June 24th, 2016 | by
Dan Clayton Two NBA draft prospects put on Jazz hats to shake hands with commissioner Adam Silver on Thursday night in Brooklyn, but neither one is headed to Utah. Three NBA draft prospects were selected by the Utah Jazz on Thursday night,...
June 23rd, 2016 | by
Dan Clayton 365 days. That’s what the Utah Jazz acquired on Wednesday, at the modest cost of a mid-first round pick: an extra year of relevance. George Hill is a Jazz player, and as a result, the Jazz get twelve months’ worth of...
June 22nd, 2016 | by
David J Smith The NBA Draft is a day away, but the Utah Jazz can already count themselves among the winners. In a big, sneaky good move, general manager Dennis Lindsey and company helped broker a three-team trade with the Atlanta Hawks and...
June 21st, 2016 | by
Dan Clayton Hours before Marc Stein reported that the Utah Jazz were not interested in trading star forward Gordon Hayward, a Salt City Hoops columnist told ESPN 960’s Tom Kirkland that trading Hayward didn’t make a lot of...
June 20th, 2016 | by
Jimbo Rudding Welcome to the next edition of Jimbo’s Mailbag! At Salt City Hoops, we know that covering a team without any humor can be dreary. As such, we decided to add a little bit more levity to our site via Jimbo’s unique outlook on...
June 17th, 2016 | by
Dan Clayton We’re a week away from the NBA Draft, which is great for people who have a physiological reaction to the words “upside” and “wingspan.” But we’re also seven days away from what is...
June 15th, 2016 | by
Laura Thompson Admittedly, this post would have packed a lot more punch had the Warriors won last night. But throughout this postseason, I’ve been thinking, What can the Jazz learn from this Warriors team? This team has been...
June 11th, 2016 | by
Jimbo Rudding Welcome to the next edition of Jimbo’s Mailbag! At Salt City Hoops, we know that covering a team without any humor can be dreary. As such, we decided to add a little bit more levity to our site via Jimbo’s unique outlook on...
June 7th, 2016 | by
Dan Clayton After years of sacrificing short-term relevance to amass and develop young talent, the Utah Jazz have a solid core in place. An extra piece or two would certainly help accelerate the group’s contention, but Utah already...
June 1st, 2016 | by
Clint Johnson The belief an NBA team needs a superstar to win a championship is strong, especially whenever the lottery and draft creep up, tempting fans and maybe even front offices to gut a roster for that magical ping-pong bullet. One major...