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The Utah Jazz found themselves with a .500 record on Sunday, January 21 with the trade deadline just over two weeks away. Team CEO Danny Ainge’s Jazz have gotten great effort and interesting results out of its young roster this season with both eyes focused firmly on the future. Recently, Jazz Coach Will Hardy shared […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been involved in trade rumors throughout most of the season. It’s possible the franchise makes a move before the deadline, but a big deal may not be in the works. Zach LaVine would be a great option for LA, but there are two key players the franchise may trade for […]

Sparked by a huge fourth quarter run, the Utah Jazz overcame the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday, 130-118. One player from the Jazz who made significant contributions was Collin Sexton. The fiery guard, also known by the nickname of “Young Bull,” contributed 20 points on an efficient 9-of-10 from the field. He also added six […]

Who else has a tradition of staying up late on Thanksgiving to go shopping and make sure they get all the Black Friday doorbuster deals? This time of the year is great not only because of all the holiday cheer and shopping, but because of the way the NBA operates pertaining to trades. Right now, […]

The 2023-24 NBA season is rapidly approaching which means trade rumor season is heating back up, and Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton is one of those players whose name you could hear in all sorts of trade rumors soon. “Utah is a team with cap flexibility and the means to make all parties in a […]

The Utah Jazz should have been full-time sellers last season, especially after they traded their All-Star tandem of Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell during the 2022 offseason. But a lucky stretch of games that saw them start 10-3 in the regular season masked what they should have been doing — tanking for more ping-pong balls […]

The Utah Jazz will enter the 2023-24 NBA season feeling optimistic. The franchise is coming off a surprising season in which it nearly earned a playoff spot despite trading away cornerstones Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. Forward Lauri Markkanen earned the NBA’s Most Improved Player Award while averaging 25.6 points per game. Meanwhile, Jordan Clarkson […]

The Utah Jazz have to enter the 2023-24 NBA season feeling pretty good about themselves. The franchise is coming off a surprising season in which it nearly earned a playoff spot despite trading away cornerstones Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. Lauri Markkanen earned the NBA’s Most Improved Player Award while averaging 25.6 points per game, […]

Many tabbed them to finish with the worst record in the league this past season, but the Utah Jazz ended up being one of the biggest surprises in the NBA, coming up just short of reaching the Play-In Tournament in the Western Conference. A team with no clear-cut star entering the year after trading away […]

If you believe the rumors, Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton has been offered up in multiple trade scenarios this offseason, first in the Jazz’s effort to move up in the 2023 NBA Draft and then in conversations with the Milwaukee Bucks. It’s the latter hypothetical that deserves the most attention though. Not because the draft […]

Fresh off their first-round playoff exit, the Milwaukee Bucks are hungry to get back to the NBA Finals and compete for another championship. While they have gotten rid of a lot of their draft picks in trades lately, their Summer League team this year had a few intriguing options show out. The biggest name on […]

As the Utah Jazz continue to tinker with their roster, 24-year-old guard Collin Sexton has found himself headlining multiple trade rumors just a season after being part of the trade package that the Cleveland Cavaliers sent Utah in exchange for Donovan Mitchell. A presumed starter entering the 2022-23 season, the Jazz opted to bring Sexton […]

Amid reports that the Utah Jazz have interest in acquiring Damian Lillard, there are a number of potential deals that come to mind in their effort to acquire the seven-time All-Star. A player that can substantially elevate the Jazz offense, having Lillard as the focal point of the franchise for the next four years will […]

Much of the conversation surrounding the Brooklyn Nets’ offseason has centered around their rumored pursuit of Damian Lillard. However, with the news that the Trail Blazers “remain committed to building a winner around Dame,” (per Chris Haynes) Brooklyn could soon be forced to go another direction. In that case, here are three guards the Nets […]

The NBA offseason is in full swing following the 2023 NBA Draft and, after adding rookie forwards Andre Jackson Jr. and Chris Livingston to their stable of talent, the Milwaukee Bucks have turned their sights on a few veterans they would like to re-sign: All-Star forward Khris Middleton, 2023 Defensive Player of the Year runner-up […]

It isn’t a secret to most NBA fans that the Utah Jazz are not necessarily trying their hardest to compete, at least this season. Having earned an early draft pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, the Jazz seem comfortable with resetting their timeline – although how they act in free agency could bump that up. […]

Scoot Henderson is currently preparing for the biggest day of his life as the 2023 NBA Draft takes place on Thursday night at the Barclays Center in New York City. Rumors have pinpointed Henderson for either the No. 2 or No. 3 pick, landing with the Charlotte Hornets and the former or the Portland Trailblazers […]

Amid the Utah Jazz‘s interest in trading up from the No. 9 and No. 16 picks in 2023 NBA Draft to acquire Arkansas Razorbacks standout Anthony Black, the Jazz have reportedly made 24-year-old guard Collin Sexton available in trade talks. The eighth overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, Sexton has averaged 19.0 points per […]

The Utah Jazz came out of last year’s offseason as one of the league’s biggest winners, flipping Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell for their own, separate eye-popping hauls, thereby kickstarting the team’s rebuild after years of playoff failures. One of the main assets the Jazz got for Mitchell was combo guard Collin Sexton, the recent […]

