Will the Pistons make a move for more shooting or ride with their young, talented, defense-first roster? With the trade deadline on Feb. 5, the world will know soon.
The Utah Jazz will be without several starters during Friday’s home matchup with the Brooklyn Nets. Lauri Markkanen (rest), Jusuf Nurkic (illness) and Kevin Love (illness) were ruled out for the game, which has significant implications on the draft lottery race.
The Utah Jazz came up short on their national TV stage against the LA Clippers, 115-103, marking the first appearance for Lauri Markkanen in seven games after dealing with an illness.
Lauri Markkanen finally returned for the Utah Jazz tonight, but the young squad was unable to hang with the Los Angeles Clippers. In the end and after a valiant fight (even holding a lead for much of the 1st half), Utah fell to the Clips with a score of 115-103.
The long-awaited return of Lauri Markkanen coming back into the Utah Jazz lineup is officially here. According to the Jazz's latest injury report update, Markkanen has been upgraded from questionable to active from his seven-game absence after dealing with an illness, while also missing a couple games for re-conditioning.
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The Utah Jazz enter a national TV night with a spotlight on both hope and hesitation. At the same time, the latest Jazz injury update shapes everything against the Los Angeles Clippers.
Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen, who has missed the last seven games while recovering from an illness, was able to practice on Monday and is expected to play in Tuesday’s game against the Clippers, tweets Andy Larsen of The Salt Lake Tribune.
With the NBA trade deadline sitting just two weeks away from transpiring, the buzz surrounding potential players on the move and the deals to come with it are bound to ramp up across the coming days.
It looks like the Utah Jazz will be without Lauri Markkanen for yet another game, this time in a matchup at home against the Miami Heat. According to a new injury update from the Jazz, Markkanen has been downgraded from questionable to out due to return to competition reconditioning.
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After a comeback win over Minnesota, the Utah Jazz look to take the season series with San Antonio when they host the Spurs on Thursday night. The Jazz -- playing again without leading scorer Lauri Markkanen (illness) -- rallied from 15 points down to beat the visiting Timberwolves 127-122 on Tuesday and end a four-game losing streak.
The Golden State Warriors suffered a major blow this week when it was revealed that star wing Jimmy Butler had suffered a season-ending ACL injury. The injury comes amidst the Warriors finding a bit of a groove recently, having gone 6-1 in their recent home stand.
The Utah Jazz were coming off such an embarrassing defeat over the weekend — a 55-point loss to the Charlotte Hornets — but many people forget that they were without their best player in Lauri Markkanen, who’s been shuffled in and out of the lineup due to load management.
Two young standouts are expected to remain with their current teams through the Feb. 5 trade deadline, league sources told Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.
A pair of former All-Stars are not expected to be traded ahead of the February 5 deadline, league sources tell Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. According to Siegel, LaMelo Ball of the Hornets and Lauri Markkanen of the Jazz are considered likely to stay put with their respective teams through the remainder of the regular season.
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.
Tonight, the Utah Jazz host the Los Angeles Lakers at the Delta Center, hoping to extend a three-game winning streak after beating the Memphis Grizzlies and the Dallas Mavericks.
The Utah Jazz are looking to make it three wins in a row on Thursday when they face LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in a home game at Delta Center.
Markkanen continues to attract league-wide interest as Utah balances short-term results with a long-term rebuild. The Utah Jazz currently sit 10th in the Western Conference, which would place them in the final play-in spot if the postseason began today.
Many around the league are starting to believe the Jazz have made up their minds on Lauri Markkanen, and it is not in the direction rival teams were hoping for.
Lauri Markkanen trade talk isn’t going anywhere. Utah still isn’t budging. And according to veteran NBA insider Matt Moore of FanSided, the Jazz aren’t just hesitant — they’re flat-out shutting down conversations.