Weekly Q&A: Favors Rumors, Rubio Fit & More Trade Talk

At least until the trade deadline, we’re going to make the regular Q&A a tradition to start each week. There is so much to discuss right now, from cap rules to specific trade possibilities to the general direction the...

Flat Jazz Fall at Home to the Pacers

On paper, the Indiana Pacers without Myles Turner and Utah Jazz without Rudy Gobert are fairly evenly matched teams: both deep on talent but lacking elite impact players; both egalitarian in their offensive scheme; both...

Late Execution Costs Jazz in 88 – 99 Hornets Loss

Story of the Game Jazz fans, and much of the rest of the NBA world, are falling in love with rookie Donovan Mitchell. In tonight’s 88 to 99  loss to the Charlotte Hornets, Mitchell put on a display illustrating why –...

SC7: Bold Second Half Predictions, Mitchell’s Hype Train, Hot Rod & More

  Halfway to what? The Jazz have reached the midway point of 2017-18, but once again, a lack of health and continuity has robbed them of a clear sense of where their season is headed. At 17-24, they’re as close to the...

Jazz Scrape Out 107 – 104 Road Win against Wizards

Story of the Game Losers of 13 of their last 16 games, the Jazz have desperately been seeking a winning formula. Tonight they found it: Rudy Gobert and Derrick Favors both out with injury, their second leading scorer Rodney Hood...

Is trading for Nikola Mirotic the right move for the Jazz? — Salt City Hoops Show

On this week's episode of the Salt City Hoops Show, it's all about the trade rumor that would bring Nikola Mirotic to the Utah Jazz. How good is Niko, and how could the Jazz get him? Hosts Andy Larsen and JP Chunga discuss. We...

Q&A on Latest Jazz Trade Rumors: Pursuing Mirotic, Teams Targeting Burks & More

Just when the Jazz had a break in the on-court action, ESPN’s “Woj” filled the awkward silence by ushering in the rumors of trade season. Adrian Wojnarowski detailed the latest NBA trade scuttlebutt on Monday,...

Late Game Execution Costs Utah in 102 – 103 Miami Loss

Story of the Game The Jazz haven’t had that many close games this season and it showed in their execution down the stretch in a brutal one point loss, 103 to 102, in Miami. This contest progressed in fits and starts, with...

Third Quarter Dooms Utah in Denver, 91 – 99

Story of the Game If one thing has become clear this season, it’s that this Jazz team simply isn’t good enough to win games against quality teams when they play less than a full 48 minutes of solid basketball....

SC7: Free Thabo, Road Defense and Rookie All-Star History

Welcome to a very rookie-heavy edition of the weekly Salt City Seven. Donovan Mitchell is central to more than have of the week’s sections, and with good reason. The 21-year-old is now leading the Jazz (and the rookie...