Early in the season, there were times when Conley would miss open lobs to Gobert when they were running a pick-and-roll, or instead of dishing him the ball with a wide-open lane to the rim, Conley ...

Conley carries a $39.3 million cap hold entering free agency this summer, and the Jazz are capped out for years to come because Mitchell’s max extension kicks in next season.

Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell are named to the 2021 NBA All-Star Game, while Utah Jazz teammate Mike Conley is left out.

But Mitchell could have also been counting off the number of times he and Gobert connected on alley-oop dunks in the Utah Jazz’s 101-99 victory in a scrimmage with the Miami Heat on Friday evening.

Gobert scored 15 points, grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds and blocked four shots. When the Jazz closed the game on a 14-2 run, it was Gobert who shut off the lane with finality to Morant.

If Utah’s scrimmages here are any indication, Mitchell and Gobert are buying into that. “Both Rudy and Donovan are learning every game, every practice how to play better together,” Snyder said.

Using the NBA’s tracking data, I went back and looked at Donovan Mitchell’s pass rate to Gobert in the regular season and playoffs since the young star arrived in Utah as a rookie in 2017 to ...

Conley is obviously very good at this, and O’Neale somewhat less good but still very capable. Then it was Gobert’s turn, and he went into his bag. Folks, it was magical.

Utah Jazz's Donovan Mitchell (45) and Rudy Gobert (27) walk on the court in the second half during an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, in Salt Lake City.

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) talks with guard Donovan Mitchell, left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons Saturday, March 7, 2020, in Detroit.

The Utah Jazz are set to be one of about a half dozen (give or take) legitimate NBA title contenders in 2019-20... The Jazz's rotation should run a solid 9-10 players deep. And [Rudy Gobert ...