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The two Most Valuable Player frontrunners in Houston Rockets guard James Harden and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo lead the 15-man shortlist of the 2018-19 All-NBA selections: The All-NBA Teams: pic.twitter.com/ZdTEWdDEAo — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) May 23, 2019 Both Antetokounmpo and Harden, two of the three finalists fro the MVP award were named unanimous selections, […]

Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz has been selected to the NBA All-Defensive First team for the third straight year. Upon hearing the news, the French man reverted to praise his team and not himself. Per Eric Woodyard of Deseret News, Gobert sees the selection as a reward for his team’s efforts: “Always an honor. […]

Utah Jazz guard Dante Exum underwent season-ending surgery to repair a torn patellar tendon back in March, the latest devastating blow in what has been a career full of them. For Exum, who was finally getting into a groove in the NBA after landing a three-year extension from the Jazz last summer, says that this […]

Utah Jazz shooting guard Kyle Korver was drafted by the New Jersey Nets with the 51st overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. The Nets then sold Korver to the Philadelphia 76ers for an undisclosed amount. According to Korver, though, the Nets used some of that money to buy a copy machine. The Jazz sharpshooter […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert has earned a $500,000 bonus for making the All-Defensive first team, per Bobby Marks of ESPN. Gobert signed a four-year, $102 million contract extension with the Jazz in the summer of 2016. The Jazz added incentives into Gobert’s contract. For being named All-Defensive First Team, Rudy Gobert has earned a […]

Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner was not pleased after being snubbed from both of the All-Defensive teams after the league released the results of the voting. Reigning Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz garnered 97 first-place votes and the closest to an unanimous vote to make the team, while Joel […]

The NBA has announced the 2018-19 season’s All-Defensive teams, starring some of the most notable stalwarts in the game. #NBA All-Defensive First and Second Teams have been announced: pic.twitter.com/QOqj4hCj40 — Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) May 22, 2019 The Milwaukee Bucks were the big winners and to no surprise, after posting the best defensive rating in the […]

Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert is favored to win the 2019 Defensive Player of the Year award, per BetOnline.ag. The online betting site has Gobert at a -500 to win the award. Milwaukee Bucks star swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo is at a +350 and Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Paul George is at a +900. […]

It’s certainly going to be a wild summer. With the NBA Conference Finals underway, the NBA offseason is just around the corner. Not since the summer of 2010 have we seen so many star talents set for free agency in the same offseason. The league will likely look vastly different than the one we saw […]

The Los Angeles Lakers had a pretty disastrous 2018 regular season compared to expectations, missing out on the postseason despite getting LeBron James in free agency. With a huge offseason coming for the team, many are beginning to wonder what players the Lakers will target in free agency. According to one source, the team could […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be keeping a close eye on Utah Jazz big man Derrick Favors, according to Sean Deveney of The Sporting News. Favors will be one of the many offseason targets for a franchise that has missed the playoffs for six straight seasons. Favors’ $16.9 million contract for 2019-20 is non-guaranteed until July […]

With the NBA offseason approaching, we are hearing about all of the usual suspects as far as teams that will be most involved in the free-agent market. The New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers will all have substantial cap space this summer, so, naturally, they are all hot topics of discussion […]

The Utah Jazz are expected to make yet another run at Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley after showing deep interest in the lefty veteran before this season’s trade deadline, according to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer. The Ricky Rubio experiment has simply not worked as anticipated for the last two seasons, and the Jazz […]

Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles will represent Australia in the FIBA World Cup this summer. The Athletic Utah Jazz reporter Tony Jones tweeted the news on May 14. Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles will play for Australia in the World Cup this summer, sources tell The Athletic. For news on Dante Exum, follow @rpjward who […]

Utah Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer, and the veteran guard says “there are a thousand possibilities” that could happen this offseason. Rubio says he has to wait to see what other players do in free agency first before he can make a decision. The Spaniard mentions that if […]

The recently concluded NBA Draft Lottery has created a lot of surprises, capped off by the New Orleans Pelicans winning the first overall pick. A lot of people believe that this marks the end of tanking, as recent changes in the draft lottery rules do not guarantee the team with the worst record in the […]

Utah Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio is set to be a free agent this summer, and while he certainly isn’t one of the top free agents on the market, he will definitely draw some interest and should be able to help a team next season. But, in a league where traditional point guards are being […]

Ricky Rubio has gone from a sought-after young talent to a point guard that has likely plateaued at the age of 28, though the Utah Jazz floor general is still hoping to end his NBA story with a championship ring. Rubio, who has put up the two best scoring averages of his career with the […]

Ricky Rubio’s next contract is likely to shape the rest of his NBA career, as the Utah Jazz have been mum about their willingness to re-sign him. Rubio survived a turbulent trade deadline, including rumors of a potential point guard swap with Memphis Grizzlies lifer Mike Conley. Rubio was well aware of those implications and […]

New Utah Jazz General Manager Justin Zanik only has one goal for his team: to win an NBA championship. Just like any other team in the association, the Jazz aim to be the only team standing in June, lifting the Larry O’Brien trophy. “Every offseason requires reflection on the previous seasons, where we stand within […]

