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With a win on Sunday against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center, the Utah Jazz (46-33) can clinch a spot in the postseason for the second straight season. However, they would still have plenty to accomplish in their final two regular season games. According to a tweet on Saturday night from Tony Jones of […]

The Utah Jazz have been one of the more surprising teams in the 2017-18 NBA season and guard Donovan Mitchell is at the forefront of their success. Mitchell has been arguably the best rookie in his class this season. According to Eric Woodyard of the Deseret News, his performance has even caught the eye of both San […]

He was supposed to be a Spur for life. After winning a championship and the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award in 2014, and finishing in the top three in the regular season MVP race last season, Kawhi Leonard was destined for greatness in a San Antonio Spurs jersey. He was the successor to Tim […]

The Utah Jazz plan to sign David Stockton, son of Hall of Famer and franchise legend John Stockton, for the remainder of the season after his second 10-day contract expired on Thursday, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. This is a dream come true for the Stockton family, as bloodlines still appear to flow […]

Today is not a good day for L.A. Clippers big men. The Clippers are in Salt Lake City tonight for a crucial match with the Utah Jazz and are currently receiving a bad beating at the hands of Donovan Mitchell and company. An eventual loss to Utah probably would hurt more for DeAndre Jordan and […]

Utah Jazz guard Dante Exum has been hurt for most of his career so far in the NBA, but today, it’s his turn to hurt somebody else’s feelings, as the 6-foot-6, wiry point guard somehow found the strength to bang bodies with 7-foot-3 Boban Marjanovic in the air and block the L.A. Clippers giant’s attempt […]

Texas Longhorns center Mo Bamba could catch some eyes in this upcoming NBA Draft, already drawing comparisons to some of the league’s best shot-blockers, namely Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert. According to NBADraft.net analyst Jonathan Wasserman, the legitimate 7-footer possesses the size and a similar 7-foot-9 wingspan that would allow him to not only rack […]

At the 2015 NBA Draft, the Utah Jazz selected Trey Lyles with the No. 12 overall pick. However, after just two seasons, the Jazz traded Lyles and Tyler Lydon to the Denver Nuggets for Donovan Mitchell. As the Jazz and Nuggets are battling for playoff position in the final games of the 2017-18 NBA season, […]

The NBA league office has suspended Dallas Mavericks center Nerlens Noel and Utah Jazz forward Thabo Sefolosha five games each for violation of the league’s anti-druf program, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo! Sports. This suspension will cost Noel $144,400, according to ESPN Insider Bobby Marks — as he sits out the remainder of the Mavericks […]

Regardless of basketball fans’ opinions on the Utah Jazz’s City Edition uniforms, the said threads will be back next season, according to Kyle Goon of The Salt Lake Tribune. The team is bringing back the City Editions for the 2018-19 season after they became the Jazz’s fastest-selling jersey ever this season, postponing Nike’s planned unveiling […]

Following years of trade speculation, the Minnesota Timberwolves finally pulled the trigger last June on a deal to send veteran point guard Ricky Rubio to the Utah Jazz in exchange for a 2018 first-round draft pick. It ended his six-year tenure with the franchise that led to his future in Minnesota to become quite foggy. […]

Like many other athletes and celebrities, Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell has made a pick for Monday night’s NCAA Championship Game between the No. 3 seeded Michigan Wolverines and No. 1 seeded Villanova Wildcats. Shortly after noon today, Mitchell, a former standout with the University of Lousiville Cardinals, sent out a tweet in support of […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are not yet assured of a playoff spot in the Western Conference. Depending on how things shake out for the rest of the regular season, the Timberwolves could find themselves out of the playoff picture in the end. As of the moment, Tom Thibodeau and his team is just seventh in the […]

With only a few games left in the season, the Utah Jazz are 42-33 which is good for eighth place in the Western Conference. The L.A. Clippers are just one game behind and are looking to overtake them if they fall asleep. And with the Jazz struggling from the beyond the arc, the Clippers are sneaking […]

NBA salaries are some of the most lucrative in all of sports, with the best players’ contracts amounting to more than $200 million. The salary cap has hit the roof to the point where teams are able to offer huge contracts to today’s players. It’s never been better to be an NBA player than today given […]

The Boston Celtics continue to click on all cylinders despite the absence of star point guard Kyrie Irving. They managed to pull out another nailbiter in their 97-94 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. Among the notable performances was that of small forward Jayson Tatum. With just over a minute left in the game, […]

The Boston Celtics currently have a banged-up roster with plenty of players nursing various injuries. On Wednesday night, the Celtics rolled into Salt Lake City with a starting unit that featured Guerschon Yabusele and Aron Baynes. Still, the Celtics found a way to extend their win streak to five games, thanks to Jaylen Brown and […]

The Utah Jazz have survived a myriad of injuries and impasses over the course of the season, going from what was likely the graveyard of the Western Conference to steadily climbing up the ladder to seventh place in a brutal playoff race. Rudy Gobert has proven one of the most pivotal players in this transformation, […]

It’s a good time to be a Philadelphia 76ers fan these days. The team has secured a sure spot in the upcoming playoffs, and for the first time since 2005, will finish a campaign with a winning record. And now, the Sixers have gotten back Markelle Fultz, who made his first appearance since October Monday […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert won’t rule out the chance of a potential rematch against the Golden State Warriors come playoff time, as the surging team is currently in eighth place and could draw a matchup with the defending champions if they manage seventh place by the end of the season. “We know it could […]

