June 5th, 2015 | by
David J Smith When the Utah Jazz consummated that Enes Kanter trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder in February, it left just Rudy Gobert as the lone true center on the roster. That was okay, as Gobert was obviously more than ready for...
June 5th, 2015 | by
Ben Dowsett The Jazz held another in a string of pre-draft workouts Thursday, with six more hopefuls convening on Zion’s Bank Basketball Center. While these workouts are common this time of year, Thursday’s was the first so far in this...
June 4th, 2015 | by
Clint Johnson Ironically, it is the second team to enter the NBA Finals – the one without LeBron James – that every other franchise wants to be. The Golden State Warriors are in the midst of a well-extolled historic season:...
June 2nd, 2015 | by
Dan Clayton The on-again, off-again saga involving Ante Tomic’s NBA prospects is back on… sort of. Gigantes del Basket, an international hoops magazine and website, reports that Tomic is still considering the possibility of an...
June 2nd, 2015 | by
Dakota Schmidt As we’re now less than a month away from the NBA Draft, the discussion about what the Jazz will do with that 12th pick is flowing freely. Over the course of this prospect profile series, we’ve already covered most of the...
May 29th, 2015 | by
Dan Clayton Twelve months ago, you couldn’t talk about the Utah Jazz without talking about Dennis Lindsey. Now you can, and that’s just fine with the club’s general manager. This time last year, the state of the franchise...
May 29th, 2015 | by
Jimbo Rudding Here at Salt City Hoops, we’re occasionally accused of being too analytical. Basketball is a fun sport, they say, and we’re being too objective about it. Jumbo Rudding, on the other hand, is not analytical. He is...
May 27th, 2015 | by
Ben Dowsett Right around a year ago, the future of the coaching position for the Utah Jazz was both unknown and somewhat disheartening. The Ty Corbin era, ushered in with full backing from legend Jerry Sloan after his slightly messy...
May 27th, 2015 | by
David J Smith Much of last season’s success for the Utah Jazz can largely be attributed to the team’s incredible improvement on defense. Head coach Quin Snyder really made his mark with his defensive philosophies and strategies,...
May 26th, 2015 | by
Clark Schmutz There has been and will continue to be a lot of speculation and talk about what the Jazz will do with the 12th pick in the upcoming NBA draft. It’s fun to imagine which players will be available at 12 or which players...
