Salt City Hoops Utah Jazz Podcast

With 48 hours until the NBA Draft, hosts Andy Larsen and JP Chunga break down the trade possibilities and draft prospects who might be available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of the Salt City Hoops Show, hosts Ben Anderson and Andy Larsen talk about this exciting second round of the playoffs? Is it the best second round of this millenium? Does the Bucks' success help give the Jazz a selling point for acquiring their own players? Then, we of course take listener questions from our audience. What would Tobias Harris bring, and would he be worth the...

On this week's episode, shortened by Rockets/Warriors, hosts Andy Larsen and Ben Anderson take your questions on the future of the Jazz's offseason. Who are some free agency possibilities for the Jazz, in all three tiers? There are the near max guys, but who else might make sense as a target? That, plus trade possibilities: how could the Jazz complete a trade, and who might they target? That, plus...

On this episode of the Salt City Hoops Show, hosts Andy Larsen and J.P. Chunga talk about what to expect from the Jazz final 25 games. Who would the Jazz prefer to play in the playoffs? Is it better to have an easier schedule earlier or late? And how do the Jazz take the next step? We answer these questions on the SCH Show's first hour. In the second hour, we take a look at the Zion Williamson sit...

We're now less than a week away from the NBA's trade deadline, and the Jazz are being mentioned in the buzz around some potentially available stars. Which targets are realistic? Are the Jazz interested in these guys? Should they be? What would it take to get them? Ken Clayton and Dan Clayton go deep on eight names in particular, and along the way talk about Utah's approach to this deadline. Both K...

On this week's episode, hosts Andy Larsen and Ben Anderson talk about the Jazz's recent 5-game win streak and what it means for their potential playoff positioning. Then we take your questions from Twitter, and do our best to answer them. What's the likelihood of a trade? Is Donovan Mitchell a 1 or a 2? Does it matter? Those and many more answered on this week's episode of the Salt City Hoops Show...

The Clayton brothers, Ken and Dan, are back to break down Utah's late November acquisition of sharpshooting veteran Kyle Korver. They talk about his expected role, about the departing Alec Burks, and along the way touch on other topics and players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode, hosts Andy Larsen and Ben Anderson talk about the first week of the NBA season. How have the Jazz got to 2-2? What was their best performance of the four games? Can Rubio bounce back, and what does it say about Mitchell that he did? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the bench? Then, we talk about Jimmy Butler, the Timberwolves, and whether four first round picks is a...

In a special season-opening edition of the podcast, Dan Clayton ushers through a parade of guests that includes some of the writers you'll hear from the most at Salt City Hoops this year. Weekly writers Jimbo Rudding, Tyler Crandall, Clint Johnson and Steve Godfrey take turns talking about their expectations for the season ahead, key players, and more. Of course, this is just a portion of the team...

Ken and Dan Clayton continue their "In Their Own Words" edition of the pod, sharing quotes directly from the players themselves and analyzing what they mean in the context of the fast-approaching season. In this segment -- the second of a two-part look at 10 quotes from training camp -- they start by talking about Rudy Gobert's development, but touch on Dante Exum's contributions, Thabo Sefolosha'...

Ken and Dan Clayton are back to analyze the upcoming Jazz season, but this time they let Quin Snyder and his players do the hard work. This episode features quotes from the Jazz's training camp, and the Claytons react to each one and what it could mean to the Jazz's upcoming campaign. Derrick Favors gets as honest as we've heard him about last season, Ricky Rubio can't wait to get back to the play...

The Salt City Hoops Show is back! On this week's episode, inspired by Sports Illustrated's run of projecting the top 100 players in the NBA next season, we take our crack at the Jazz's roster. Who is No. 1, Rudy Gobert or Donovan Mitchell? Who comes in 3rd between Ingles, Favors, and Rubio? Who's the best 6th man option for the Jazz? All that and more, even including the two-way guys, on this week...

On this week's episode of the Salt City Hoops Show, hosts Andy Larsen and Ben Anderson review what was learned in summer league. Grayson Allen only shot 30 percent, but how does that compare to what other guard rookies did? Then we start answering your questions. There's a big theme: did the Jazz keep pace in the West? And should they have gone for more in FA? Ben and I disagree. All that and more...

