Utah Jazz

Storylines and Predictions Part 1: Rest, Defense & Pushing Past Playoff Frustration

Just like that, another season is upon us. If there’s a silver lining to the chaos that the coronavirus brought to the NBA (not to mentions our lives), it’s that the last two offseasons have been shorter. Jazz...

The Finally-Balanced Jazz Eye Contention After Years of Pendulum Swings

The Utah Jazz front office has long been reputed as one of the best when it comes to talent scouting and roster construction, at least when it comes to forming a winning regular season team. For the greater part of the last...

West Watch: Who’s Better, Worse, Or About the Same?

There are a few different ways to go about guessing who got better or worse ahead of the impending start to the NBA season. One way is by simply treating it as a question of arithmetic: a team that was X good last year lost...

Media Day: The Best Lines From Utah’s Main Guys Ahead of a Big Year

It’s not exactly the same things as talking about basketball, but after Monday, we get to talk about people talking about basketball. That’s close enough.After a short offseason, the Utah Jazz got back together this...

Interesting Decisions Remain As Jazz Look to Finalize Roster

The really interesting and crucial part of the Utah Jazz’s offseason was over in a matter of days. After a new deal with their All-Star, two veteran free agent signings, and a depth trade, the Jazz’s rotation is...

How the Jazz measure up in the new Western Conference landscape

The dust has settled. Barring a mega-trade involving a disgruntled star, teams are mostly formed following a frenzy of activity over the last week. Unlike last season, most Western Conference teams made adjustments rather than...

Podcast: Analyzing Three Busy Days As the Jazz Roster Takes Shape

The Utah Jazz quickly re-signed Mike Conley Jr. as free agency opened, then completed three other transactions that may have solidified their 2020-21 roster. Ken Clayton and Dan Clayton reconvene on the Salt City Hoops podcast to...

Free Agency Breakdown: Four Writers React to the Latest Jazz News

The Jazz have used the first three days of free agency to secure commitments from three veterans, starting with their own Mike Conley Jr.A quartet of Salt City Hoops analysts came together to opine on Conley’s new deal, the...

A Breakdown of 10 Possible Free Agents for the Jazz

I used to work in recruitment for a large healthcare group. In my line of work 4 things really matter to potential applicants: salary, geography, autonomy in the workplace, and the schedule. The order of importance of those...

Follow the Benjamins: Who Can Spend in 2021 Free Agency?

As we do every year at around this point in the NBA calendar, it’s time to follow the money.Free agency negotiations will (officially) begin on August 2, which means free agents like the Jazz’s Mike Conley will...