Draft

5 on 5: Draft, Trades, and Roster Changes
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5 on 5: Draft, Trades, and Roster Changes

May 4th, 2015 | by Aaron Hefner
1.  Will the Jazz trade up, trade down, trade out, or keep their pick in the draft? Dan Clayton: Assuming it’s pick #12, I still think their preference is to trade it for the right complementary veteran. The way Dennis...
Utah Jazz Draft Prospects 2015: Devin Booker
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Utah Jazz Draft Prospects 2015: Devin Booker

May 4th, 2015 | by Dakota Schmidt
  As was apparent during last week’s draft profile piece on Kevon Looney, one of the big themes throughout this series has been Utah using their lottery pick on a young, high-upside prospect. That angle is going to...
Just How Good Can the Jazz Be?
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Just How Good Can the Jazz Be?

May 1st, 2015 | by Clark Schmutz
  I’m sure every Jazz fan has tried to figure out just how good the Jazz are, or will be, next season.  And I’m sure every fan has gotten carried away to some extent, dreaming of 50-win seasons and pushing for...
Jimbo’s Mailbag – I Know Ante Tomic’s Girlfriend
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Jimbo’s Mailbag – I Know Ante Tomic’s Girlfriend

May 1st, 2015 | by Jimbo Rudding
Welcome to the next edition of Jimbo’s Mailbag! At Salt City Hoops, we know that covering a losing team without any humor can be dreary. As such, we decided to add a little bit more levity to our site via Jimbo’s unique...
How Would the Jazz Have Done in the Playoffs?
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How Would the Jazz Have Done in the Playoffs?

April 30th, 2015 | by Dan Clayton
All across Jazz communities both real and virtual, the Kool-Aid is freely flowing. The Utah Jazz, 32-23 since mid December and 19-10 since the All-Star break, have create some real believers. They have an identity, the beginnings...
Gordon Hayward Proving His Worth
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Gordon Hayward Proving His Worth

April 28th, 2015 | by Ben Dowsett
Many a Jazz fan will look back on July 14th, 2014 as a source of retroactive pride. That was the day the Jazz matched Charlotte’s four-year, $63 million offer in restricted free agency to Gordon Hayward, locking him up for at...
Utah Jazz Draft Prospects 2015: Kevon Looney
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Utah Jazz Draft Prospects 2015: Kevon Looney

April 27th, 2015 | by Dakota Schmidt
One of the big themes that has been evident throughout this draft prospect profile series has been the Jazz’s potential pursuit of a stretch four. We’ve touched on a few prospects that could potentially fill that need...
Reviewing Ben Dowsett’s 10 Preseason Predictions
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Reviewing Ben Dowsett’s 10 Preseason Predictions

April 21st, 2015 | by Ben Dowsett
Back in late October, I made a list of 10 predictions for the upcoming Jazz season. Some were more outlandish than others, but each almost certainly prompted some percentage of my readership to think to themselves, “I can’t...
10-Game Season Recap, Part Two & Final Game Balls
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10-Game Season Recap, Part Two & Final Game Balls

April 20th, 2015 | by Dan Clayton
When the calendar flipped to 2015, head coach Quin Snyder suggested to his squad that they compartmentalize the remaining games into more manageable 10-game chunks as a means of marking progress. We’re doing the same for...
Season Recap * 8: Reliving 2014-15 Ten Games At a Time
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Season Recap * 8: Reliving 2014-15 Ten Games At a Time

April 16th, 2015 | by Dan Clayton
The book is closed on a transformative season of Utah Jazz basketball. Or, if you’ve been paying attention to head coach Quin Snyder, several mini-seasons. On January 1, with exactly 50 games remaining, Snyder proposed to his...