Offseason Q&A: Gobert Extension, Prioritizing Exceptions, the Favors Option & More

The coming Utah Jazz offseason might be a more straightforward one than last summer, due to a more restrictive set of resources. But as the sheer volume of reader questions indicates, that doesn’t mean there aren’t...

Offseason Targets Part II: Big Wings Who Can Defend, Shoot

The Utah Jazz are still trying to break into the contender class, and as we’ve been saying, they’re not that far off. With a couple of superstar-level guys at the top of the roster and a handful of complementary...

Offseason Targets Part I: Finding A Paint-Protecting, Rim-Finishing Big

As we outlined following Utah’s season-ending playoff loss, the Jazz aren’t that far off from being serious contenders. Already an All-Star heading into this postseason, Donovan Mitchell took a major leap towards...

Staff Scrimmage: Bubble Burst in Game 7 & Where the Jazz Go From Here

After a history-making, highly entertaining 7-game series against the Denver Nuggets, the Utah Jazz’s season is over. A 78-80 loss on Tuesday night in the series decider game ended the Jazz’s experience in the NBA...

Looking Forward After Utah’s Game 7 Heartbreak

Even after 341 minutes of their epic, entertaining playoff series, the Jazz and Nuggets needed every last second of Game 7 to decide a winner. The game was tied with a half minute to play, after Rudy Gobert had punched home an...

Who’s Going Home? Jazz, Nuggets Brace for Game 7

No matter what happens on Tuesday night, a blazing hot guard and an All-NBA center will be leaving the NBA’s bubble on Wednesday morning.The top two scorers in this season’s NBA playoffs — Utah’s Donovan...

Murray Leads Nuggets Past Jazz To Force Game Six

The Utah Jazz have played a phenomenal first-round series against the Denver Nuggets despite being without their second leading scorer, Bojan Bogdanovic. Thanks to phenomenal performances from Donovan Mitchell, the Utah Jazz...

Quick Thoughts As Mitchell Explodes Again, Utah Goes Up 3-1

The Utah Jazz jumped out to a commanding 3-1 series lead against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night, as star guard Donovan Mitchell powered them to a 129-127 win with his second fifty-plus scoring performance of the playoffs. ...

Gobert’s Improved Passing Out of the Short Roll Gives Jazz New A Dimension

The Jazz took a 2-1 lead in their playoff series against the Denver Nuggets on Friday, with a 124-87 win fueled by a dominant game from Rudy Gobert. The All-NBA center scored 24 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in the blowout win....

Jazz’s Defensive Decisioning Sets Them Up For Game 2 Success, 124-105

NBA offenses are simply too good to deny them everything. Even for the very best defensive teams, planning for a playoff opponent is an exercise in picking your poison: What can we live with?Now that the Utah Jazz have had a...