How a Cap Maneuver Could Drop Conley’s 2020-21 Price, Extend His Stay in Utah

On the surface, Jazz guard Mike Conley has one of the easiest decisions anybody will make during this weird NBA offseason. Because of the deal he originally signed in Memphis before being traded to the Jazz in 2019, he has the...

A Jazz Era Ends as Smith Acquires Franchise From the Millers

In a heated 1985 meeting, playwright and investor Sydney Schlenker saw an opportunity to pounce. He had already offered then Utah Jazz owner Sam Battistone two payments of $9 million to take over the club over a two-year period...

Offseason Q&A: Gobert Extension, Prioritizing Exceptions, the Favors Option & More

The coming Utah Jazz offseason might be a more straightforward one than last summer, due to a more restrictive set of resources. But as the sheer volume of reader questions indicates, that doesn’t mean there aren’t...

Offseason Targets Part II: Big Wings Who Can Defend, Shoot

The Utah Jazz are still trying to break into the contender class, and as we’ve been saying, they’re not that far off. With a couple of superstar-level guys at the top of the roster and a handful of complementary...

Offseason Targets Part I: Finding A Paint-Protecting, Rim-Finishing Big

As we outlined following Utah’s season-ending playoff loss, the Jazz aren’t that far off from being serious contenders. Already an All-Star heading into this postseason, Donovan Mitchell took a major leap towards...

Looking Forward After Utah’s Game 7 Heartbreak

Even after 341 minutes of their epic, entertaining playoff series, the Jazz and Nuggets needed every last second of Game 7 to decide a winner. The game was tied with a half minute to play, after Rudy Gobert had punched home an...

Who’s Going Home? Jazz, Nuggets Brace for Game 7

No matter what happens on Tuesday night, a blazing hot guard and an All-NBA center will be leaving the NBA’s bubble on Wednesday morning.The top two scorers in this season’s NBA playoffs — Utah’s Donovan...

Quick Thoughts As Mitchell Explodes Again, Utah Goes Up 3-1

The Utah Jazz jumped out to a commanding 3-1 series lead against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night, as star guard Donovan Mitchell powered them to a 129-127 win with his second fifty-plus scoring performance of the playoffs. ...

Jazz’s Defensive Decisioning Sets Them Up For Game 2 Success, 124-105

NBA offenses are simply too good to deny them everything. Even for the very best defensive teams, planning for a playoff opponent is an exercise in picking your poison: What can we live with?Now that the Utah Jazz have had a...

Salt City Seven: Mitchell’s Next Level, Attacking Denver, Final Season Stats & More

Every week during the regular season begins with the Salt City Seven: seven regular features that let us relive the biggest moments, key performances and hot issues in Jazzland from various angles. Since the 2019-20 season...