Here’s Johnny: Only Minor Moves for the Jazz on Draft Night

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...

Jazz Triple-Double Drought Reaches Fourteen Years (And Counting)

By halftime of Wednesday’s Jazz-Warriors game, it looked like either of Donovan Mitchell or Hassan Whiteside might do it: both Jazzmen had a chance to break what is now a 14-year Utah Jazz triple-double drought.Mitchell...

They Got Their Guy – Introducing Jared Butler

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...

Does Gobert Deserve MVP Buzz For Fueling No. 1 Jazz?

The Jazz sent out packs of customized zines to NBA awards voters this week and they are awesome. Just one thing, the zine they sent for Rudy Gobert was for consideration for “DPOY & ALL-NBA.” It’s incredible...

Utah Stars’ Golden Anniversary of Title Gold

There was no hotter ticket in Salt Lake than to the Salt Palace on Tuesday May 18, 1971. It was the Utah Stars’ inaugural season in town and a crowd of 13,260 welcomed the Kentucky Colonels to Game 7 of the 1971 ABA Finals....

Remembering Elgin Baylor, Coach of the New Orleans Jazz

Last week the NBA community lost a giant with the passing of Elgin Baylor. Several NBA teams had posts specifically honoring Baylor and his contributions to the game of basketball. The Lakers of course honored the 11-time...

Falling Stars: Checking in with the G League

With the G League season coming to an end tomorrow afternoon when the Delaware Blue Coats face the Lakeland Magic in the Finals, now seems like a good time to look back on what we learned from the 2020-21 Salt Lake City Stars.The...

Jazz Draft Watch Part III: Wings on the Run

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

 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...

Jazz Draft Watch Part I: Can Utah Strike Gold With Another Non-Lotto Big?

With the NBA Finals potentially ending tonight, we are fast approaching the offseason and one of my favorite times of the year: NBA Draft Season. As with so much in 2020, this draft will be different, and not only because it is...