3 Free Agents the Jazz Should Sign to Help Defensive Struggles

The Utah Jazz could use some reinforcements on the defensive side of the ball.

Jared Koch | May 26, 2024

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Heading into next NBA season, the Utah Jazz have work to do on defense.

En route to the Jazz's most recent 31-51 regular season finish, Utah suffered from a greal deal of turbulence when it came to making stops. They landed as the worst-ranked defensive team the league had to offer(120.4 defensive rating), with many of their losses coming from ugly blowouts and scoring barrages from the other side.

Without undergoing a few strides forward on that end of the floor next season, it's hard to see this squad make the necessary improvements to be a serious threat in the West. As we all know, defense wins championships, and the Jazz aren't getting it done there quite yet.

Thankfully, the Jazz will have their pick at a few free agents on the market to help the cause. We still stand a couple of months away until the market officially opens, but Utah can keep their eye on a few as we approach a crucial time in this rebuild process.

With that, here are three players the Jazz could look into within free agency to help their defensive woes for the 2024-25 season:

Published May 26, 2024

JARED KOCH

Jared Koch is the Associate Editor of The Frozen Rope — SI.com's team website covering the Utah Jazz. He's covered the NBA and NFL for the past two years, also being the Managing Editor of Inside The Kings — SI.com's team website covering the Sacramento Kings.