Just 20 days ago, the Utah Jazz traded young center in our current power rankings. But, lately the youthful Jazz have shown signs of a promising future.

What does that mean going forward?

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Without the recently departed Kanter, the Jazz have been nothing short of outstanding. In the 10 games since the trade, Utah is 8-2 overall -- tied for the second-best record in the league in that span. But, there is some good news and some bad news hidden in that record.

The bad news is that, despite their 8-2 record, the Jazz have a 0% chance to make the playoffs and their two losses came to the likes of the Lakers and Celtics -- two teams below them in our power rankings. In fact, in a home game against the Lakers, the Jazz gave up 100 points, which is the most they've given up in their last 10 games.

So what's the good news? Everything else.

In a six-game span, the Jazz bested the Trail Blazers, Spurs, Bucks, and Memphis -- four surefire playoff teams. The highlight of those four wins was a 93-82 win at Memphis, during which nERD of at least 5.8 and are among the top 26 players, according to our rankings. nERD is our way of measuring a player's on-court impact. A player whose nERD is 5.8 means that a roster full of average team could expect to win 5.8 games above .500 on the season if that player was a starter.

With a trio of efficient players and a solid defense in place, the Jazz have a foundation of talent on which to build their future, and it's starting to show. Now all we can do, as NBA fans, is look on and hope that the Jazz reach their full potential.

In the meantime, sit back and enjoy plays like this.