The Utah Jazz have signed David Stockton to a second 10-day contract, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. He is the son of renowned Hall of Fame inductee and longtime franchise point guard John Stockton. The younger Stockton got his first minutes with the team during a blowout win against the Golden State Warriors, […]

Whether Utah Jazz scoring machine Donovan Mitchell will end up winning the Rookie of the Year honors or not, the one undeniable truth about his first year in the league is that he is the best dunker among all NBA greenhorns. After all, he is the reigning NBA Slam Dunk champion after taking home the […]

It’s been a splendid year for Utah Jazz rookie sensation Donovan Mitchell. And as the season comes to a close, Mitchell added another milestone to his already-impressive first year as a professional. In their game against the Golden State Warriors, Mitchell nailed a 3-pointer in the third quarter. The three proved to be historic as […]

It took 15 years for another Stockton to play for the Utah Jazz, but the sight of David Stockton, son of legendary Utah Jazz point guard John Stockton, on the floor wearing Jazz threads surely made plenty of the team’s fans giddy. David saw his very first minutes as a Jazz man on Sunday during […]

When the NBA season began, the Utah Jazz had a dismal outlook. Quin Snyder and the organization was starting life without their franchise player Gordon Hayward, who left in free agency to join the Boston Celtics. With Hayward leaving and Rudy Gobert suffering an injury in November, it seemed as though Utah’s goose was cooked […]

Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz has been making a strong case for the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year award. Though he has missed out on a handful of games due to injuries, his coach in Quin Snyder believes that he is qualified and should win the award. Kyle Goon of the Salt Lake […]

Time is a flat circle, looping in on itself with the slightest of variations until, one day, LeBron James is looking across the court to an alternate dimension version of himself in 21-year-old Ben Simmons. The lineage of each can be traced back decades. The wonderment of 6-foot-9 Magic Johnson whipping the Los Angeles Lakers […]

The Utah Jazz were mired in a pit not too long ago after an ugly month of January where they won only three of their first 10 games of the calendar year. But as their key players returned to the lineup, the team took yet another step forward by snatching Jae Crowder hours prior to […]

The Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets are highly touted to come out in the Western Conference come playoff time. But a quick look at the win-loss standing reveals that the playoffs might not necessarily be a walk-in-the-park for the two as some may expect. As observed by Tim MacMahon of ESPN, the teams […]

Despite his busy schedule, Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell still found time to check on Kristaps Porzingis last week, as the latter continues his recovery after tearing his ACL in early February. To thank him for the nice gesture Mitchell made, the Latvian international sent him a thank you note, but it also included a treat. […]

When Gordon Hayward announced his decision last summer not to re-sign with the Utah Jazz and take his talents to the Boston Celtics, it was a huge blow to the Salt Lake City team as they lost who’s arguably their best player. Their starting center, Rudy Gobert, had strong reactions following the development and even […]

After Gordon Hayward did not re-sign in free agency and Rudy Gobert missed 26 games due to injuries during the 2017-18 NBA season, it could have been extremely easy for the Utah Jazz to consider rebuilding or tanking. At one point, the Jazz were even nine games below .500 after losing to the Atlanta Hawks […]

Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles is money from the three-point area. He is an integral piece of the Jazz’s offense, mostly because of his ability to pass the ball and, more importantly, his role in spacing the floor with this shooting. On Saturday night, Ingles was able to magnify that aspect of his game while […]

If one happens to ask who Utah Jazz rising star center Rudy Gobert would vote for as the 2018 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, his answer comes without hesitation: he would pick himself. “To me, there’s no question right now,” Gobert said, per Eric Woodyard of the Deseret News. “Like I said, my goal is […]

The NBA season is coming to a close and that means games have become the most competitive of the season. Many teams have postseason aspirations on the line and playoff positioning changes on almost a daily basis for many teams still pushing for their final spot. Thursday night’s matchup between the Utah Jazz who are fighting for […]

The Utah Jazz are getting Stockton back on their team, kind of. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN David Stockton, the son of Jazz great John Stockton has signed a 10-day contract. Donovan Mitchell, who is also a rookie seems excited to be welcoming his newest teammate. Welcome back home @dstockton32 https://t.co/jnD5vY3kc5 — Donovan Mitchell […]

Shortly after 5 p.m. EST on Friday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Utah Jazz have signed David Stockton, son of Jazz legend and Hall of Famer John Stockton, to a 10-day deal. One of the most interesting 10-day contract deals in recent years: The Utah Jazz are signing David Stockton today, league sources tell […]

Since entering the NBA, Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert has established himself as one of the best rim protectors in the league. However, there’s more to his game than just rejecting and changing shots inside the paint, as he also has the talent to score as well, especially when near the basket. The French […]

Utah Jazz guard Ricky Rubio and Phoenix Suns forward Marquese Chriss are at the center of a scuffle after a rough play in their matchup Thursday night. In the video posted by Bleacher Report, Chriss is seen forcibly pushing Rubio to the ground while the latter confronts Jared Dudley. https://www.instagram.com/p/BgXjlJSgS-G/?hl=en&taken-by=bleacherreport From the video, it is clear that […]