Jazz can still make the playoffs without the injured Dante Exum

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ESPN's Brian Windhorst discusses how Utah PG Dante Exum's injury will impact the Jazz.

The Utah Jazz have confirmed the diagnosis we'd been fearing since point guard Dante Exum left an exhibition game for the Australian national team with a non-contact injury to his left knee. Exum has a torn ACL, an injury that likely will end his 2015-16 season before it could even begin.


Obviously, a serious injury is a setback for Exum, who turned 20 just last month. But its impact on Utah's chances of returning to the playoffs after a three-year absence is less clear. Even without the 2014 top-five pick, the Jazz may still be able to build on the momentum they found in the second half of last season.

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