How did the trade deadline affect Utah’s draft position?

After a seismic offseason, the Jazz made another team-shaking move. On Wednesady, they traded Mike Conley, Malik Beasley, Jarred Vanderbilt, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and two second-round picks in exchange for Russell Westbrook,...

Jazz Swap Vets for a Laker Pick With High Upside

For a rebuilding NBA franchise, the goal should be generating assets and options. The assets that matter the most to a team attempting to assemble its next core are the ones with a non-trivial chance of yielding a star-level...

Video: Predicting the Final 36 Hours of NBA Trade Season

With a day and a half left in the NBA’s window for in-season trades, Ken and Dan Clayton went on the record with their final predictions on seven important questions. In the process of answering those questions, they...

SC7: Lauri’s an All-Star, Trade Season Truths, Frequent Trade Partners & More

Every week during the regular season begins here at SCH with the Salt City Seven, a septet of recurring features that let us relive the biggest moments, key performances and hot issues in Jazzland from various angles. Check in...

Jazz Player Trade Probabilities: An Unsourced Analysis

The Jazz have rarely been active participants at the NBA trade deadline in recent years, with the only notable transactions in remotely modern history being the Jae Crowder acquisition in 2018 and shuttling Enes Kanter off to...

Who Says No, Part 3: Analyzing One More Batch of Reader-Submitted Trades

Let’s get to one more batch of “Who Says No?” trade proposals, with seven more fake trades submitted by our friends on the internet.Trade proposals in this installment came from @45forMVP, @clarksoddering, @ry_n__,...

The Undeniable Impact and Uncertain Future of Two Jazz Guards

It’s strange to think that Mike Conley and Jordan Clarkson — both in their fourth season with the Jazz — outlasted former franchise pillars in Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. These veteran leaders are the bridge between...

Salt City Seven: Sexton’s Growth, Markkanen Awaiting All-Star News & More

Every week during the regular season begins here at SCH with the Salt City Seven, a septet of recurring features that let us relive the biggest moments, key performances and hot issues in Jazzland from various angles. Check in...

Behind Utah’s Odd Backup PG Battle

Every game, Will Hardy faces an impossible decision: who the hell runs the offense when Mike Conley is on the bench?Conley is Utah’s only point guard on the roster. Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton are score-first combo guards...

Who Says No, Part 2: Evaluating the Collins Fit & Reader-Proposed Deals

Today continues the “Who Says No?” series of videos analyzing reader-proposed trade scenarios as the NBA’s February 9 trade deadline approaches. In this installment, we go through several trade ideas involving Hawks...