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JazzSmack
by JazzSmack
Utah Jazz and NBA basketball podcast.
Episodes
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Utah Jazz And Potential 2026 NBA Draft Picks - A Look At The Pre-Draft Player Measurements
Utah Jazz fans can now view all the numbers from the pre-draft NBA combine. All the measurements and data are in and we take a look at the top players likely selected by the Jazz with its number two pick. Players we look at are AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Cameron Boozer and Caleb Wilson. Four...
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Utah Jazz Franchise Strikes Gold - NBA Lottery Riches
Utah Jazz finally gets lucky and strikes gold in the NBA Lottery. Utah Jazz now have the number #2 pick in the upcoming June NBA Draft. This is the luck the Jazz have sought over the past few seasons and this is an opportunity for the Utah Jazz to finally get that franchise type player, the…
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NBA Fining Utah Jazz For Tanking Is Appalling. Is The Utah Jazz Rebuild Now Complete?
Adam Silver and the NBA decided to fine the Utah Jazz for tanking games but is this really fair? The NBA created a system that rewards a team for losing when a team is in search of high-end talent through the NBA draft. That is the system that currently exists and one that the NBA created. Teams...
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Is Lauri Markkanen Of The Utah Jazz Deserving Of An NBA All-Star Nod?
Should Lauri Markkanen of the Utah Jazz receive his 2nd NBA All-Star nod? Lauri is having another fantastic season for the Utah Jazz and his numbers certainly support all-star consideration. But does he deserve to be an NBA All-Star this season considering how poorly the Utah Jazz has played to...
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Utah Jazz Rapidly Improving Road Scoring Offense and Overall Competitiveness - NBA Basketball
This Utah Jazz team is playing much better basketball and scoring much better on the road over the past 10 games than it did early in this NBA season. The offensive scoring numbers are vastly improved and this has allowed the team to play more competitive games on the road over recent weeks. The...
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Utah Jazz Play With Determination In Back-To-Back Huge Wins - Young Players Step Up
Utah Jazz recorded their two best wins of the season to this point with back-to-back wins against the Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs. Jazz played the Pistons at home in the Delta Center and then went on the road to San Antonio to play the Spurs in their building. Even though the Spurs game...
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Utah Jazz Team Defense By The Numbers Under Coach Will Hardy
Utah Jazz franchise is currently in the midst of year number four of the Will Hardy era and so far, the team has struggled mightily on the defensive end of the basketball court. When compared to other NBA teams over the past three plus seasons, the Utah Jazz rank near the bottom of the league in...
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Kyle Filipowski Substantially Better This Season. What Do The Numbers Say For All Utah Jazz Players?
We take a look at the plus minus numbers for the Utah Jazz players up to this point in the 2025-2026 NBA season and compare those numbers to what the players did in the 2024-2025 NBA season. There are some noticeable improvements among the Utah Jazz players and then there is one particular player...
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Are Any Utah Jazz Players Crushing It In The Plus Minus Category? NBA Basketball Stats and Analysis.
We take a look at the Utah Jazz and its players in terms of plus minus this 2025-2026 NBA season. We look at the Utah Jazz players who have played any type of meaningful minutes this season and so far, the list includes a total of 13 players. Utah Jazz players included are Lauri Markkanen, Svi...
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Utah Jazz Earn Split In New York Road Trip vs Knicks and Nets. How Jazz Players Rank vs NBA Peers?
Utah Jazz earns a split in its early December road trip to New York to play the Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks. First game played against the Brooklyn Nets went very well for the Jazz and the team was able to earn its second road victory of the year. However, the second game of the…
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Young Utah Jazz Team Shows Grit - Fights Back In Second Game Of Back-To-Back vs Houston Rockets
Utah Jazz showed up big time in the second half of back-to-back games against the Houston Rockets in Salt Lake City. Jazz played the Rockets on Sunday afternoon and were blown out in that game. But the two teams squared off for second time on Monday evening and things went much differently the...
