2025-2026 Jazz predictions

[bkohler]

Before the season starts, we should get all of our overly hopeful bold takes out. Fill out the form below with your predictions, and we'll see who got the most right at the end of the season. These are Jazz-centric, not NBA-centric, but we might have a few NBA takes that slip in.

Jazz MVP: Ace Bailey
Jazz ROY: Ace
Jazz 6th man: Sensi
Jazz DPOY: Walker
Best Win: Beat Lakers at home in Nov.
Worst Lost: Beat Lakers at home in Nov.
Final Record: 19-63
Longest Win Streak: 2
Longest Loss Streak: 21
Number of trades: 3
Best player still on the team at the end of the year: Walker
Most disappointing player: Flip
NBA Champ: OKC
Western Finalist: OKC
Eastern Finalist: Cavs
Jazz lottery pick: #3

[TNJazz]

This could be fun!

Jazz MVP: Lauri
Jazz ROY: Ace
Jazz 6th man: Sensi
Jazz DPOY: Walker
Best Win: Largest Margin of Victory or emotional win? Largest Margin = November Sacramento Emotional = Lakers in December in OT
Worst Lost: Margin = Loss to Denver in March - Emotional - Win against Pelicans in April and lose % points in draft
Final Record: 22-58
Longest Win Streak: 3
Longest Loss Streak: 17
Number of trades: 2
Best player still on the team at the end of the year: Lauri
Most disappointing player: George
NBA Champ: OKC
Western Finalist: OKC
Eastern Finalist: Cavs
Jazz lottery pick: #4 Bc of loss to pelicans in April

[ForeverRDjazz]

Jazz MVP: Ace Bailey
Jazz ROY: Ace
Jazz 6th man: Flip
Jazz DPOY: Walker
Best Win: Beat Wolves at home in Nov 10th.
Worst Lost: OKC at home in Jan7.
Final Record: 22-60
Longest Win Streak: 2
Longest Loss Streak: 15
Number of trades: 1
Best player still on the team at the end of the year: Ace
Most disappointing player: Cody
NBA Champ: Rockets
Western Finalist: Rockets
Eastern Finalist: Pistons.
Jazz lottery pick: #3

[Inigo Montoya]

Jazz MVP: Markkanen
Jazz ROY: Ace
Jazz 6th man: The Sensei
Jazz DPOY: Kessler
Best Win: Against the Pelicans
Worst Lost: Against OKC
Final Record: 20-62
Longest Win Streak: 2
Longest Loss Streak: 10
Number of trades: 4
Best player still on the team at the end of the year: Markkanen
Most disappointing player: Cody Williams
NBA Champ: Nuggets
Western Finalist: Nuggets
Eastern Finalist: Knicks
Jazz lottery pick: 3

[red4hf]

Jazz MVP: I'm going with Keyonte, he should take a leap in his 3rd season
Jazz ROY: Ace
Jazz 6th man: Sensabaugh is going to be ballin' this year
Jazz DPOY: Kessler
Best Win: Jazz will beat OKC this year
Worst Lost: Jazz will lose both games to Charlotte
Final Record: 25-57
Longest Win Streak: 3
Longest Loss Streak: 8
Number of trades: 2
Best player still on the team at the end of the year: Ace
Most disappointing player: Cody
NBA Champ: Denver
Western Finalist: Denver
Eastern Finalist: Cavs
Jazz lottery pick: #4

[bkohler]

I didn't list Cody as my most disappointing because I don't think he can disappoint me anymore. I have zero expectations.

[babyjax13]

Jazz MVP: Kessler
Jazz ROY: Ace
Jazz 6th man: Sensabaugh
Jazz DPOY: Kessler
Best Win: one in which Ace Bailey scores 40
Worst Lost: ....winning against [insert lottery team], I'll say Portland
Final Record: 19-63
Longest Win Streak: 3
Longest Loss Streak: 10
Number of trades: 1
Best player still on the team at the end of the year: Lauri
Most disappointing player: Collier
NBA Champ: DEN
Western Finalist: DEN
Eastern Finalist: ATL
Jazz lottery pick: #5

[Crunch 99]

Barring Markkanen and Kessler immediately sitting out with injuries, the tank for a top three pick was over halfway in to the first quarter of the first game of the season. The Jazz win 7 of their first 10 games.

[Jazz Dog]

Jazz MVP: Lauri
Jazz ROY: Ace
Jazz 6th man: Sensi
Jazz DPOY: Walker
Best Win: LA in first ten games.
Worst Lost: Beating another lottery team in April.
Final Record: 23-59
Longest Win Streak: 2
Longest Loss Streak: 13
Number of trades: 2
Best player still on the team at the end of the year: Lauri
Most disappointing player: Williams
NBA Champ: OKC
Western Finalist: OKC
Eastern Finalist: Knicks
Jazz lottery pick: #4

[SkyHook]

Jazz MVP: Kessler
Jazz ROY: Ace
Jazz 6th man: Sensabaugh
Jazz DPOY: Kessler
Best Win: Game 1, baby!
Final Record: 23-58
Longest Win Streak: 3
Longest Loss Streak: 13
Number of trades: 2
Best player still on the team at the end of the year: Kessler
Most disappointing player: Ace
NBA Champ: MIN
Western Finalist: MIN
Eastern Finalist: CLE
Jazz lottery pick: #4

Yes, I think that Ace will be the best rookie and will still be the most disappointing (relative to most fan expectations).

[WinterSoldier]

Jazz MVP: Lauri
Jazz ROY: Clayton
Jazz 6th man: Hendricks
Jazz DPOY: Kessler
Best Win: Beat Lakers at home in Nov.
Worst Lost: Beat Lakers at home in Nov.
Final Record: 29-53
Longest Win Streak: 6
Longest Loss Streak: 10
Number of trades: 0
Best player still on the team at the end of the year: Lauri
Most disappointing player: Ace
NBA Champ: OKC
Western Finalist: OKC
Eastern Finalist: Cavs
Jazz lottery pick: #7

I hope I'm wrong I just have a bad feeling about this season. I don't believe Lauri will be moved and will end up much better than I'm hoping for.
I'm also 50/50 on us keeping the pick this year. I don't like being negative but the Jazz history has been a harsh reality lesson.