The Washington Wizards are in NBA purgatory as a team good enough to extend their season to the playoffs but without enough talent to ensure that they do. Until the Wizards solidify their status as a playoff team, the idea of reaching the NBA Finals is merely a pipe dream. That’s even if All-Star guard […]

It’s been a whirlwind season for the Brooklyn Nets. After all of the offseason drama surrounding Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, both players ended up remaining with the franchise. For a brief time at least. Offseason drama became in-season drama as the Nets suspended Kyrie for posting a social media link that led users towards […]

The backcourt doesn’t have a logjam but without clearly defined roles for their guards next season, the Utah Jazz could run into a bit of a conundrum. It’s a good thing that the Jazz have so many players of starting at guard for them. It’s even better that despite some overlap in skillset, their play […]

Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton will make his awaited return to the court on Apr. 4, as the Jazz take on the Los Angeles Lakers in hopes of reaching the play-in tournament. Sexton has been out since Feb. 15 when suffered a hamstring injury in the first quarter of Utah’s matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies. […]

Collin Sexton is set to miss another week of basketball as the Utah Jazz guard recovers from a left hamstring strain. In his first season in Utah, Sexton has predominantly come off the bench, but prior to his injury he had enjoyed a run of four consecutive starts. During that time, he played some of […]

The Utah Jazz are aiming to sneak into the NBA Playoffs this season. However, they have fallen from their once lofty perch in the Western Conference. Right now, the Jazz currently tote a 29-31 win-loss record. That is good enough to put them in 11th place in the West. Of course, take note that there […]

The Utah Jazz got a bit of bad news on Wednesday against the Memphis Grizzlies when Collin Sexton suffered an apparent hamstring injury and was subsequently ruled out for the remainder of the game as per the team. Sexton started the game and only played about four minutes before exiting the game. Collin Sexton (left […]

The Houston Rockets have plenty of talent, but their players lack discipline and effort. This undermines the natural abilities and the Rockets’ attempts at building a dominant young core. And, while no player’s development is exactly predictable, Houston’s face of the franchise takes one step forward and two steps back every other week. Shooting guard […]

Friday the Utah Jazz will welcome back veteran guard Mike Conley from a nine-game absence due to a knee injury. But just hours after that was announced, the team was hit with a tough update on backcourt mate Collin Sexton. Per Tim MacMahon of ESPN, he’ll now miss a minimum of one week because of […]

The Utah Jazz started the season strong, going 5-2 in October. They followed that by winning five of their first six games in November. Since then, however, they have quietly lost five of their last seven games. They now sit in 4th place in the Western Conference. Here we will look at how the Jazz […]

One of the pieces acquired by the Utah Jazz in the blockbuster trade that sent Donovan Mitchell to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Collin Sexton will be arriving in Salt Lake City with huge shoes to fill. The Jazz front office took a risk in signing Sexton to a four-year, $72 million contract as part of the […]

The Utah Jazz will have a completely different roster next season after trading away Rudy Gobert and franchise cornerstone Donovan Mitchell. While many believe this team won’t be good for quite some time, Danny Ainge thinks differently. The CEO of basketball operations spoke out on the plan in place as Utah looks to build this […]

There was a great deal of uncertainty surrounding Collin Sexton’s future after he tore his meniscus last year. The former eighth overall pick has had some impressive moments already in his career but was bumped out of the future plans of the Cavs due to the injury and strong play of Darius Garland. There was […]

Collin Sexton is off to the next chapter of his NBA career after getting traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Utah Jazz in a blockbuster deal that also sent Donovan Mitchell to The Land on Thursday. While Sexton is busy saying his goodbyes to his friends and teammates in Cleveland, he is clearly all […]

The NBA world was turned upside down once again Thursday with yet another massive trade. Once again, it involved the Utah Jazz. This time, they sent All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell to the Cleveland Cavaliers. In return, they landed Collin Sexton, Lauri Markkanen, Ochai Agbaji, two picks swaps and three unprotected first round picks. In order […]

There hasn’t been much progress with regard to Collin Sexton’s contract extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs don’t seem to be acting with any sense of urgency, and it appears as though they are seriously exploring the possibility of parting ways with the former No. 8 overall pick. Right now, the Dallas Mavericks have […]

Restricted free agent Collin Sexton has drawn plenty of interest from other teams, with rumors swirling around the likes of the Miami Heat, Utah Jazz and Dallas Mavericks. Sexton is currently sitting on a three-year, $40 million offer from the Cavs, which any team can currently attempt to match. No team has attempted to do […]

The Miami Heat’s pursuit of Brooklyn Nets want-away superstar Kevin Durant appears to have bogged down. The same is the case for their chase for Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz. At this point, it seems that Miami might not be able to bring a new superstar to South Beach this summer. Now might be […]

The Utah Jazz are retooling their roster this offseason, and according to the latest rumor, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton is a prime target for them. However, fans shouldn’t expect anything to happen until the team makes a decision on Donovan Mitchell. Sam Amico of Hoops Wire reported that the Jazz have explored the idea […]

Will the Dallas Mavericks successfully fill the void left by Jalen Brunson and finally give Luka Doncic a legitimate co-star? After Jalen Brunson left the Dallas Mavericks this summer to join the New York Knicks, superstar Luka Doncic lost the team’s secondary scoring option. Needless to say, Brunson’s departure led to a vacuum in the […]