Utah Jazz Free Agency: Five Potential Power Forward Targets

a successful and impressive rookie campaign</a>. One in which he took his lumps in stride and was able to elevate his game to the point that he became a major contributor for the Jazz down the stretch.</p> <p>Trey became so good, the Jazz made the executive decision to <a href=https://thejnotes.com/2016/05/26/utah-jazz-free-agency-five-potential-power-forward-targets/2/"https://thejnotes.com/2016/05/21/utah-jazz-passed-on-substantial-offer-for-trey-lyles/">keep him on the roster </a>rather than move him at the deadline for a veteran who would&#8217;ve helped the team in the short run.</p> <p>It&#8217;s safe to say that neither one of these guys are going anywhere.</p> <p>This makes <a href=https://thejnotes.com/2016/05/26/utah-jazz-free-agency-five-potential-power-forward-targets/2/"http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/booketr01.html" rel="nofollow">Trevor Booker</a> the odd man out. With the rise of Lyles, it&#8217;s looking more and more like Trevor is going to walk. While he&#8217;s become something of a blue-collar, cult hero who&nbsp;brings a tremendous amount of hustle, intensity and grit with his game, he struggled mightily all season, posting his worst offensive numbers since his rookie year.</p> <p>As much as I like Booker, the Jazz have the ability and the money to upgrade. And with plenty of depth in this year&#8217;s free agent pool, Jazz GM Dennis Lindsey has options with who he could add to the blue, green and gold next season.</p> <p>Here are five potential free agent targets at the power forward&nbsp;position.</p> <div class="next-post amp-get-next-post lg slider"><a class="location" data-track="shortcode" data-track-action="next-post-shortcode" href=https://thejnotes.com/2016/05/26/utah-jazz-free-agency-five-potential-power-forward-targets/2/"#"><span class="next amp-next-post-teaser">Next: </span><span class="amp-get-next-post">Mirza Teletovic</span></a></div><!—pageview_candidate—><hr id="pagebreak"><p><a href=https://thejnotes.com/2016/05/26/utah-jazz-free-agency-five-potential-power-forward-targets/2/"https://thejnotes.com/files/2016/05/michael-beasley-mirza-teletovic-nba-phoenix-suns-houston-rockets.jpg">Much like Nicolas Batum</a> as a small forward, <a href=https://thejnotes.com/2016/05/26/utah-jazz-free-agency-five-potential-power-forward-targets/2/"http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/anderry01.html" rel="nofollow">Ryan Anderson</a> is my dream power forward acquisition for the Jazz. He&#8217;s the&nbsp;prototypical stretch four with fantastic shooting touch. His feathery jumper stretches out to the three-point line and he can consistently knock down open shots while also playing in the pick-and-pop game.</p> <p>Anderson is a game-changer and you can bet that trying to stop him is at the top of every New Orleans Pelicans scouting report. 6-foot-10 elite shooters who can score from anywhere on the floor and crash the offensive glass don&#8217;t exactly grow on trees.</p> <p>Yes, Anderson has his deficiencies &mdash; mostly defensively &mdash;&nbsp;but pair him with the right roster and they can be hidden.</p> <p>What intrigues me most about Anderson is his versatility. What I mean by that is that he&#8217;s the type of player who could have success playing with both the starters and the bench.</p> <p>Pair Anderson with Alec Burks off the bench, and you have a tandem who could anchor a second unit with outstanding offense. Slide Derrick Favors to center and insert Anderson with the starters, and you have a deadly lineup filled with shooters, length and floor spacing.</p> <p>Moreover, with both Favors or Anderson on the court, you force teams to pick their poison: Either let Favors wreak havoc in the paint one-on-one, or double him and let Anderson reign down jumper after jumper.</p> <div class="next-post amp-get-next-post lg"><a class="location" data-track="shortcode" data-track-action="next-post-shortcode" href=https://thejnotes.com/2016/05/26/utah-jazz-free-agency-five-potential-power-forward-targets/2/"https://thejnotes.com/2016/05/25/utah-jazz-rudy-gobert-left-off-of-all-defensive-team/">Shooting Guards<br /> </a><a href=https://thejnotes.com/2016/05/26/utah-jazz-free-agency-five-potential-power-forward-targets/2/"https://thejnotes.com/2016/05/05/utah-jazz-free-agency-potential-small-forward-targets/" target="_blank">Small Forwards</a></p><!—pageview_candidate—>">