The Utah Jazz have promoted general manager Dennis Lindsey to executive vice president of basketball operations. Assistant general manager Justin Zanik will be taking over Lindsey’s old general manager gig. The Jazz announced the promotions on Friday: “We are excited for these promotions as they further enable Dennis to provide executive leadership and overall strategic […]

The Utah Jazz would reportedly have “a fighting chance” to sign Tobias Harris this summer in free agency if the Philadelphia 76ers don’t offer him a full five-year max contract, according to Tony Jones of The Athletic. Harris becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason. The Sixers acquired him at the February trade deadline from […]

Since he was drafted with the third overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft, Utah Jazz forward Derrick Favors has had a somewhat tumultuous career. Favors was initially drafted by the Brooklyn Nets (then still under the moniker of the New Jersey Nets), but he was traded to Utah midway through his rookie season in […]

Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell was one of the first to take notice of his former teammate, Rodney Hood, and his tremendous performance for the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. Mitchell took two Twitter to share his experience with Hood as a teammate last season, and had nothing but wonderful things to say about […]

You would not think of Utah is an ideal free-agent landing spot, but the Jazz are a pretty solid team and just so happen to have some cap space coming this summer, so they do have the wherewithal to land a significant free agent in July. One name that immediately comes to mind is Denver […]

Derrick Favors could become a free agent this summer. But if he will have it his way, the veteran power forward wants to remain with the Utah Jazz for good. Favors has a non-guaranteed $16 million contract for the 2019-2020 season. The Jazz will not have to pay him that amount if they decide to […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have a couple of big-name players coming up for free agency this summer, as both Jimmy Butler and Tobias Harris—both of whom the 76ers acquired via midseason trades—will have the opportunity to take their talents elsewhere in July. Philadelphia has insisted that it is going to try and keep both players, but […]

When Paul Millsap signed with the Denver Nuggets during the summer of 2017, he was considered one of the best two-way players in the game and was coming off of four straight All-Star appearances. However, the Millsap that the Nuggets have gotten has not even resembled the player he was during his run with the […]

Utah Jazz starting point guard Ricky Rubio reportedly isn’t planning to take much time off this offseason. According to Eric Woodyard of the Desert News, Rubio will start working out as early as May 13th back in Spain. The guard becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer. Ricky Rubio isn’t planning to take much time […]

The Memphis Grizzlies interviewed Utah Jazz assistant Alex Jensen on Tuesday for the team’s vacant head-coaching position, according to Tony Jones and Omari Sankofa II of The Athletic. Jensen is also a candidate for the Cleveland Cavaliers opening at head coach, and will reportedly interview with the wine and gold this week. The Athletic previously […]

The Utah Jazz are one of those teams good enough to make the playoffs every year, but not actually good enough to make any real noise when they get there. The Jazz have the young star in Donovan Mitchell and the elite defender in Rudy Gobert, but outside of that, Utah is full of a […]

Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz was tuned in to Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals between the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors. From his observation, it seemed that the Warriors were allowed to aggressively contest Harden when he shoots his dreaded 3-pointer — some of them like the photo below was […]

For the first time in the past three seasons, the Utah Jazz failed to advance past the first round of the playoffs. They barely put up a fight against the Houston Rockets, who won the series four games to one. Utah’s offseason has begun earlier than they would have hoped. But that gives the team […]

Donovan Mitchell knows a thing or two about high-scoring halves in the playoffs. It was just last year that the Utah Jazz star poured in 28 second-half points in Game 6 of his team’s first-round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, sending Russell Westbrook, Paul George, and company home for good without the chance to […]

The Memphis Grizzlies, Utah Jazz, Dallas Mavericks and Brooklyn Nets are reportedly expected to pursue Philadelphia 76ers swingman Tobias Harris this summer in free agency, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The Sixers acquired Harris at the February trade deadline from the Los Angeles Clippers. Harris becomes an unrestricted free agent on July 1: […]

Utah Jazz point man Ricky Rubio is still unsure if he will return to the team next season, following a 4-1 first-round series defeat at the hands of the Houston Rockets. The 28-year-old wasn’t fully convincing when talking with the front office, which led general manager Dennis Lindsey to say the following regarding his situation […]

Unlike last offseason, Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell says he already his 2019 summer schedule mapped out. After bursting onto the NBA scene last year as a rookie, Mitchell’s 2018 summer was a lot to handle for the youngster, who admits he didn’t approach it the right way. That won’t be the case this […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert is planning to improve this game this offseason, a response to his team’s inability to perform at a high level in the playoffs. Gobert said that it’s time for him to elevate his game. Gobert: "I want to take it to the next level. I've been putting too many limits […]

The Utah Jazz have been eliminated from the playoffs, and there are some questions regarding the future of Ricky Rubio. The point guard was involved in some trade rumors earlier this season, and he’s now set to become an unrestricted free agent. Rubio admitted to Eric Walden of The Salt Lake Tribune that he was […]