Draft

Answering questions about Utah’s recent moves
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Answering questions about Utah’s recent moves

June 28th, 2023 | by Zarin Ficklin
With free agency only double digits hours away, things are happening in Jazzland almost faster than we can respond to them. Just in the last week:The Jazz drafted Taylor Hendricks, Keyonte George, and Brice Sensabaugh;Then traded...
Jazz Draft Haul Shows Emphasis on Shooting, Size
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Jazz Draft Haul Shows Emphasis on Shooting, Size

June 23rd, 2023 | by Dan Clayton
When the Utah Jazz’s season ended in April, club CEO Danny Ainge already had a pretty good idea what he’d be shopping for this summer: “Shooting with size,” he said in his end-of-season media...
Picks on the Move: 23 Years of Draft Trade Precedent
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Picks on the Move: 23 Years of Draft Trade Precedent

June 20th, 2023 | by Dan Clayton
The NBA’s offseason player movement machine always revs into high gear right around the draft, but this is already primed to be a wild June. On an otherwise sleepy summer afternoon, the marketplace swung open on Sunday with...
With Lotto Order Set, Utah’s Other Picks May Signal Desires
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With Lotto Order Set, Utah’s Other Picks May Signal Desires

May 17th, 2023 | by Dan Clayton
 There were no wild surprises in the NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday night. There was some slight reshuffling in the top five — league-worst Detroit fell all the way to fifth — but six through 14 went chalk. The...
Who Has Had the Most (and Fewest) Top Three Picks?
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Who Has Had the Most (and Fewest) Top Three Picks?

July 25th, 2022 | by John English
Championship teams require several elements to come together. Good ownership, good management, good coaching, and good talent. They also need a little luck from time to time. Good talent can acquired through trades and free...
Here’s Johnny: Only Minor Moves for the Jazz on Draft Night
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Here’s Johnny: Only Minor Moves for the Jazz on Draft Night

June 24th, 2022 | by Isaac Adams
The 2022 NBA Draft was full of activity, with 27 of 30 NBA teams participating and picks and prospects being traded back and forth but the Utah Jazz started the night without any 2022 draft picks and did not acquire any during...
They Got Their Guy – Introducing Jared Butler
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They Got Their Guy – Introducing Jared Butler

July 30th, 2021 | by Isaac Adams
Early Thursday evening, Tony Jones of the Athletic tweeted out that while the Jazz were open to moving the #30 pick they were hesitant to do so because they really liked one specific player who might be available at 30.Things...
Active Jazz Select Azubuike, Hughes After Draft-Day Deals
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Active Jazz Select Azubuike, Hughes After Draft-Day Deals

November 18th, 2020 | by Cole Bagley
 For the Utah Jazz, the 2020 NBA Draft started hours before the selections began. In the early hours of the morning on Wednesday, the Jazz agreed to send the No. 23 pick to the New York Knicks in exchange for the No. 27 and...
Jazz Draft Watch Part III: Wings on the Run
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Jazz Draft Watch Part III: Wings on the Run

November 12th, 2020 | by Isaac Adams
In the past few weeks I’ve previewed potential draft picks for the Jazz from among the bigs and the guards in this draft class. With a just under a week to go before draft night, reports from Jazz insiders lead me to...
Jazz Draft Watch Part II: The Guards Rise
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Jazz Draft Watch Part II: The Guards Rise

October 26th, 2020 | by Isaac Adams
 With the 2020 NBA Finals officially in the rearview mirror, the next event on the NBA calendar is the 2020 NBA Draft: set to take place on November 18. Leading up to draft night, I’ll be running through a few players...