The DPOY Race Once Again Features a Dominant Gobert

While the Utah Jazz have certainly had their ups and downs this season, their reigning Defensive Player of the Year is in the midst of the best season of his career. Rudy Gobert is boasting averages of 15.2 points, 12.8 rebounds,...

The Warriors’ Late Push Proves Too Much for the Jazz

A slow start and a ragged finish proved too much for the Utah Jazz to overcome in their Tuesday visit to Golden State. Utah managed just 14 first-quarter points and later gave up a 20-4 Warriors run in the fourth quarter, enough...

No, the Jazz Are Not Mediocre

Post-deadline Jazz angst, right on time.No, none of Mike Conley, Otto Porter, or Nikola Mirotic are in a Jazz uniform. Yes, any of them would have made the team better. Yes, it’s fine to be disappointed. When chances to...

Salt City Seven: Jazz Stick Together, Big Week for Royce, Rudy Dominates & More

The Salt City Seven drops every Monday throughout the regular season, with seven regular features meant to relive the week in Jazzland from various angles. Check in every Monday for the quotes, stats, plays and performances that...

No Move Was the Right Move for the Surging Jazz

Dennis Lindsey has not been shy about making trades during his tenure as general manager of the Utah Jazz. Lindsey’s roster-retooling moves have become a reoccurring theme, whether on draft night or in-season deals. Perhaps...

Jazz Stand Pat: Breaking Down the Deadline-Day Deals That Weren’t

It certainly wasn’t the trade that the Utah Jazz’s fans thought they’d get. After substantial hubbub and speculation about how Utah might add another piece to their roster, the only trade the Jazz made at the...

Lopsided Fourth Quarter Leads to Jazz Win as Trade Deadline Looms

The Phoenix Suns’ last road victory came the day after Christmas in Orlando. Nearly two months later, the gifts are still coming up empty. The Jazz dealt the Suns their 12th straight loss away from Arizona, thanks to a...

The Gobert Factor Lifts Guard Play — and Not Just on Defense

It’s not a well-kept secret that Rudy Gobert is the finest defender this side (and any side, really) of the Mississippi. Gobert has been a runner-up DPOY and DPOY for the past two seasons, and unless he’s snubbed a la...

On Small Markets, Status, and Snubs

The current NBA moment strongly invites angst from small-market teams and their fans, and Jazz fans excel at that.The angst takes many forms: entrenched pessimism; bristling, chip-on-the-shoulder combativeness; a strange,...

Salt City Seven: Stifle Snubbed, Trade Rumor Context, Letdown Losses and More

The Salt City Seven drops every Monday throughout the regular season, with seven regular features meant to relive the week in Jazzland from various angles. Check in every Monday for the quotes, stats, plays and performances that...