The Utah Jazz open the season on the road as they travel to the Moda Center in Portland to take on the division-rival Trail Blazers.
Portland was one of the surprise teams a year ago, winning 44 games and advancing to the second round of the playoffs despite having lost five of its top six players in free agency.
The key matchup for the Jazz against the Blazers is at the point guard spot where newly acquired George Hill will try to slow down one of the best guards in the league, Damian Lillard.