The Utah Jazz were the first NBA team to hold an event aimed at criminal record expungement. One-quarter of Utahns have a criminal record that can hinder getting jobs, housing or professional licensing. Utah was the second state to pass a "clean slate law" to automatically clear certain misdemeanor offenses.
And when it comes to losing, the Jazz and Markkanen have seen a significant amount of that in Salt Lake City this season. Utah currently has the second-worst win-loss in the entire NBA through half the year, and currently lie on a five-game losing streak during their latest stretch of games.
On Tuesday, the Phoenix Suns made their second trade of the season, sending an unprotected first-round pick in 2031 for three first-round picks. The Utah Jazz sent the Suns picks in 2025, 2027, and 2029, although all three picks will be the least favorable of the Jazz, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Jazz made an unusual trade on Tuesday evening, sending out three lesser future picks for one potentially premium pick, albeit six years down the road.
The Utah Jazz are taking you behind the scenes. In the new Homemade series presented by Aptive Environmental, fans get an inside look into the work that goes on to produce games, stock the team store, fuel the players, and more. In episode one, fans get to see how a game gets produced both on television and at Delta Center.
Utah Jazz general manager Justin Zanik looked out on the court and saw what he hopes will be his team's future.
Utah now continues its road trip against the best in the west, the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Utah Jazz 123-114.
Jimmy Butler drew the latest suspension for what the Miami Heat called a “continued pattern of disregard of team rules."
The Los Angeles Lakers' more risk-averse approach to trades right now applies in more ways than one, according to the Los Angeles Times' Dan Woike.
The Jimmy Butler situation with the Miami Heat appears to be getting worse by the day after the six-time All-Star was suspended for the second time in