Will Hardy spent a lot of time over the summer thinking about the concept of player development — what it means to coaches, what it means to players, what goes into it, what the reward system is and how much a development philosophy impacts the culture of a team.

There is difficulty in trying to get young players to understand that individual development, team development and development of winning habits are not mutually exclusive — especially when the team is actively tanking and it’s clear that the front office is not prioritizing wins.

It is not a secret that the Utah Jazz have been tanking. The Jazz brass can’t say those words, but they don’t have to. During the process, they have traded away All-Stars in favor of fringe NBA players, they have sent away role players who thrive on ot

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