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Ranking the Deep Bench Players by Their Chances to Break Into the Rotation

For the past 6 months, every conversation regarding the deep bench of the Utah Jazz has been defined by 1 phrase – “You can’t put too much weight on it”. There is truth to this – the end of a regular season defined by egregious tanking isn’t a perfect equivalent for meaningful basketball, and the […]

The Utah Jazz open practice was great!

The Utah Jazz held their annual open practice for fans. It’s an awesome annual event that introduces fans to old and new players. This year, Jazz fans who went got in for free and had free J Dawgs! The Jazz did a great job opening up the Delta Center and welcoming fans. One thing is […]

The Burden of Expectation: Kyle Filipowski

With the NBA season right around the corner, and the Utah Jazz presumably being competitive for the first time in far too long, everyone is right to place the majority of the responsibility on the shoulders of our biggest names. We just drafted Darryn Peterson #2 overall in the NBA Draft, we just signed Keyonte […]

NBA Moves: Raptors, Magic, Jazz, Kings

The Raptors brought back a familiar face Monday, signing forward Tyson Degenhart to an Exhibit 10 contract and waiving wing Andre Jackson Jr., as Blake Murphy of Sportsnet reported. Degenhart spent last season with Raptors 905 after going undrafted out of Boise State. He averaged 8.5 points and shot nearly 39 percent from three in […] The post NBA Moves: Raptors, Magic, Jazz, Kings appeared first on Hoops Wire .

Minor Roster Moves: Magic, Raptors, Jazz, Kings

The Magic have signed Mike Sharavjamts, the team announced Monday (Twitter link). It’s an Exhibit 10 deal, according to Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel, who reports (via Twitter) that Sharavjamts will be waived later in the day. If Sharavjamts spends at least 60 days with Orlando’s G League team, the Osceola Magic, he’d be […]

Will the Utah Jazz’s preseason starting lineup be the same on opening night?

After six long months of anticipation for Jazz basketball, fans finally caught a glimpse of in-game action on Sunday night when the Jazz faced off against the Denver Nuggets in their first of four preseason games this season. After the selection of Darryn Peterson in the NBA Draft, the trade of Walker Kessler, and a […]

MMBets: Are the Jazz Back?

The Utah Jazz have spent the last few seasons collecting young talent without ever really focusing on winning. I think that changes this year. Utah went 22-60 last season, but this roster looks completely different. They moved up to No. 2 in the draft. They landed Darryn Peterson, added Josh Green, Jaxson Hayes, and Josh […]

Will Hardy praises Jazz ball movement and Darryn Peterson’s poise

Utah Jazz head coach Will Hardy was encouraged by his team’s first preseason performance, highlighting the ball movement, ball security and defensive effort following Sunday’s 109-97 win over the Denver Nuggets. “I thought there were a lot of things that we did pretty well in the game,” Hardy said. “Obviously, there’s tons to clean up, […] The post Will Hardy praises Jazz ball movement and Darryn Peterson’s poise appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Markkanen, George lead Jazz to preseason win over Nuggets

The Utah Jazz opened their preseason with a 109-97 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday at the CU Events Center in Boulder, Colorado, as their starting lineup established control early. Utah jumped out to a 36-26 lead after the first quarter and maintained a double-digit advantage for most of the game. The Jazz led […] The post Markkanen, George lead Jazz to preseason win over Nuggets appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Alpha Diallo earns major praise after impressive Denver Nuggets first game

Alpha Diallo already made the most of his first exposure on the NBA hardwood for the Denver Nuggets, earning instant high praise from David Adelman. In his postgame presser after the Nuggets' 109-97 preseason opener loss against the Utah Jazz on Sunday, the Denver head coach applauded the former Monaco star for his defensive effort and tenacity. "Alpha Diallo is awesome," Adelman told reporters. "Second half, he guarded the hell out of people." https://x.com/BrendanVogt/status/2106926597127454...

Impact Players from Utah’s preseason win over Denver

The grid-bound streets of Salt Lake City are ablaze — the Utah Jazz have won an NBA basketball game. Shout it from the rooftops, sing it from the mountains: the Utah Jazz are a winning basketball team once again. But maybe leave out the fact that this was a meaningless preseason game in which most […]

Utah Jazz vs Denver Nuggets: Recap and Final Score

The Utah Jazz beat Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets 109-97 in the preseason opener. First things first, it was so fun to see the Jazz back in action. It’s been probably the most eventful offseason in Utah Jazz history with winning the #2 pick in the draft lottery and drafting Darryn Peterson. That was […]

Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic already won assist of the year and it’s still the NBA preseason

Coach David Adelman’s Denver Nuggets are coming off of a first round loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2026 NBA Playoffs and hoped to turn the page in preseason action against the Utah Jazz.  Star center Nikola Jokic brought his team to see Deion Sanders’ Colorado Buffaloes play Texas Tech and then hit the […] The post Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic already won assist of the year and it’s still the NBA preseason appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Why Jamal Murray is out for Nuggets' preseason game vs Utah Jazz?

The Denver Nuggets will kickstart their 2026 preseason action without Jamal Murray. Facing the Utah Jazz this Sunday, the Nuggets ruled out the All-Star guard for personal reasons, according to Kathy Winge of Altitude Sports. Murray is joined by Spencer Jones (hamstring) on Denver's inactive list for the weekend game. Jamal Murray out vs. Warriors in Nuggets' 1st preseason game Still, despite the absence, Jamal Murray is still inclined to play for the Denver Nuggets soon. He will likely p...

Utah Jazz vs Denver Nuggets: Preseason Opener

The Jazz will face off against the Nuggets Sunday evening at 5:00 PM MT. It’s been a long offseason, but unlike the past few seasons, there’s been a different feel this summer. The excitement has been building higher and higher, exceeding any level the Jazz fanbase has had at any point in a long time. […]

The NBA just keeps disrespecting the Jazz

Another day, another disrespect! In a recent interview, Bub Carrington revealed that the Wizards held back to try to draft AJ Dybantsa last season. You can see the exchange below. That should mean a fine, right? I mean, that’s what they did with the Utah Jazz? Turns out that they will not be fining the […]

Utah Jazz season preview with Chandler Holt of KSL Sports

Chandler Holt of KSL Sports was kind enough to join me on the Hoops Nerd Podcast to talk about the upcoming season. We discussed a wide range of topics, including but not limited to: Also, make sure to download the new SB Nation sports app. It’s a great way to keep up with all our […]