Tony Jones, one of the Tribune’s Utah Jazz beat reporters, will answer questions submitted on Twitter each week in his Jazz mailbag. Here are this week’s questions and answers.

Is Rudy Gobert a top 10 player? #tonytalks — Colton (@DonOfAMitch) March 19, 2018

To me, he without question is a top-10 overall player. If Rudy Gobert’s current defensive impact were an offensive impact, we’d be calling him James Harden or Stephen Curry. That’s how impactful he’s been defensively. Gobert’s been the best defender in the league this season by a wide margin. And he’s been a key cog offensively, which is what people haven’t realized or don’t want to realize. When you combine what he does for the Utah offense and how he’s impacted the Jazz’s current winning streak, the question should be more how is he NOT a top-10 player?

OKC has been a bad matchup for the Jazz over the past few seasons. If they lock up the 4th seed, and Jazz are in 5th near the end of the season, should the Jazz consider strategically losing one or two of their last games to get matched up with Portland instead? #TonyTalks — bebop (@bebopxz) March 20, 2018

You may find yourself in the lottery if you strategically lose two games in this Western Conference playoff race. There’s no margin for error. The Jazz have to win every game they possibly can. And if that means matching up against OKC in the first round, then so be it.

#Tonytalks is Gobert a top ten player? Jkjk. If the jazz made just one move this off season, which position should be its target? — Bryant (@bryanth2o) March 20, 2018

It depends. If they lose Derrick Favors, then maybe they go after another power forward. I think their one obvious need right now is a bench scorer.

#TonyTalks Is the signing of David Stockton simply a stop gap for Raul Neto's injury? Does he have any realistic chance of making the roster long term? — Fr. Stephen Tilley (@FrTilley) March 19, 2018

He’s more a stopgap. He’s a great story and a good player, but barring something unforeseen, I don’t see him sticking around for the remainder of the season.

#TonyTalks How close is this locker room vs last year’s? I remember when Ricky was struggling, Donovan hated (dismissed) that talk. Also, is Jingles the defacto leader/captain? — iPrinceJester (@iPrinceJester) March 19, 2018

The Jazz locker room always has been close. The good thing is there are a bunch of strong personalities in the locker room, but none of them step on each other’s toes. There are a lot of leaders. The one who probably makes the biggest impact is Thabo Sefolosha. He’s been tremendous in that regard, and it’s one of the reasons the Jazz are very interested in bringing him back next season.

This years ROY race aside, would you rather build your franchise for the next three-six years with Donavan or Simmons? #tonytalks — Chad Nielson (@LordChadeous) March 19, 2018

I think both are franchise-changing talents. I also don’t think there’s a clear answer. It’s more how you have constructed your roster around the two. Ben Simmons is an all-around guy who does everything at a high level. Donovan Mitchell is an elite offensive weapon who is also a very good defender and an elite competitor. Do you want someone who can average 30? Or do you want someone who is a triple-double threat every night? It’s all about how you construct your roster around them. I don’t think there’s currently an answer. I do know both are terrific talents who have the ability to be ambassadors for the NBA for years to come.

#TonyTalks How are you able to keep your objectivity when reporting for the Jazz when they are playing his good, and this fun to Watch? Especially when you’ve been in Utah this long? — Donovan Mitchell better than MJ (@colton_foy) March 19, 2018

Objectivity has been drummed into my journalistic fiber from my very first day of J-school. I love covering the Jazz, I really like the guys in the locker room and I love working with the coaching staff and front office. When they are good, I can find good stories. When they aren’t so good, I can do the same. I root for the stories.

#TonyTalks We've talked about the Jazz players and some other year end awards. How about Joe Ingles and MIP? Joe went from a quality 6th man to the best 3pt shooter in the league AND developed a pick and roll ball fake that embarrasses world class defenders. Any chance? — Jake Sperling (@Jake_Sperling) March 19, 2018