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Utah Jazz fans can now view all the numbers from the pre-draft NBA combine. All the measurements and data are in and we take a look at the top players likely selected by the Jazz with its number two pick. Players we look at are AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Cameron Boozer and Caleb Wilson. Four numbers will be the emphasis of this analysis and those are height without shoes, standing reach, no-ste...

Utah Jazz finally gets lucky and strikes gold in the NBA Lottery. Utah Jazz now have the number #2 pick in the upcoming June NBA Draft. This is the luck the Jazz have sought over the past few seasons and this is an opportunity for the Utah Jazz to finally get that franchise type player, the player that can lead the team to an eventual NBA title. The Danny Ainge, Austin Ainge, Justin Zanik manageme...

Adam Silver and the NBA decided to fine the Utah Jazz for tanking games but is this really fair? The NBA created a system that rewards a team for losing when a team is in search of high-end talent through the NBA draft. That is the system that currently exists and one that the NBA created. Teams with the worst records have the best opportunity at the highest picks. Some teams have been richly rewa...

Should Lauri Markkanen of the Utah Jazz receive his 2nd NBA All-Star nod? Lauri is having another fantastic season for the Utah Jazz and his numbers certainly support all-star consideration. But does he deserve to be an NBA All-Star this season considering how poorly the Utah Jazz has played to this point of the season. Certainly, an argument can be made that Lauri is only putting up these type of...

This Utah Jazz team is playing much better basketball and scoring much better on the road over the past 10 games than it did early in this NBA season. The offensive scoring numbers are vastly improved and this has allowed the team to play more competitive games on the road over recent weeks. The team took home a big road win over the San Antonio Spurs recently and played the Oklahoma City Thunder...

Utah Jazz recorded their two best wins of the season to this point with back-to-back wins against the Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs. Jazz played the Pistons at home in the Delta Center and then went on the road to San Antonio to play the Spurs in their building. Even though the Spurs game was on the road and the second night of a back-to-back, the Jazz played with poise and determination i...

Utah Jazz franchise is currently in the midst of year number four of the Will Hardy era and so far, the team has struggled mightily on the defensive end of the basketball court. When compared to other NBA teams over the past three plus seasons, the Utah Jazz rank near the bottom of the league in defensive rating according to NBA.com's advanced stats. This is one of the poorest stretches of def...

We take a look at the plus minus numbers for the Utah Jazz players up to this point in the 2025-2026 NBA season and compare those numbers to what the players did in the 2024-2025 NBA season. There are some noticeable improvements among the Utah Jazz players and then there is one particular player that has put up substantially worse numbers so far this season. We take a look at both the plus minus...

We take a look at the Utah Jazz and its players in terms of plus minus this 2025-2026 NBA season. We look at the Utah Jazz players who have played any type of meaningful minutes this season and so far, the list includes a total of 13 players. Utah Jazz players included are Lauri Markkanen, Svi Mykhailiuk, Kyle Filipowski, Walter Clayton Jr., Cody Williams, Kyle Anderson, Taylor Hendricks, Jusuf Nu...

Utah Jazz earns a split in its early December road trip to New York to play the Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks. First game played against the Brooklyn Nets went very well for the Jazz and the team was able to earn its second road victory of the year. However, the second game of the back-to-back didn't go so well and the Jazz dug a very deep hole in the first quarter and was never able to fu...

Utah Jazz showed up big time in the second half of back-to-back games against the Houston Rockets in Salt Lake City. Jazz played the Rockets on Sunday afternoon and were blown out in that game. But the two teams squared off for second time on Monday evening and things went much differently the second time around. The youth of the Jazz played vastly better and the Jazz vets did as well in a game th...

Utah Jazz are a young developing team and younger teams typically struggle more on the road in the NBA. This Jazz team is no different. So how do the Utah Jazz home numbers compare to the team's road numbers? We take a look at the scoring and shooting numbers of the Utah Jazz home games compared to the numbers from the Utah Jazz road games. Jazz got off to a great start in tonight's game a...

Should the Utah Jazz be playing veteran players big minutes in order to be competitive and win games this season? Or should the franchise opt for a more heavily weighted youth movement (in terms of minutes played) and try to prepare its recent draft picks for future seasons? That's the question that has been the focus of many social media discussions over the past three seasons and even more s...

