When watching Summer League basketball, there are certain things that you need to look for when watching the games.  Going into the Jazz game, I was focused on Gordon Hayward and his ability to work off of the basketball on both offense and defense.  This is important for Hayward because he isn’t going to be a guy with the ball in his hands creating off of the dribble, the Jazz don’t need him for that.  What I think Hayward will be doing with the Jazz is working off of screens, so if he already has a knack for that he will be ahead of the game:

On Offense

This might not look like anything, but it is pretty significant in my opinion.  Here, you have Hayward understanding his responsibilities and act on them.  Here, the Jazz point guard attacks the basket off of a cut leaving the backside open for a fastbreak.  However, Hayward recognizes this and replaces Gaines, preventing the fastbreak.

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