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Utah Jazz’s Tricky First Round Pick Situation Taking Positive Turn

The Utah Jazz entered this NBA regular season forced to traverse the tricky situation that revolves around their top-eight protected first-round pick, currently in the hands of the reigning champion OKC Thunder.

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Will Hardy Reacts to Utah Jazz's Narrow OT Loss vs. OKC Thunder

The Utah Jazz, despite a resilient effort in the final moments to try and upset the reigning champion OKC Thunder on the road, came up just short in a 125-129 overtime loss for their fifth-straight game dropped on the road, and now head back home with a 12-24 record on the year––good for the 13th-ranked team in the West.

NBA News / SLC Dunk / January 8

Utah Jazz vs Oklahoma City Thunder recap and final score: Crazy OT finish!

The Utah Jazz and the Oklahoma City Thunder went toe to toe all night, and the Thunder pulled out a close one in an OT 129-125. The Jazz played extremely well in this one, considering they were matched up against the reigning NBA champions at home.

Utah Jazz News / Utah Jazz on SI / January 7

Utah Jazz Update Ace Bailey's Status Before OKC Thunder Game

It looks like the Utah Jazz will have their typical starting five healthy and ready to go for their road matchup against the defending champion OKC Thunder.

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The 'Active NBA All-Star game leaders' quiz

How many of the active NBA players to be selected to five or more All-Star games in their career?

The '2022-23 leading scorer for each NBA team' quiz

The 'Most assists during the 2022-23 NBA season' quiz

The 'NBA all-time scoring leaders' quiz

Kevin Love News / Utah Jazz on SI / January 7

Kevin Love Admits He Didn’t See Utah Jazz Trade Coming

The Utah Jazz's experiment to bring in 18-year league veteran Kevin Love thus far into the 2025-26 campaign has been a pretty solid success in the first two-plus months of the season.

NBA News / Yardbarker

The 25 greatest rivalries in NBA history

Part of what makes the NBA, or any pro sports league, so compelling to watch is the narratives, especially those centered on rivalries. Throughout the decades, the NBA has fostered a number of rivalries, some long-lasting and others short but sweet.

Lauri Markkanen News / Utah Jazz on SI / January 7

Lauri Markkanen Trade From Utah Jazz Remains a Long Shot

Could the Utah Jazz still find a trade for their franchise star, Lauri Markkanen, leading up to the NBA trade deadline that now sits just under a month away?

NBA News / SLC Dunk / January 6

Utah Jazz vs Oklahoma City Thunder: game previews are for competitions, which this will not be

Do you want to see a hilarious statistic? 6-6. In the past 12 games, this is the win-loss record of the Oklahoma City Thunder, the number one seed in the Western Conference and owners of the best record in the entire National Basketball Association.

Walker Kessler News / Utah Jazz on SI / January 6

One Team Still Interested in Acquiring Utah Jazz C Walker Kessler

It looks like even with Walker Kessler being sidelined for the remainder of the regular season with a shoulder injury, the buzz surrounding the Utah Jazz center has yet to stop as he'll be eyeing restricted free agency later this summer, and appears to have at least one tea outside of his current home interested in his services.

Brice Sensabaugh News / Hoops Rumors / January 2

Jazz’s Sensabaugh Discusses Development, Offseason, More

Brice Sensabaugh was viewed as something of a tweener ahead of the 2023 draft. He played power forward in his lone college season at Ohio State, but at 6’6″, he has the height of a wing, his primary position since he was selected 28th overall by the Jazz a few years ago.

NBA News / Yardbarker / December 31

Jaylen Brown sacrifices chance to break Larry Bird record in win

Jaylen Brown sacrifices chance to break Larry Bird record, but plays crucial role in Celtics' win

Jaylen Brown fell just short of setting a franchise record for the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night.

Celtics forward Brown slams NBA All-Star voting as a 'PR contest'

Mavs' Klay Thompson missed game-tying three-pointer in loss

Joel Embiid gives a bizarre intro on NBC

Giannis Antetokounmpo needs to be the bad guy if he wants to change teams

Suns guard Jalen Green fined $25K by NBA for profane comment

Warriors' Jimmy Butler had words for Nets rookie Danny Wolf

Utah Jazz News / The Lead / December 30

What is the Best Christmas Day Game in Jazz History?

Christmas and the NBA have been synonymous since the league’s inception. The very first Christmas Day game was played in 1947 at Madison Square Garden between the New York Knicks and Providence Steam Rollers.

NBA News / Field Level Media / December 29

Now proving pesky for contenders, Jazz prepare to host Celtics

Utah is quickly becoming a problem NBA playoff contenders can't solve. The Jazz notched two straight victories against some of the league's top teams heading into Tuesday night's game against the Boston Celtics in Salt Lake City.

NBA News / Yardbarker / December 28

Jaylen Brown ties longstanding Larry Bird record with Celtics

The Boston Celtics dropped a tough 114-108 decision to the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday, but you can not blame Jaylen Brown for that result. Brown finished with 37 points and recorded his ninth consecutive 30-point game.

Celtics' Jaylen Brown on a level with Larry Bird after latest performance

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s showboat move in final seconds sparks Bulls-Bucks scuffle

Five predictions for the remainder of 2025-26 NBA season

The 25 most unlikely NBA Finals heroes

The 'Active NBA assist-per-game leaders' quiz

Lauri Markkanen News / Field Level Media / December 27

Lauri Markkanen helps carry Jazz to road win over Spurs

Lauri Markkanen poured in 29 points and Keyonte George added 28 as the visiting Utah Jazz made all the winning plays in the final minutes to beat the San Antonio Spurs 127-114 on Saturday.