out in training camp and preseason.

I think the starting lineup will be pretty fluid.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

I went Flip Collier and Brice. Simply put Collier will start because he finished last year a starter and think they like George as a back up scorer. Brice and Filip just looked different in summer league and think they will look different in preseason and training camp and believe they will earn it.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Collier is likely the starter until someone takes it from him. Keyonte can start at the 1 if someone else is the lead initiator, but the Jazz don’t have that player.

A sleeper to start at the 2 is Brice, since he is probably our best perimeter shooter. It depends where he is physically and defensively. I think the Jazz are going to bring Ace along fairly slowly and not overload him. If his camp lobbies hard for Ace to start, the Jazz might start Ace. Keyonte is someone who could benefit from having freedom with the 2nd unit.

Flip probably starts at the 4. Taylor is likely to be on a minutes restriction for a while. Andersen is more if a backup at this stage.

There is another scenario where Ace starts at the 3 and Lauri moves to the 4, pushing Flip to the bench.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

If Ace is really ready to go, I could see the rotation look like this:

Collier / Clayton Jr.
Keyonte / Brice / Svi / Harkless
Ace / Williams / Andersen
Lauri / Flip / Hendricks (there's a bit of a log-jam here if Hendricks can play meaningful minutes)
Walker / Nurkic

Lauri would need to take minutes at the 3 to open up more minutes for Flip at the 4. Ace could start, but his minutes might be held to 20-25.
Keyonte could play minutes at the 1, especially if Flip gets some on-ball reps.
Williams probably gets 15-20 minutes again unless his defense earns him some extra.
Brice is a real wildcard. He's a good enough scorer that he may get chances to see if he can create and involve others again, though it didn't work last year.

 

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

Collier at the point but Walter is closing fast.

Lauri at the 3 makes more sense to me.

Flip at the PF spot with Lauri sounds fun and matches the trend of playing two bigs. Hendricks spots him off the bench but that could flip by mid-season and flip could lead the bench.

Kessler at the 5. No doubt.

Its the SG spot that is in flux for me. Likely Keyonte. But do he, Lauri, and Flip play enough D? Nope. Does Brice instead? Nope. So i think coach plays Anderson and we will all grumblecakes about it but we will have a fun team.

 

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

If i was in charge...

Collier (but I think hard about Clayton but he has LOTS to learn

Bailey at the 2
Lauri at the 3
Hendricks at the 4
Kessler at the 5

3 shooters, tons of length, a drive first PG, tons of athleticism, and a lot threat/anchor. I can hold them all accountable on both ends of the court and I bring Key, Flip, and Brice off the bench for loads of offense and no defense.

 

[jazznik]

I just can't see the scenario where the Jazz do not start Ace. They invested too much in keeping him happy and he would definitely consider it to be a slight starting his NBA career in SLC, on a tanking team, and on the bench. Also, trying to sell Ace as the main draw could be the best strategy for increasing the ticket sales and keeping fans engaged.

 

[KqWIN]

What I think will happen:

Collier
Key
Ace
Lauri
Kessler

What I would choose:
Collier
Ace
Hendricks
Lauri
Kessler