Projected starting lineup for the Jazz's NBA preseason game against New Zealand

The Utah Jazz will make their preseason debut tomorrow against the New Zealand Breakers. Even though the Jazz probably won't be a playoff team, there's a lot of mystery surrounding who they want to start.

That’s what made their training camp so interesting. There really are a few spots in their rotation that are completely up for grabs, and the Jazz could go in as many directions as they use their roster.

This starts with the starting grid. While you rightly can't find out too much about who the Jazz will start in a game that doesn't count, it could give a good indication of who is really competing for one of their spots in the starting lineup.

George is coming off a promising, if ineffective, rookie season. Now that he's established himself among Utah's most promising young players, he's primed for a larger role with the Jazz. For this reason, one can expect George to get the nod as the starting point guard, and it wouldn't surprise anyone if he never loses that spot until serious growing pains occur.

He has proven to be a promising goalscorer who now faces the challenge of continuing to improve on that front and improving his style of play. To establish himself as one of the Jazz's future cornerstones, he will need to prove himself as a valuable guard in multiple areas.

Sexton has had a very successful season with the Jazz, so it would be absurd for them not to give him the nod to start at shooting guard. Sexton is one of the best scorers in the Jazz who can complement his players quite well. Unlike George, the Jazz know what they will get from Sexton in year three.

The question will be whether the Jazz view him as a long-term piece or if he's another piece to hold off as a contender at the deadline. Sexton is arguably underpaid for what he does, just as he is arguably better off elsewhere, but regardless of how they view him, the Jazz are in a good situation with him.

Of all the players selected here, Williams is clearly the most controversial, as it's a tall order for a rookie to call him the starting small forward, even if he was selected No. 10 overall.

However, it's really not clear who will start at small forward for the Jazz, and if Williams' body is strong enough to be NBA-ready, as he has indicated, the best way to further his development in particular is to see this You, how he deals with the best of the best. Granted, New Zealand isn't the best way to measure it, but for him it's a good way to start small.

Yes, it probably doesn't need much explanation here as it's pretty self-explanatory. However, don't be surprised if Markkanen doesn't play much compared to the others.

Aside from perhaps Sexton, Markkanen is the only projected starter mentioned here who has nothing to prove in the preseason.

Kessler is in the opposite boat to Markkanen in that he still has a lot to prove. Since the Jazz will focus primarily on developing their young players, Kessler might be the one young player everyone will pay the most attention to.

There's no telling whether Kessler will play like the top rookie who put the NBA on the map with his elite skills as a rim protector or whether he'll be the lagging sophomore who struggled a bit last season had. Chances are he's probably somewhere in the middle, but still. Kessler has a challenge on his shoulder heading into this season and his potential redemption spree begins with him proving himself in the preseason.