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Utah Jazz Play A Lot Of Youth, So How Do Home vs Road Numbers Compare? Jazz vs Warriors Postgame
Utah Jazz are a young developing team and younger teams typically struggle more on the road in the NBA. This Jazz team is no different. So how do the Utah Jazz home numbers compare to the team's road numbers? We take a look at the scoring and shooting numbers of the Utah Jazz home games compared…
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Should Utah Jazz Try To Win Games Now By Playing Vet Players Or Play Youth Instead? Jazz vs Lakers
Should the Utah Jazz be playing veteran players big minutes in order to be competitive and win games this season? Or should the franchise opt for a more heavily weighted youth movement (in terms of minutes played) and try to prepare its recent draft picks for future seasons? That's the question...
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Can The Utah Jazz Possibly Make The NBA Play-In This Postseason? Jazz vs OKC Thunder - NBA Postgame
If the NBA season were to end today, the Utah Jazz would make it in the NBA Western Conference Play-In as the 10th seed. The franchise would also forfeit its first round pick in the upcoming NBA draft next summer to the Oklahoma City Thunder as a result of a previous trade that put the pick in...
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Keyonte George And Lauri Markkanen Both Go 30+ Points In Shootout - Utah Jazz at Los Angeles Lakers
Keyonte George got off to a hot start in Los Angeles against the Los Angeles Lakers scoring 23 points in that first half and finishing the game with 34 points and 13-23 shooting from the field. Keyonte also shot 5-13 from the three point line to go along with 8 assists. Lauri Markkanen had a big...
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Lauri Markkanen Scores 47 - Keyonte George Makes Big 3 - Utah Jazz Double Overtime Win Over Bulls
Utah Jazz played an exhausting double overtime game against the Chicago Bulls Sunday at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Lauri Markkanen carried the load for much of the game, scoring 47 points in the process. But at the end of the second overtime, Keyonte George made a big three pointer that...
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Lauri Markkanen Of The Utah Jazz Explodes For 40 Points vs Atlanta Hawks - Utah Jazz NBA Postgame
Lauri Markkanen once again had an absolutely stellar night shooting the basketball. Overall, Lauri shot 15-25 from the field, 6-12 on threes, and 4-4 from the free throw line. Markkanen finished the night scoring 40 points and even scored 25 in the first half. However, it was not enough to…
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Lauri Markkanen and Ace Bailey Put Up Big Numbers As Utah Jazz Hang 152 Points On Indiana Pacers
The entire Jazz roster shot the ball exceptionally well against the Indiana Pacers in the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Jazz ended the game scoring 152 points which resulted in a 24 point win over the Indiana Pacers. Utah was led by Lauri Markkanen scoring 35 points. Lauri shot 13-19 from the...
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Ace Bailey Enters Utah Jazz Starting Lineup For First Time vs Minnesota Timberwolves
Ace Bailey made his first NBA start for the Utah Jazz at home in the Delta Center against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Ace played 27.5 minutes, scored 10 points, shot 4-9 from the field, secured 7 rebounds (4 offensive rebounds), had 3 steals and dished out 2 assists. Overall, the Jazz played much...
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Isaiah Collier Is Back At Point Guard For Utah Jazz - Makes Season Debut vs Minnesota Timberwolves
Isaiah Collier made his long awaited return to the Utah Jazz lineup in a road game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Will Hardy chose to give Isaiah the start at point guard which was quite a surprise to many observers. Collier actually ended up leading the Jazz roster in minutes played in this...
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Ace Bailey Of The Utah Jazz Continues To Improve Day By Day -Utah Jazz vs Detroit Pistons Basketball
Utah Jazz rookie Ace Bailey continues to look more and more comfortable on the basketball court. Even though he got off to somewhat of a slow start to his rookie year in the NBA, we are seeing improvement each game. Against the Detroit Pistons in Detroit, Ace had a nice game. He shot 3-6 from the...
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How Does Walker Kessler Shoulder Injury Impact The Utah Jazz This Season?
Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler's 2025-2026 NBA season has come to a screeching halt with a shoulder injury. Walker is not scheduled to play again until the 2060-2027 NBA season. How does this injury impact the Utah Jazz, Walker Kessler, and the other members of the Utah Jazz roster? Walker will…
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Keyonte George Scorches Nets For 31 Points and Utah Jazz Get Road Win Against Boston Celtics
Keyonte Geoge and the young Utah Jazz roster had themselves quite a night in Boston and came away with a win. Keyonte scored 31 points total and 16 in the third quarter as the Utah Jazz climbed their way back into the game after getting off to a rough start scoring the ball. Keyonte George shot...
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Utah Jazz and Keyonte George Faced Old Friend Collin Sexton and the Charlotte Hornets -Jazz Postgame
Utah Jazz went on the road to Charlotte to face old friend Collin Sexton and the Charlotte Hornets. Even with Charlotte being shorthanded with a couple starters sitting out the game, any road game is a challenge for the Utah Jazz at this point in the young season. Jazz battled poor shooting in…
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Lauri Markkanen Smoking Hot For Utah Jazz - Averaging 33.8 PTS - 50.5 FG% - 39.2 3PT% - Jazz vs Suns
What a battle it was under the lights at the Footprint Center! The Utah Jazz dropped a 118-96 decision to the Phoenix Suns in their Emirates NBA Cup opener. Sure, the scoreboard didn't go the Utah Jazz way tonight—Phoenix jumped out to a 37-17 first-quarter lead that set the tone—but let's talk...
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Utah Jazz Mount Ferocious 4th Quarter Comeback vs Portland Trail Blazers But Fall Just Short of Win
Utah Jazz struggled mightily for the first three quarters of the game vs the Portland Trail Blazers, but that changed drastically with the insertion of Elijah Harkless and Cody Williams to begin the 4th quarter. Those two players spearheaded a ferocious comeback beginning with vastly improved...
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Lauri Markkanen On Fire With 51 Points - Utah Jazz vs Phoenix Suns - Can Lauri Have All-Star Season?
Lauri Markkanen was on fire against the Phoenix Suns in a home game played in Salt Lake City. In a Utah Jazz win, Lauri ended the game with 51 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists. Walker Kessler also put up huge numbers with 25 points, 11 rebounds (8 offensive), 4 assists and 4 blocked shots.…
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Utah Jazz Go Into Sacramento and Nearly Dethrone The Kings - Jazz Road Opener Is A Terrific Game
Utah Jazz traveled to Sacramento to take on the Sacramento Kings in the Jazz's first road test of the 2025-2026 NBA season. After seeing the Utah Jazz win on opening night in Salt Lake against the Clippers, there was hope the Jazz could put forth a similar effort on the road. The team certainly...
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Utah Jazz Open NBA Season With Blowout Win Over The Los Angeles Clippers. Can Jazz Win This Season?
Utah Jazz opened the 2025-2026 NBA season with a home win over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers in the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. This game was never close halfway through the first quarter. It was totally lopsided for 3.5 quarter of the game and the Clippers never made a run to get back…
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Walker Kessler Of The Utah Jazz - How Much Better Can This Defensive Focused Center Play Offense?
Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler made his return against the Portland Trail Blazers in the Utah Jazz's final preseason game. Kessler played very well while nearly recording a triple-double. Walker tallied 14 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks while shooting 6-9 from the field…
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Lauri Markkanen and Kyle Filipowski Return To Utah Jazz Lineup. How Does Utah Decide Playing Time?
Lauri Markkanen and Kyle Filipowski return to the Utah Jazz lineup in preseason game number three against the Dallas Mavericks. Lauri played fine in limited minutes but Kyle appeared reasonably rusty since he hasn't played a real game since NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Utah Jazz enter the…
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Ace Bailey, Walter Clayton Jr, Brice Sensabaugh of the Utah Jazz Play Big-Time Basketball vs Spurs
Ace Bailey, Walter Clayton Jr. and Brice Sensabaugh of the Utah Jazz played very well against the San Antonio Spurs in a preseason NBA game in San Antonio Friday night. The two Utah Jazz rookies played big minutes and delivered with efficient shooting and nice all around games. For the second…
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Utah Jazz Basketball - Ace Bailey Makes His Debut and Taylor Hendricks Returns To Form After Injury
Utah Jazz kicked off their NBA preseason in Houston against the Rockets and it was the highly anticipated debut of Ace Bailey and the long awaited return from a horrific injury for Taylor Hendricks. This was a game that saw the Jazz shoot lights out from the three point line. Ace Bailey led the…
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How Can Trade For Georges Niang Help Improve The Utah Jazz Both On And Off The Basketball Court?
