The Utah Jazz were eliminated in the first round by the Dallas Mavericks, and many people have suggested that they need to make changes to their roster to succeed. Things clearly did not go great for them this season, as they finished as the 5th seed, as compared to the 1st seed during the 2020-21 season.
In a recent interview, Jazz part-owner Dwyane Wade was asked about what “went wrong” for the Utah Jazz in their pursuit of a championship. Dwyane Wade retorted by saying that he didn’t want to say that things went wrong, and pointed out that the team is still “trying to learn how to win in this league” at the highest level. Pierce Simpson of Complex relayed the news.
I don’t want to say something went ‘wrong’. I think that teams with All-Stars and good players, everyone comes in with the idea that ‘they have to win a championship, they have to win a championship’; and that’s one of the most unrealistic goals: for everyone to win a championship.
It’s not everyone’s time, at all times.
This is a team that’s still trying to learn how to win together. Still trying to learn how to win in this league. It’s very hard to win in this league. It just doesn’t happen because you’re a great player, or a great young player, or having multiple players who are great. It’s nothing different than this team learning how to win.
It remains to be seen where the Utah Jazz end up going from here. There’s no doubt that it would be great if they were to add a piece and potentially compete for a championship, but some of their key players such as Rudy Gobert have been linked with trades.
Hopefully, we see the Utah Jazz find a way to improve ahead of next season. There’s no doubt that they could still be a good team with a few changes, and we’ll see what actions the front office takes for the team to get better and start competing for a championship.
