That’s a great question. The debate is can they win enough to keep the 1 seed and still rest him or does it benefit the team to get him back in during the regular season before the playoffs begin? I say rest him and Connelly for the playoffs.
He (they, including Connelly) might also be rusty in his first few games if he waits ’til the playoffs, though the Jazz should get a relatively easy match-up in the first round.