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Now that Lady Luck left the Jazz on Tuesday where she always leaves them — right where they left themselves with their play — in the draft lottery, firm at the No. 12 spot, Dennis Lindsey has decisions to make about what to do with that pick.

It's not as though the man of metrics, analytics and numbers hadn't already planned for this reality. It was precisely, he said, what percentages and reason caused him to expect, by way of what he called "a sober assessment" of the odds. As it turned out, the entire lottery, from the Bulls at 14 straight through to the 76ers at No. 1, followed the numbers with exactness.

During the lottery pulls before the first Cavs-Raptors Eastern Conference finals game, it was Jazz president Steve Starks who sat on the set, waited and accepted what Lady Luck gave him, fully knowing, just like Lindsey, that the chances for any favorable dramatics were mathematically slim, knowing that the Lady, for whatever reason, has no real use for benefiting the Jazz, at least not judging by the lack of good fortune in the past and now in the present.

Maybe the Jazz need some kind of shakeup that will gain the favor of the fates, something beyond the lucky purple tie Starks wore here. Maybe they need something more serious — say, a chosen shaman to take the curse off, a curse that has descended upon them every time they're in the lottery, putting themselves in the position of always hoping for more luck next time.

Even better, the Jazz could tell LL to take a flying leap by not relying on her at all. Starks said that was the plan moving forward, simply qualifying for the playoffs from here on out.

Starks reacted the same stoic way all the former Jazz reps have when the team's name was called so predictably: "We kind of expected it."

Why wouldn't they? In a calculation done prior to Tuesday by someone with a computer for a brain, the Jazz were judged to have had the sixth-worst luck of all 30 NBA teams when it comes to the draft lottery. But at least they didn't fall back.

"We assumed that we were picking at 12 all along," Lindsey said. "That's what the odds told us. No big surprise. Not disappointed in the least. We're excited. … There are quite a few good players. … There's guards, there's wings, there's bigs, there's prospects who can help us now."

Or — ugh — help them later.

Utah needs depth all around, but what it really needs is an additional athletic wing who can shoot and score, a two-way player who can add fire power and defense, boosting what under so many injuries last season sagged in the face of adversity.

Lindsey said the Jazz could go for a more finished, limited player who can make an immediate contribution or identify someone with a high ceiling, with what he called an "anticipation pick," and patiently develop him into what he's projected to become in a few seasons.

The problem with that is the Jazz still need a bona fide star, but they also can't wait much longer, the club already having been absent from the postseason for too long. The 2016-17 season may be one of the most important in franchise history, the fans having been patient in the past, but ready now to see a pay-off.

In that vein, Lindsey also rolled out the anything-is-possible scenario in which the Jazz could go for a "dynamic" outcome. He also said they might settle for a "fundamental" one. Specific to what to do with the 12th pick, he swung the door completely open, saying: "We'll be active looking to trade up, to trade back, or to trade out."

That about covers it. Lindsey added: "We don't have a crystal ball that tells how this is going to all play out."

He does have a mountain of research to plow through from his staff, compliments of lieutenants such as Walt Perrin, who have compiled books on all the prospective players, college and international, that include their strengths and weaknesses, their skills and handicaps, their mental and physical/medical assessments, and — who knows? — probably what television shows they like, what foods they prefer and the hours they keep.

It's that exhaustive.

If everything stands pat, Lindsey said he's hopeful the Jazz will come away with a pick at 12 that is the equal of last year's selection, Trey Lyles. If they trade the pick, and he knows as much, it had best lead to a quick boost in results in the season immediately ahead.

GORDON MONSON hosts "The Big Show" with Spence Checketts weekdays from 3-7 p.m. on 97.5 FM and 1280 AM The Zone. Twitter: @GordonMonson.