Rodney Hood’s Continued Development, Plus Player Grades for Spurs @ Jazz 7/7/15

The mantra with first-round picks in summer league, particularly those playing following their rookie seasons, is fairly consistent: they should be among the best players on the floor, and dominate at times. Mark Utah’s top...

An Exciting Start to Summer League, Plus Player Grades for Celtics @ Jazz 7/6/2015

It was just the start of summer league play, months out from the beginning of another NBA season — but don’t tell Jazz fans that. Over 10,000 strong (10,215, to be exact) packed into Energy Solutions Arena for the...

Things to Watch at Utah Jazz Summer League

Back in 2006, Deron Williams completed what had been a bit of a rocky rookie season, in which Jerry Sloan played him behind a couple of point guards that probably did not belong in the NBA. Sloan eventually handed the starting...

Jimbo’s Mailbag — Jazz Free Agent Rumors

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 zany. He...

5 on 5: Sluggish Summer Speculation

1.  Should the Jazz bring Tibor Pleiss over? If yes, should he be the primary backup center? Clint Johnson: If Pleiss can be brought into the fold at the right price, they can use him. However, buzz about plentiful interest in...

Nate Duncan, and NBA Free Agency sans Utah – Salt City Hoops Show

On this week’s episode of the Salt City Hoops Show, guest Nate Duncan joins Andy Larsen and Ben Dowsett right out of the gate, talking about the Jazz’s sideline approach to free agency and whether it’s a good...

NBA Free Agency: The Utah Jazz Slant

The first day of NBA free agency could be described by using a number of adjectives. It was frantic, surprising, eye-opening, exhilarating and constant. It might be quite difficult to remember a day with so much happening...

What Olivier Hanlan Can Possibly Do For The Utah Jazz

As the buzz around the Barclays Center last Thursday diminished, and the angry Knicks left the arena, the Jazz made their impact in the 2nd round by taking Boston College stud Olivier Hanlan with the 42nd pick. During his junior...

Chat Wrap: Free Agency, Cap & Trade

  Let the craziness begin. There are just hours to go before NBA free agency, and you probably have questions. Whether or not the Utah Jazz wind up making a big splash with a major signing or summer trade, the conversation...

How Trey Lyles Fits in Utah

Let’s get this out of the way from the jump: Trey Lyles wasn’t anywhere near the top of my Jazz draft board. If I were Dennis Lindsey, he wouldn’t be in a Jazz uniform. Luckily for everyone involved, I’m not Dennis...