On this week's episode of the Salt City Hoops Show, hosts Andy Larsen and Ben Anderson talk about the Utah Jazz's next two weeks through a series of listener questions. Who could the Jazz sign? How likely is it they get Paul George, or another top-tier free agent? Who is available for the Mid-Level Exception? All that, plus some talk about Grayson Allen and the 2018 NBA Draft, on this week's episo...

On this week's episode of the Salt City Hoops Show, hosts Andy Larsen and Ben Anderson talk a lot about the draft. What should Phoenix do at No. 1? Who is available at No. 21 that could be intriguing to the Jazz? How should they approach that pick? And how should the Jazz work to get on the Golden State/Houston level? All that and more on this week's episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

On this week's episode of the Salt City Hoops Show, hosts Andy Larsen and Ben Anderson have a shortened episode due to the University of Utah's NIT win. So with that time, we answer listener questions, about who the Jazz would like to face, what might happen in the offseason, and much more. We run down the remaining schedules for each of the teams, and predict a final win-loss record. All that and...

On this week's Salt City Hoops Show, hosts Andy Larsen and Ben Anderson talk about the crowded Western Conference playoff picture. How likely is it really that the Jazz make the playoffs? We break it down. But maybe the most fun part of the show was talking Jazz What Ifs. What if the Jazz had drafted Chris Paul and not Deron Williams? What if the Jazz have traded for Rony Seikaly? Those and many m...

On this week's episode, hosts Andy Larsen and Ben Anderson reconvene after All-Star Weekend. Donovan Mitchell was the star of All-Star Saturday, how does that impact the him and the Jazz moving forward? How likely are the Jazz to make the playoffs, and how important of an accomplishment would it be? If the Jazz do move on from Derrick Favors in free agency, how will the Jazz fill the power forward...

On this week's episode of the Salt City Hoops Show, hosts Ben Anderson and J.P. Chunga talk about the suddenly core-of-the-sun hot Utah Jazz. What's clicking for the Jazz, and what's just luck? Ricky Rubio, Derrick Favors, Rudy Gobert, and more are discussed. But the win streak comes at an unusual part of the season, right before the trade deadline. Will the Jazz's plan change at the deadline base...

On this week's episode of the Salt City Hoops Show, hosts Andy Larsen and Ben Anderson talk about the situation of the Utah Jazz: 10th in the Western Conference, with 2 weeks to go until the trade deadline. Tony Jones joins us in the middle of the show to talk about the situation surrounding Derrick Favors and Rodney Hood, among other Jazz players. Meanwhile, we answer your listener questions abou...

Ben Anderson and Andy Larsen really did have a show plan for today's episode, but you guys asked so many questions on Twitter that we just spent the entire show talking about what you all wanted to talk about. Things like: what is Derrick Favors' trade value, anyway? Why have there been so many fights and ejections in the NBA recently? What are the Jazz going to do about Ricky Rubio? How about Joe...

On this week's episode of the Salt City Hoops Show, it's all about the trade rumor that would bring Nikola Mirotic to the Utah Jazz. How good is Niko, and how could the Jazz get him? Hosts Andy Larsen and JP Chunga discuss. We look at some trade ideas involving Mirotic, and talk about his unique trade situation. Then, we answer your questions: would the Jazz be interested in Andrew Wiggins? How mu...

On this week's episode of the Salt City Hoops Show, hosts Ben Anderson and Andy Larsen talk about the year that was for the Utah Jazz in 2017, and preview 2018. In particular, we look at the 5 biggest stories for the Jazz in 2017, the 5 best players for the Jazz in the 2017-18 season so far, the 5 biggest things to watch for in 2018, 5 (okay, we added more) crazy trade ideas for the Jazz in 2018,...

On this week's episode of the Salt City Hoops Show, hosts Andy Larsen and Ben Anderson look at what's going on with the 3-game winless Utah Jazz. Do moves need to be made? Changes to the starting lineup? What's the answer? As always, we take your Twitter questions and calls. Finally the big second hour segment is on possible Derrick Favors trades. With Favors unlikely to re-sign in 2018, what can...

On this week's episode of the Salt City Hoops Show, host Andy Larsen and guest host Marcos Aragon talk about the suddenly much more positive Jazz, who have gone 3-0 since our last episode. How much of Ricky Rubio's shooting and aggressiveness is sustainable? Donovan Mitchell has had two excellent games of the three, how much has he developed? Also in this show, new Deseret News Jazz beat writer Er...