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With the NBA Draft just a week away, the Utah Jazz project to be one of the busiest teams on draft night. After all, Utah owns a whopping three first-round picks in the 2023 NBA Draft, tied with the Indiana Pacers for the most of any team. Specifically, the Jazz own the ninth pick, the […]

The Utah Jazz will have plenty of directions to go in entering the 2023 NBA Draft. The Jazz have the No. 9, 16 and 28 picks in the upcoming draft. With both guards Jordan Clarkson and Talen Horton-Tucker on player options for the 2023-24 season, Utah will have the opportunity to fill a potential need […]

The Utah Jazz started off the 2023 NBA season as one of the more surprising teams in the league. While they were initially projected to join the Victor Wembanyama tanking sweepstakes, they were in the midst of the Western Conference playoff picture up until the final weeks of the regular season. Since they missed the […]

The Utah Jazz are in uncharted waters. For the first time since 2016, the Jazz have a lottery pick in the NBA Draft. Specifically, they own the ninth overall pick. And on top of their top-ten pick, the Jazz have two more first-round picks in the 2023 NBA Draft, one at pick 28 and, most […]

The Utah Jazz will have plenty of directions to go in as the 2023 NBA offseason gets into full swing. The Jazz ended last season with a record of 37-45, putting them in 12th place in the Western Conference and three games behind the Oklahoma City Thunder for a spot in the Play-In tournament. 13 […]

The Utah Jazz are coming off a 2022-23 campaign where they shocked the masses with a far better-than-anticipated success rate. Despite having offloaded their two franchise cornerstones Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert and parted ways with long-tenured head coach Quin Snyder during the summer bleeding into the year, this youth-movement squad finished with a record […]

The Utah Jazz are in the midst of a full blown rebuild and will now be looking ahead to the 2023 NBA Draft in order to continue laying the foundation for the future. As of right now, it looks like they already have the cornerstones of their franchise for years to come. Lauri Markkanen broke […]

The Utah Jazz will have a variety of avenues they can go down as they enter the 2023 offseason. Utah finished the 2022-23 season with a record of 37-45, putting it in 12th place in the Western Conference. Four players are listed with player options on Spotrac’s 2023-24 Salary Cap grid for the Jazz, including […]

In the wake of their season-ending Game 7 loss to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Boston Celtics have been the subject of many rumblings relating to their plans to shakeup and retool their talent pool in an effort to better their odds of achieving greater success as soon as next season. […]

The Utah Jazz’s journey toward becoming a playoff contender demands careful decision-making during the 2023 NBA free agency. As they aim for long-term success, the Jazz must be strategic in avoiding free agent signings that could hinder their progress. In this article, we will examine two players whom the Jazz should steer clear of. We […]

Utah Jazz rookie Walker Kessler was without a doubt one of the biggest steals of the 2022 NBA Draft. The Jazz snagged the former UNC and Auburn standout as the No. 22 overall pick in the draft, and he turned out to be a real gem for Utah. Kessler established himself as one of the […]

It’s not too often that a role player that hasn’t featured heavily in the rotation requests a trade. Furkan Korkmaz, who once was an important sharpshooter off the Philadelphia 76ers’ bench, is an example of a fringe rotation player who tried — and failed — to convince his current employer to send him elsewhere. And […]

The Utah Jazz have the most picks in the first round of the 2023 NBA Draft, as they are the only team in the league with three such selections. The Jazz will be picking with the ninth pick (their own), the 16th pick (acquired from Minnesota), and the 28th pick (acquired from Philadelphia via Brooklyn). […]

A game-worn jersey by NBA all-time great Michael Jordan in the 1992 Olympics sold for $3 million at a recent auction. The auction was held by Karl Malone, who reportedly sold off various memorabilia from his time with the 1992 ‘Dream Team.’ Jordan’s jersey was signed for Malone and reads, “To Karl, good luck.” You […]

The Utah Jazz have to enter the 2023 NBA Draft 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, […]

How close are the Utah Jazz making another hopeful push for the playoffs? The Jazz finished with a record of 37-45 last season, good enough for 12th place in the Western Conference and fourth place in the Northwest Division. Forward Lauri Markkanen and guard Jordan Clarkson led the team in scoring with 25.6 and 20.8 […]

The rebuild is well ahead of schedule in Salt Lake City. After trading away franchise cornerstones Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert before the start of the season, a surprisingly resilient Utah Jazz team led by rookie coach Will Hardy finished the year 37-45. Finnish big man Lauri Markkanen led the team with 25.6 points per […]

The Utah Jazz have a long and rich history. So them being on the fringes of playoff contention, let alone out of the postseason altogether, is all but an anomaly. Of course, every team will have their stretches where they’re not as dominant as they once were but for the Jazz, these seasons have been […]

With the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery now a thing of the past, we know the Utah Jazz draft will start with the No. 9 pick in the first round. The franchise did a great job starting its rebuild with the Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert trades. Now they need to start turning all those picks […]

The NBA Draft is always an exciting time, both for teams looking to land the next big thing in basketball and for youngsters who want to make a name for themselves by proving that they belong on the biggest stage. Even with 29 other teams missing out on Victor Wembanyama, the most hyped up prospect […]

