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When an NBA coach wants to get the most out of his team, one of the best ways to do so is to lean into the strengths of the roster, rather than implementing a rigid scheme to the roster no matter the personnel.

A couple of the things the Jazz have that gives them an advantage is size, and with that size, they also have a number of players that are very good passers. Lauri Markkanen, Jusuf Nurkic, Kevin Love and Kyle Filipowski are all good passers who are very big on the court. Walker Kessler has put in a lot of time, especially this offseason, to improve the way he sees the game in order to become a better passer.

“Bigs that can pass are a luxury because

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