SC7: Bold Second Half Predictions, Mitchell’s Hype Train, Hot Rod & More

  Halfway to what? The Jazz have reached the midway point of 2017-18, but once again, a lack of health and continuity has robbed them of a clear sense of where their season is headed. At 17-24, they’re as close to the...

Q&A on Latest Jazz Trade Rumors: Pursuing Mirotic, Teams Targeting Burks & More

Just when the Jazz had a break in the on-court action, ESPN’s “Woj” filled the awkward silence by ushering in the rumors of trade season. Adrian Wojnarowski detailed the latest NBA trade scuttlebutt on Monday,...

SC7: Free Thabo, Road Defense and Rookie All-Star History

Welcome to a very rookie-heavy edition of the weekly Salt City Seven. Donovan Mitchell is central to more than have of the week’s sections, and with good reason. The 21-year-old is now leading the Jazz (and the rookie...

SC7: Help Coming From the Schedule? (Plus Six More Jazz Bits)

There isn’t a ton of good news to discuss in this last Salt City Seven of 2017. The Jazz have been in their deepest and most protracted funk of the season, but as we cover in the main section today, things might be about to...

SC7: Another Season Defined by Injuries, Contract Stuff, Tribute & More

Whew, that was a lot of basketball. Since the last installment of the Salt City Seven, the Utah Jazz completed their first 5-games-in-7-nights stretch of the season. They’ve had two different 5-in-8 sprints, and a number of...

SC7: Trade Likelihood Rankings & Six Other Bits of Jazz Stuff

Despite having just two games since our last installment of the Salt City Seven, this was an eventful week in Jazzland. The losing streak continued, players coming back from injury exacerbated the ongoing lineup discussions and...

SC7: Weighing Options for a Trio of Utah Starters + Six Other Jazz-Related Bits

The tough part of the Utah Jazz’s December is decidedly underway. After opening the month with a pair of convincing home wins, Utah dropped back to the .500 with back-to-back losses to the Thunder and...

SC7: Long December, How Good Are the Jazz, Passing History & More

If it feels like we just did this, it’s because, well, we kind of just did this. The holiday moved last week’s Salt City Seven column back a couple of days, which means this edition covers a shorter period than usual....

Salt City Seven (& Then Some): Scoring, Passing, 3 Game Balls & More

Normally we gather here every week to relive the stories and games from seven days in Jazzland. Because of the holiday, you get bonus coverage this week. Here are the big stories, key numbers, awesome plays and superb...

Down Five Players, Jazz Can’t Stop Nets in a 118-107 Loss

  The Jazz suffered their sixth straight road loss on Friday night for a lot of different reasons: porous defense, not enough players breaking the paint, and an overall energy deficit. But the fair place to start in picking...