The Utah Jazz are set to reawaken next season from a four-year rebuild process that led to the team taking a step back, reworking their roster with brand-new stars and young pieces, and now head into the 2026-27 campaign with a real chance to make some noise in the Western Conference. And now as the Jazz are reloaded and prepared for a much-different looking turnout next season, Utah's owner, Ryan Smith , is already highly confident in what he's got in his group for the future ahead. In fact, Smith believes his group has the tools for a championship ceiling, according to a recent interview from The Pat McAfee Show . "I believe we're gonna win a championship here in Utah," Smith said. "I look at Keyonte [George] and Lauri [Markkanen] and Ace Bailey, and Jaren Jackson, Jr. and Walker Kessler, and all of our picks going forward. Like, there's no 'woe is me' here at all. Like, we're gonna go do it." "I mean, I got Danny Ainge, Will Hardy, Austin Ainge. Like, I feel like we've got the best group that I've seen.…