If the NBA season were to end today, the Utah Jazz would make it in the NBA Western Conference Play-In as the 10th seed. The franchise would also forfeit its first round pick in the upcoming NBA draft next summer to the Oklahoma City Thunder as a result of a previous trade that put the pick in jeopardy if falls out of the top eight in the final draft order. As of today, the Utah Jazz have the 10th...

Keyonte George got off to a hot start in Los Angeles against the Los Angeles Lakers scoring 23 points in that first half and finishing the game with 34 points and 13-23 shooting from the field. Keyonte also shot 5-13 from the three point line to go along with 8 assists. Lauri Markkanen had a big night scoring the basketball as well for the Utah Jazz, finishing 12-21 from the field for a total of 3...

Utah Jazz played an exhausting double overtime game against the Chicago Bulls Sunday at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Lauri Markkanen carried the load for much of the game, scoring 47 points in the process. But at the end of the second overtime, Keyonte George made a big three pointer that gave the Utah Jazz a 3 point lead and win after a failed Bulls 3 pointer at the buzzer. Lauri Markkanen...

Lauri Markkanen once again had an absolutely stellar night shooting the basketball. Overall, Lauri shot 15-25 from the field, 6-12 on threes, and 4-4 from the free throw line. Markkanen finished the night scoring 40 points and even scored 25 in the first half. However, it was not enough to overcome the hot shooting by the Atlanta Hawks. Atlanta put up 80 points in the first half and ended the game...

The entire Jazz roster shot the ball exceptionally well against the Indiana Pacers in the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Jazz ended the game scoring 152 points which resulted in a 24 point win over the Indiana Pacers. Utah was led by Lauri Markkanen scoring 35 points. Lauri shot 13-19 from the field, 5-7 from three, 4-5 free throws, as well as 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Ace Bailey, in his second s...

Ace Bailey made his first NBA start for the Utah Jazz at home in the Delta Center against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Ace played 27.5 minutes, scored 10 points, shot 4-9 from the field, secured 7 rebounds (4 offensive rebounds), had 3 steals and dished out 2 assists. Overall, the Jazz played much better in this game compared to how they played in Minnesota, where they lost by 40. Jazz were up by 2...

Isaiah Collier made his long awaited return to the Utah Jazz lineup in a road game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Will Hardy chose to give Isaiah the start at point guard which was quite a surprise to many observers. Collier actually ended up leading the Jazz roster in minutes played in this game with 26:19. He also finished the game shooting 4-8 from the field, scoring 10 points, and deliver...

Utah Jazz rookie Ace Bailey continues to look more and more comfortable on the basketball court. Even though he got off to somewhat of a slow start to his rookie year in the NBA, we are seeing improvement each game. Against the Detroit Pistons in Detroit, Ace had a nice game. He shot 3-6 from the field, 3-4 from the free throw line, played 19 minutes total and scored 9 points. He also added 4 rebo...

Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler's 2025-2026 NBA season has come to a screeching halt with a shoulder injury. Walker is not scheduled to play again until the 2060-2027 NBA season. How does this injury impact the Utah Jazz, Walker Kessler, and the other members of the Utah Jazz roster? Walker will be a restricted free agent next summer and was looking to have a much improved year in order to pro...

Keyonte Geoge and the young Utah Jazz roster had themselves quite a night in Boston and came away with a win. Keyonte scored 31 points total and 16 in the third quarter as the Utah Jazz climbed their way back into the game after getting off to a rough start scoring the ball. Keyonte George shot 9-16 from the field, 2-5 from the three point line, and 11-13 from the free throw line. Keyonte also rec...

Utah Jazz went on the road to Charlotte to face old friend Collin Sexton and the Charlotte Hornets. Even with Charlotte being shorthanded with a couple starters sitting out the game, any road game is a challenge for the Utah Jazz at this point in the young season. Jazz battled poor shooting in this one and finished the game 7-32 from the three point line. The young Jazz squad was outscored from th...

What a battle it was under the lights at the Footprint Center! The Utah Jazz dropped a 118-96 decision to the Phoenix Suns in their Emirates NBA Cup opener. Sure, the scoreboard didn't go the Utah Jazz way tonight—Phoenix jumped out to a 37-17 first-quarter lead that set the tone—but let's talk about what really mattered: the Jazz's fight-back spirit, standout individual performances,...