There isn’t the usual amount of excitement among the Charlotte Hornets fan base after the team landed the No. 2 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. Perhaps it’s because, like every other team that had a legitimate shot at winning the No. 1 overall pick and the chance to draft Metropolitans 92 power forward Victor […]

The 2023 NBA Draft Lottery has come and gone, and we now know the order of the first 14 selections. The San Antonio Spurs won the lottery and will take French super-prospect Victor Webanyama at No. 1 overall. After that, the draft order is wide open. For example, Baylor freshman guard Keyonte George could go […]

To the surprise of many around the NBA, the Utah Jazz are well ahead of the curve for their scheduled rebuild. The team traded away franchise cornerstones Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert during the offseason, plus second-leading scoring Bojan Bogdanovic. Most teams would struggle after losing their core. Instead, Utah finished with a 37-45 record […]

Though they came up short in their bid for a 2023 NBA Playoff berth, the Utah Jazz proved to be the biggest surprise team of the season. After trading away franchise cornerstones Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert and parting ways with head coach Quin Snyder during the summer leading into the campaign, the ball club […]

The Utah Jazz are an… interesting team to follow. Last season, everyone expected them to be frontrunners for the first pick in the upcoming draft. However, they surprised everyone by turning into one of the better teams in the West. Unfortunately, they barely missed out on a Play-In Tournament spot. That doesn’t mean they’re done […]

After trading away all-stars Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert, as well as veteran scorer Bojan Bogdanovic, the outlook this season was grim for the Utah Jazz. Yet rookie coach Will Hardy steered the Jazz to a respectable 37-45 finish. A major reason for Lauri Markkanen, who blossomed into a superstar in Salt Lake City. The […]

The Utah Jazz are in as enviable position as any rebuilding team, apart from, perhaps, the Oklahoma City Thunder. They already have a star to build around in Lauri Markkanen, a rising star in Walker Kessler, and a few youngsters who could turn out to be quality rotation pieces for the next half-decade or so […]

The Utah Jazz made two franchise-altering trades during the 2022 offseason, dealing away former franchise cornerstones Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert in an attempt to pivot towards a rebuilding effort. As a result of these trades, the Jazz not only received a plethora of assets, but they gutted the core of what once was a […]

Will the Utah Jazz be able to get back into playoff contention? The Jazz ended the 2022-23 regular season with a record of 37-45, putting it in fourth place in the Northwest Division and 12th in the Western Conference. Utah was five games below the New Orleans Pelicans for a spot in the Play-In tournament. […]

With two first round picks in the 2023 NBA Draft and $41.2 million in projected cap space, the Utah Jazz have an opportunity to add a solid collection talent to their roster this offseason. Finishing the 2022-23 regular season at 37-45, the Jazz were 3.0 games outside of a spot in the Play-In Tournament. This […]

Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson is one of the more underrated playmakers in the league, averaging career-highs of 20.8 points and 4.4 assists per game in the 2022-23 season while also starting in all 61 games he played in. A creative shot-creator that’s grown as a facilitator over the course of his career, Clarkson could […]

Lauri Markkanen of the Utah Jazz has won the NBA’s Most Improved Player award, according to ESPN. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder finished second, while Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks finished third. Lauri Markkanen received 69 first-place votes, 27 second-place votes and four third-place votes, giving him 430 total points. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander […]

Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George firmly believes Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen deserves to win the Most Improved Player award for 2022-23, and for good reason. Markkanen is one of the three finalists for the honor along with New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson and Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. All three have […]

Davion Mitchell’s incredible run for the Baylor Bears put him on the radar of basketball fans all over the world. The Georgia native helped propel his team to the school’s first-ever national title as the Bears dominated Gonzaga in the 2021 NCAA Championship game before getting drafted by the Sacramento Kings. Now that he’s in […]

The Utah Jazz have a fun offseason ahead of them, armed with a load of cash and plenty of draft capital. In terms of the upcoming 2023 NBA Draft, the Jazz have three first-round picks, including the ninth overall pick. Frankly, outside of an outstanding shot-blocker in center Walker Kessler, it’s difficult to determine if […]

Jordan Clarkson will have an important decision to make in August when NBA free agency starts, as all signs point to the nine-year veteran declining his $14.3 million player option for the 2023-24 season. Not that the decision means that Clarkson will leave. Coming off of a career season when he averaged 20.8 points game, […]

It sure looks like Jordan Clarkson enjoyed the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Play-In win against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday, thanks to his former Utah Jazz teammate Rudy Gobert. Gobert was sensational in the game, with plenty of fans even comparing him to prime Shaq for his performance. The Frenchman was basically unstoppable in the paint, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers turned their season around after making some big moves during the NBA trade deadline. One of their most significant deals involved D’Angelo Russell, who returned to Hollywood six years after parting ways with LA. That reunion has worked wonders for the Lakers thus far, and it now sounds like they’re gunning […]

The eye test versus analytics debate can get pretty ugly sometimes. Both camps ardently stick to their views, and it has become increasingly difficult to find common ground. The latest instance centers around the 2022-23 NBA rookie of the Year. One voter immediately put an end to Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero’s unanimous bid by […]