SALT LAKE CITY – If you’re a Utah Jazz fan who feels conflicted after each win this season, you’re not alone.

The Jazz have already won four of their first 11 games—an impressive start compared to last season, when they held the NBA’s worst record nearly wire-to-wire. Despite 71 games still remaining, plenty of fans are already checking the standings to see where the Jazz sit in the lottery odds.

I hate to break it to you, but the Jazz aren’t the NBA’s worst team anymore, and that’s alright.

Is it okay that the Utah Jazz aren’t tanking?

At 4-7, the Jazz have already matched last season’s win total through December 5, when they sat alone at the bottom of the Western Conference standings at 4-17. While they could still drop their next 10 games and mirror last year’s start, they’re more l

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