The Utah Jazz are at a crossroads this season. They had a fun start that led to one of the more fun stories to start the season, but now they’ve lost 4 in a row including losses to the Spurs and the Kings. They also have a losing record and are trending downward rather than up in the standings. What should they do at, or before, trade deadline? Lauri Markkanen is also making a big name for himself this season. He’s been putting up incredible numbers with Will Hardy and is looking like an...

On this episode of the SLC Dunk podcast I talked with Marcus Fitzgerald of Sportsnet 650 in Vancouver about all the different things going on in the NBA. First we discussed Damian Lillard breaking Clyde Drexler's record in Portland and what he means to that city and the NBA. We discussed the new Phoenix Suns owner and reacted to the news. What does that mean for Phoenix and the NBA in general. Finally, we discussed Donovan Mitchell and his recent face off with the Jazz and what that meant for...

The Utah Jazz have a lot of going on right now. Walker Kessler is receiving major accolades as a rookie, Jordan Clarkson was fined by the NBA for Tony Brothers being terrible and the Minnesota Timberwolves pick is looking really, really good. Could the Jazz get the first pick from the Wolves? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Without Mike Conley the Utah Jazz are now 1-5 this season? They have two lottery picks now and it's clear that they may not be quite the team they were at the beginning of the year when Mike Conley was playing at an all star level. With him out wins have been hard to come by. What can they do to improve? Or is the defense just not good enough for them to make it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There’s so many things to talk about this Jazz team and we covered as many bases as we could. How good are the Utah Jazz? How much credit does Will Hardy deserve? Will the Jazz make any trades? If they do make a trade, will it be to add players or trading them away? What makes Lauri Markkanen so good and will he be an all-star? It’s a wild ride right now for Jazz fans and the best thing right now is to sit back and enjoy the ride and see just how far they can go. If you haven’t already...

The Utah Jazz are 5-2 and don't look to be slowing down any time soon. Will Hardy is looking like a lock for coach of the year. Lauri Markkanen is playing at an all star level and players like Jordan Clarkson are evolving before our eyes. This is getting exciting and it's only going to get more and more fun if the Jazz can keep this up. Should the Jazz make a trade or should they stay the course? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Utah Jazz are coming into the 2022 season having experienced a ton of changes. They've traded Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert, and most recently, Bojan Bogdanovic. We go over the Bojan Bogdanovic trade and then disect the new team. How will Will Hardy be as a coach? What will be the starting lineup for the Jazz? Will they actually be good? So many questions around this Jazz team coming into training camp and preseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Utah Jazz have a lot of players playing remarkably well in Euro Basket, including the play of Lauri Markkanen who has looked like nothing less than a star. Simone Fontecchio has some serious potential, and we haven't even gotten to the possibilities of Collin Sexton and the new Jazz rookies, Ochai Agbaji and Walker Kessler. On this SLC Dunk Podcast, we discuss all the different possibilities for this roster, who will get traded, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

To start the podcast, Rafael and I talked about the two rookies the Jazz received in the Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell trades, Walker Kessler and Ochai Agbaji. We then talked about three potential picks for the Jazz that could change the franchise forever. Victor Wembanyama What’s a 2023 draft podcast without talking about Wemby? Barlowe had some awesome insights into who Victor is as a player, how long it will take him to come along, his injury possibilities, and what is his IQ and...

On this episode of the SLC Dunk Podcast we were joined by Anthony Irwin of Silver Screen and Roll who covers the Los Angeles Lakers. With the rumors of a possible trade involving Russell Westbrook to the Utah Jazz, I wanted to bring Anthony on to discuss what that trade might look like from a Lakers point of view. We discussed the LeBron James recent contract extension and how that affects the Lakers’ urgency to make a trade and how the Jazz might be able to go after the Lakers’ picks in a...

The Utah Jazz have been the center of NBA Free Agency with all the news of a possible Donovan Mitchell trade to the New York Knicks. The purported trade would include Obi Toppin and Quentin Grimes plus 5 picks. Is that the trade we think will happen? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Utah Jazz made a massive trade with Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves and hired Will Hardy. We'll see what happens next as the Jazz have decisions to make with Donovan Mitchell. There have been tons of rumors with Mitchell but it's not clear what will be happening with him. Could the Jazz make another big NBA free agency trade? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert were dominant for the Utah Jazz against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. Donovan Mitchell explode for 33 points on incredible shooting while Rudy Gobert absolutely locked up Luka Doncic to finish this one. What an awesome playoffs style atmosphere Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Utah Jazz pulled out a dicey win against the Oklahoma City Thunder. On this episode I talk about why Donovan Mitchell deserves more credit. Also, Josh Giddey is awesome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jaren Jackson Jr hit a game winning three to put the Memphis Grizzlies over top of the Utah Jazz. Ja Morant outplayed Donovan Mitchell and the Grizzlies take the first game of the season series. Utah needs to figure some things out if they want a chance to get over the top Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Utah Jazz dominated the Sacramento Kings behind Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. Sacramento had a fan throw up on the court and it delayed the game 15 minutes but it was the only thing the Kings did all night that slowed down the Jazz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donovan Mitchell who? It was the Rudy Gay show tonight as he came off the bench for the Utah Jazz against the Toronto Raptors and tore up the nets. Rudy Gay was as good as advertised and should bring a real dynamic presence to the Jazz for the rest of the season Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert, Mike Conley and the Utah Jazz dominated the Philadelphia 76ers who were not playing almost any of their starters besides Tobias Harris. The Jazz won with ease. That's the recap lol Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today, we were lucky enough to talk with Jared Butler, and his mother Juanea, about Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, also known as HCM. They explained what HCM is and how it affected Butler off the court. We then talked about the draft process and whether GMs knew about HCM and how that affected things. Butler also talked about how he managed his HCM during his days at Baylor and now with the Utah Jazz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Utah Jazz have now lost 4 of their last 5 and their last two against the Miami Heat. Tonight they lost to them and they didn't have Jimmy Butler. Donovan Mitchell had 22 though and Rudy Gobert seemed to have a little more fight in him. That's about it Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After playing poorly all game, the Utah Jazz and Indiana Pacers game ended with a fight between Rudy Gobert and Myles Turner that saw both of them ejected. Donovan Mitchell and Joe Ingles also ended up being ejected for their parts in the scuffle. The Jazz did not play well all game, and even if the NBA officials, who are bad, did their job and called fouls when they're supposed to, the Jazz still would have lost this one. Either way, in this post-game reaction, let's talk about what...

Donovan Mitchell and Jordan Clarkson looked like their vintage selves against the Atlanta Hawks who were down two of their best players. Still, getting a win against Trae Young and a Hawks team with shooters is a nice win no matter what you say. This post game reaction we go over everything. Don't forget to like and subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MJ, Kobe, Cole Anthony apparently. The Orlando Magic behind their young 2nd year guard destroyed the tired and worn out Utah Jazz. Rudy Gobert had a nice bounceback game and Royce O'Neale played great but the play of Cole Anthony and Wenell Carter Jr was too much for the Jazz who have now dropped two in a row. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a matchup of two of the best teams in the league, the Utah Jazz came up short against the Miami Heat. Tyler Herro was massive for the Heat and looks like the runaway Sixth Man of the Year. Kyle Lowry had a triple double and Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo are awesome. Donovan Mitchell is a top ten player in the league, no questions asked. He's absolutely the best player on the Jazz right now and I'm not listening to anything otherwise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...