One practice down, and the Utah Jazz are already getting in some friendly banter.

The Jazz opened training camp Tuesday, giving coach Will Hardy his first real look at a roster with plenty of new faces.

“I thought it was a really good practice,” Hardy said. “There is always a lot of anxious energy in the first practice. … It was good to get the guys through that.”

There was more than anxious energy, though.

There was competition. There was communication. And those two combined for some trash talk.

“There was the right amount of banter and trash talk, and it never crossed the line and became an issue,” Hardy said. “Sometimes when groups are new, there’s this brother-in-law that is played where nobody wants to ruin the family dinner. I think they went at each other and it was with respect, but they pushed each other.”

It feels like that memorable metaphor may have a story behind it, but regardless, Hardy’s point was clear: All the talking was a good sign for a team filled with new faces.

From No. 2 overall pick Darryn Peterson to trade acquisition Josh Green and others, it was the first time multiple players wore a Jazz uniform in a real practice environment.

And then there was Jaren Jackson Jr.

The former All-Star and Defensive Player of the Year was traded from Memphis last season but played only three games for the Jazz due to a knee injury that required surgery.

Tuesday was another step toward seeing what he can look like alongside Lauri Markkanen and Keyonte George.

So far, so good.

In fact, maybe a little too good.

“Jaren is a good basketball player, with a lot to work with,” Hardy said. “I think there’s a lot of optionality there, and I really do think a big part of this process is going to be that I’m going to temper my own excitement.

“I am going to need to keep myself from going, ‘We can do this and this and this and this. And, ooh, what if we did this?’ Because for us to build good habits, we’ve got to do some things over and over again.”

So Hardy will have to resist the temptation to get too excited about all the possibilities his star trio presents.

But all in all, he was encouraged by what he saw — and heard — Tuesday.

The pro-trash-talk sentiment goes hand in hand with Hardy’s emphasis on personal relationships.

After all, the Jazz know adversity will come at some point this season. A little trash talk can help forge the bonds they’ll need to overcome that down the road.

Just ask Markkanen.

“Everyone is excited, first day of practice,” he said. “A little trash-talking going into it, but that’s how it is supposed to be. Competitive edge and really, I think everybody was just ready to get out of the gate and kind of get after it.”

So who were the most memorable trash talkers?

“Zay (Isaiah Collier) has always been a trash talker in practice, but out of the new guys, I think Jaxson Hayes kind of caught my eye a little bit,” Markkanen said. “It was good.”