Haliburton on His Return, Preseason Thoughts, and Most Intriguing Players!

DuncanAnd I think starting the preseason against the Denver Nuggets of all teams will probably accentuate some of the problems that they're going to have on that front, both in terms of how they can match up physically and from a size perspective, how well they can end possessions. And if you can just out, I have even bigger questions about the rebounding for Utah.

DuncanBut offensively, at the very least, they're going to put points on the board.

LoweYou nailed it with Nurk. Look, if he misses four weeks, which is his reevaluation timetable, tack on another week just because that's how it usually goes. It's like 12 games because we're still well into the preseason.

LoweIt's not the end of the world. Like, we always overreact to these short -term injuries. Teams just find ways to win random games that maybe it looks like a bad matchup on paper. The Jazz have a lot of talent. I'm with you. I think offensively this team is going to be really good.

LoweDefensively, you lose his size. You lose his rebounding.

Loweand all of that for a team that doesn't have a great defensive infrastructure other than Triple J.

LoweAnd like everyone else, I'm curious to see who is actually guarding the elite ball handlers on the other teams, because Darren Peterson's not ready. Keontae George isn't ready. And this gives them an opportunity, I think, to experiment with, hey, how does it look if we either start a smaller lineup, like maybe Ace Bailey slides into the starting five, maybe Josh Akogi slides into the starting five instead of just replacing Nurk with Jackson Hayes or whatever.