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But this absence should come as no surprise to Jazz faithful. The team has been tanking for better lottery odds and rebuilding for years, and based on the deals made this offseason along with the incredible youth of the team, the Jazz aren’t expected to draw much national interest until the 2026 lottery.
The Celtics acquired two-way forward RJ Luis Jr. in a trade with the Utah Jazz last week, but it’s not the first time the team targeted the undrafted rookie. According to Jake Fischer on Bleacher Report, Luis Jr. was deciding between the Utah Jazz and Celtics back in June before he ultimately decided to ink a contract with Utah.
In some aspects, that mindset to prioritize internal growth and development as opposed to bringing in free agent veterans can be a positive, but in the eyes of ClutchPoints' Jedd Pagaduan, it may actually end up hurting the Jazz in the long run.
Jazz legend John Stockton criticizes Utah's tanking and the state of their NBA season, reflecting on past success and recent struggles.
Utah Jazz legend John Stockton appeared frustrated with the direction the Jazz were headed in, as he threw shade at the franchise by addressing their outlook toward tanking.
The underlying land at 300 West and South Temple has long belonged to what’s now called the city’s Community Reinvestment Agency. In a major overhaul Tuesday to its existing 50-year ground lease with prior Utah Jazz owners, signed in 1990, that arrangement could now last another 100 years.
The load management trend that's surfaced across nearly every NBA roster in recent years, with more teams taking precautionary measures on their best players to keep them right for the long-term, making a full 82-game slate for some of the top names in the league being more of a rarity than 10-20 years ago.
The Utah Jazz's offseason plans have raised a lot of questions regarding the direction this franchise is taking. With a dire need to restart, we present a blueprint for the Jazz to effectively hit the reset button on their rebuild.