Photo by David Becker/Getty Images Could Isaiah Collier and Keyonte George be the backcourt of the future? While Isaiah Collier and the USC Trojans failed to make the 2024 March Madness tournament, he showed physical, on-ball defensive potential that has him currently projected as a lottery pick. He’s certainly a unique player: being built like a linebacker with point guard abilities. With Utah collecting the most turnovers in the league last season, having a genuine point guard might assist the Jazz in constructing a roster ready for “big game hunting”. Collier was once viewed as a top-5 pick ..read more

Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty Images Stephon Castle is the type of player every coach wants Stephon Castle and the UConn Huskies had one of the most dominant seasons in college basketball for a long time. They were 37-3 for the season and never looked close to losing during the tournament. Even though Stephon Castle wasn’t the leading scorer or lead playmaker, he had his fingerprint on everything the Huskies did. Castle, paired with Donovan Clingan defending the rim, helped lead an elite level defense that stifled teams night after night. On the offensive end, Castle was an e ..read more

Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images Jazz 3rd pick will be at #29 after another loss to Denver The Denver Nuggets beat the Jazz once again today. This time it wasn’t a 7-game series, a random Tuesday night game, or anything competitive at all. The Jazz’s third pick in the 2024 NBA draft courtesy of OKC was tied with the Denver Nuggets for 28. In this scenario the league flips a coin, the coin lands for Denver and they will have the 28th pick in the draft, the Jazz getting the 29th. Does this matter? Not really. The difference between the 28th and 29th pick in this draft is not much ..read more

Set Number: X00004 TK1 We discussed the Utah Jazz draft prospects and what the best players for them to pick would be On this podcast, I was lucky enough to be joined by Tyler Rucker of No Ceilings. He and his team at No Ceilings cover every aspect of the draft and have been building something great, providing analysis of the draft on their YouTube and substack. For this podcast, we discussed potential draft picks for the Utah Jazz, including Stephon Castle (my favorite), Ron Holland, Matas Buzelis, Alexandre Sarr, and Zaccharie Risacher. All of these players will be on an NBA Big Board for al ..read more

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Jason Preston and Kenny Lofton Jr. made All-NBA G League First Team. Darius Bazley made All-NBA G League Second Team, along with the All-Defensive Team Jason Preston, Kenneth Lofton Jr, and Darius Bazley of the Utah Jazz and Salt Lake City Stars made the All-NBA G League teams. Jason Preston and Kenny Lofton Jr. made All-NBA G League First Team. Darius Bazley made All-NBA G League Second Team, along with the All-Defensive Team. These player’s incredible play was the main reason the Stars ended their regular season on an 11-game winning streak. The 2023-24 All ..read more

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images It’s the end of the THT era for the Utah Jazz According to Tony Jones, Talen Horton-Tucker “is not likely to return next season” to the Utah Jazz. The Utah Jazz have a plan. That plan? Plan for anything. On the heels of a difficult season, Utah heads into an important offseason. The story on where they are at as an organization, is here. Please read - https://t.co/c5I5Juci4i — Tony Jones (@Tjonesonthenba) April 18, 2024 From Jones’ article: This is the offseason the roster will probably undergo some significant change. Guard Talen Horton-Tucker, who will be ..read more

Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports Smith is making good on his promises to build the professional sports market in Utah The NHL is coming to Utah. After weeks of rumors and reports, the NHL Board of Governors has unanimously approved the establishment of a new hockey franchise in Utah. While it is technically being called a new franchise, it will essentially be like a sale and relocation of the Arizona Coyotes personnel and players under a new name. The memo from the NHL’s public relations states, “The National Hockey League’s Board of Governors today approved the establishment of a franchise beginning ..read more

Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images The Utah Jazz are going to make some trades this offseason. The question is .. for who? Recently, Danny Ainge announced that the Utah Jazz will go “big game hunting” this offseason, which sent ripples through NBA Twitter. Danny Ainge says the Jazz are ready to make a big splash this summer "We're ready to go big game hunting." (Via @andyblarsen ) pic.twitter.com/wCwamCw9t8 — NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) April 16, 2024 Yesterday on the Drive with Spence Checketts, Tim MacMahon talked about potential trade candidates for the Jazz. You can lis ..read more

Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images Danny Ainge had a lot to say about where the Utah Jazz are going and what they plan to do this offseason With the Utah Jazz season coming to a close Danny Ainge had a lot to talk about with reporters about the upcoming offseason and he had a lot to say. When you get a chance, you should watch the full presser here, but here are some of the biggest quotes from Ainge. When asked what type of players the Jazz are looking for this offseason “I mean, we want good players; we want a team that is better than the 23rd-ranked team in the NBA. So yeah, all of the ab ..read more

Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports Here is everything you need to know about Utah’s point guard position, entering the off-season The Jazz have fallen into point guard instability once again. During the 2023-24 season, the Jazz cycled through numerous point guard rotations, with rookie Keyonte George eventually taking control of the starting position full-time. Although George showed obvious talent throughout the season, shooting inefficiency and poor defensive presence remain valid concerns. Should Utah look to bolster the position through the draft? We’ll dive more into that later. Let’s take a lo ..read more