Acquiring Westbrook Makes Some Sense For Rebuilding Jazz

Bring up the Lakers or Russell Westbrook to a Utah Jazz fan, and you’re likely to elicit a strong reaction. For many Jazz fans, helping the Lakers improve or imagining Russell Westbrook as a Utah acquisition is a non-starter....

Who Has Had the Most (and Fewest) Top Three Picks?

Championship teams require several elements to come together. Good ownership, good management, good coaching, and good talent. They also need a little luck from time to time. Good talent can acquired through trades and free...

Bridging the Gap On Mitchell’s Value Using Star Trades

More than a week has passed since ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski set Jazz Nation on fire by revealing that the Utah Jazz had changed course and were more earnestly entertaining offers for three-time All-Star Donovan Mitchell.During...

Devil’s in the Details: Quick Cap Refresher on Relevant Offseason Issues

As one of Jazz Twitter’s resident nerds when it comes to the NBA’s collectively bargained transaction rules, I thought it might be helpful to address a few of the topics I’m getting questions about cap stuff...

Imagining Mitchell’s Future in a New Basketball Framework

The future of the Utah Jazz is up in the air. Donovan Mitchell may very well not be in a Jazz uniform to start the 2022-23 season. The Jazz are clearly engaged in talks that could send Mitchell out and start a rebuild for the...

Podcast: Is Mitchell Available, and Who Can Meet Utah’s “Steep” Price?

The Utah Jazz’s offseason saw yet another plot turn on Tuesday afternoon when Adrian Wojnarowski reported at ESPN that the club is increasingly “showing a willingness” to entertain trade offers for star guard...

The Mitchell Question is Central To Utah’s Post-Gobert Path

In the 43 seasons the Jazz have belonged to Utah, just three of the franchise’s players have achieved all-league status at least four separate times: Karl Malone (14), John Stockton (11) and a certain Frenchman who’s...

NBA Free Agent Tracker: With a Brief Note on Jazz Fit for Every Player

At 4 p.m. MT, the floodgates opened.Dozens of deals were announced within minutes of the NBA’s free agency period officially opening on Thursday; including two notable former Jazzmen.First, fan-favorite and longtime contributor...

Podcast: Jazz Hire Hardy, Roster Moves Loom, Free Agency Preview

This week always had a high likelihood of being consequential for the Utah Jazz, but all date was erased with a major announcement that came Tuesday: Will Hardy will be the Jazz’s next head coach. Ken Clayton and Dan...

The Utah Jazz’s Coaching Search is Different This Time Around

The last time the Jazz hired a head coach, it was clear exactly what type of outfit he would lead. The club was coming off a 25-57 season. They had five recent lottery picks each still working down the developmental path, but...