Free Agency

Q&A: Breaking Down Deals, Future Star-Hunting, Is This It?

The Jazz are mostly done with their 2018 offseason. Salt City Hoops readers, on the other hand, are not.There were still a ton of great questions in this week’s offseason Q&A. Specifically, readers wanted to hear more...

2017-18 Rewind: Royce O’Neale Seizes the Moment

Flashback to February 11. The Utah Jazz were on an eight-game winning streak but took flight to Portland, Oregon to face the potent and division-leading Trail Blazers. Making matters worse, floor general Ricky Rubio had just...

Free Agency Q&A: Favors is Back, Who Has Room, Exum & More

We’re not even two days into free agency, and already there is clarity on the Jazz’s roster plans, cap situation, and immediate future.Derrick Favors agreed to a two-year, $36 million deal on Monday afternoon. That...

Every Single 2018 NBA Free Agent

Welcome to the definitive guide on 2018 NBA free agents.This is the only place you’ll find a sentence or two on every single 2018 free agent (or potential free agent) who played in the NBA last season. That’s some...

Q&A: Keeping Exum & Favors, Star Targets and More

By this time next week the free agency craziness will be underway. Which makes this the perfect time to get one last June Q&A in.So we’ll send you into free agency with answers to a bunch of great questions submitted...

Duke Guard Grayson Allen Tapped to Join Mitchell and the Jazz

Everything was going according to script for the No. 21 pick in Thursday’s NBA draft. Just like the 20 prospects selected before him, Grayson Allen celebrated with his family, slipped on a hat bearing his new team’s...

Offseason Q&A: Another Rudy is Available, MLE Targets, Draft Trades & More

It’s about time to get down to business — literally.Draft week is upon is, which means it’s officially time for teams to stop talking and start transacting. We’re actually into the deal window now; many...

2017-18 Rewind: Rudy Gobert Remains Utah’s Spiritual Leader & Ace in the Hole

Early in the second quarter of an April game against the Golden State Warriors, with the reigning Defensive Player of the Year coming straight at him, Rudy Gobert had another one of those moments.Of the thousand little instants...

Jimbo’s Mailbag – 2018 NBA Mock Draft

Instead of mock drafts, spend a few minutes mocking the draft. Jimbo Rudding provides our regular dose of levity here at Salt City Hoops, and he does it by answering the burning questions to which Jazz fans just must have...

Offseason Q&A: Utah’s chances at PG, cap questions & other targets

The offseason rolls on, bringing us closer to clarity. We’re now just nine days away from what is usually the busiest trade day of the year in the NBA, and less than three weeks away from the start of free agency. To think...