Podcast: Jazz player deep dives, part one

As the Jazz prepare to get their season underway, Mark Russell Pereira and Dan Clayton convene to explore the 15-man roster in a 3-part podcast. In this one, they ask the same set of questions about the first set of five players...

Transaction Terms Reveal Jazz Priority: 2025 Optionality

The Jazz have made their three free agent signings official, and there’s a pattern to those deal structures that sends a pretty strong signal around what they’re trying to accomplish with their books moving...

Podcast: Lauri Markkanen Extension Reaction and Analysis

Lauri Markkanen is here to stay with the Utah Jazz, agreeing to five more years via a renegotiation and extension deal. Join Mark Russell Pereira and Dan Clayton as they break down the specifics of the new deal, their enthusiasm...

What else might the Jazz be planning with Lauri locked up?

The Utah Jazz have been at the center of the NBA conversation for totally understandable and obvious reasons. The biggest unsettled question of the NBA offseason for a matter of weeks now has revolved around a top-30 player the...

Who’s Left? Tracking Every 2024 Free Agent

A new NBA player movement wrinkle is forcing us to hasten our yearly tradition of setting the free agency field, because impactful players are already starting to fly off the board.Starting this offseason, teams can negotiate...

Updated: Spending Power Tracker & Utah’s Markkanen Math

The NBA’s summer transaction window is upon us, and for some it’s nearly as interesting as the sport itself. We’re gearing up for it here by introducing all sorts of fun tools like free agent trackers and trade...

Podcast: Draft Recap and Offseason Preview

The Utah Jazz are primed for an extremely active offseason of roster shakeups, following a rookie draft that many are lauding. Dan Clayton and Mark Russell Pereira from Salt City Hoops will introduce Jazz fans to the new rookies...

Group Think: What Will the Jazz Draft Look Like?

The NBA’s collective eyes are focused on Barclays Center, where the NBA draft will tip off at 8:00 p.m. EDT Wednesday night. As basketball fans ourselves, our eyes are pointed that direction as well, anticipating the Utah...

Trade Board: Difference Makers With Years Left

The free agent board is up, just in time for the NBA’s busiest transaction window. But it’s just as likely that the Utah Jazz make their biggest summer splash on the trade market — as early as around this...

The Cost of Utah’s Lotto Slide and the Value of 10 (plus the Big Picture)

Here’s a fun fact: only three teams that have been in the NBA for the entirety of the lottery era have never improved their anticipated draft position on lottery day: the Denver Nuggets, the Dallas Mavericks and the Utah...