Georges Niang makes his return to the Utah Jazz where he started his NBA career. This is certainly a positive move for Jazz basketball and gets the team an important locker room presence and a skilled ball mover on the court. This Utah Jazz roster has needed a positive veteran presence both on…
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How Can Cody Williams of the Utah Jazz Become a Positive NBA Basketball Player?
Cody Williams had a difficult rookie NBA season with the Utah Jazz. Cody's basketball skills on the offensive end of the court remain a work-in-progress, but his size and athleticism should enable Cody to make some positive plays on the defensive side of the ball. The focus for this coming…
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Is There a Utah Jazz Point Guard Problem? What's Ahead for Isaiah Collier and Walter Clayton Jr.?
The Utah Jazz franchise currently has three point guard possibilities for this upcoming NBA basketball season: Isaiah Collier, Walter Clayton Jr., Keyonte George. Of the three, the most likely scenario is that Isaiah Collier and Walter Clayton Jr. receive the bulk of the minutes at the point…
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Kyle Filipowski of the Utah Jazz - What is the upside of Kyle Filipowski? Utah Jazz Basketball - NBA
Kyle had a good first year in the NBA while playing basketball with the Utah Jazz and he was just named the Summer League MVP in Las Vegas for all of the NBA Las Vegas Summer League players. Kyle was far and away the leading scorer in the NBA Las Vegas Summer League averaging 29.3 points per game...
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NBA Players Going Broke - Bizarre Tale of Malik Beasley's Gambling Allegations and Money Struggles
Malik Beasley is being investigated for sports betting allegations on NBA games. In addition to the NBA gambling allegations, a number of lawsuits against Malik Beasley seeking monetary damages have also been made public. Malik has played for several NBA teams including the Denver Nuggets,...
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Kyle Filipowski and Cody Williams Play Great in Utah Jazz Las Vegas NBA Summer League
Kyle Filipowski of the Utah Jazz led all of Las Vegas NBA Summer League in scoring with 29.3 points per game. He did this while shooting very well from both the field overall and from the three point line. Cody Williams was also one of the leading scorers in the Las Vegas NBA Summer League....
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Walter Clayton Jr. Leads Utah Jazz in Scoring - NBA Summer League Game #3 - Utah Jazz vs OKC Thunder
Walter Clayton Jr. and Kyle Filipowski led the Utah Jazz to its 3rd victory in 3 games in the Salt Lake City NBA Summer League. Walt and Kyle led the Jazz in scoring and Kyle also dominated on the glass with 15 rebounds, 7 of those on the offensive end. This wraps up the NBA Summer League for the...
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Ace Bailey Plays Great - Utah Jazz NBA Summer League Game 2 - Brice Sensabaugh Sets Scoring Record
Ace Bailey of the Utah Jazz played vastly better in his second NBA summer league game than he did in his first summer league game. Ace Bailey shot the ball well, he rebounded well and he made some nice passes with no turnovers. Really solid night as a whole for the NBA's number five pick of this...
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NBA-Trade Utah Jazz Get 2nd Round Pick - LA Clippers Get John Collins - Miami Heat Get Norman Powell
A three team trade was completed in the NBA today between the Utah Jazz, LA Clippers and Miami Heat. In the trade, the Utah Jazz receives a future 2nd round draft pick, Kyle Anderson, and Kevin Love. LA Clippers receives John Collins. Miami Heat receives Norman Powell. The Utah Jazz did this…
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Ace Bailey and the Utah Jazz Make Their Much Anticipated NBA Summer League Debut - NBA Basketball
Ace Bailey of the Utah Jazz makes his NBA Summer League debut in Salt Lake City. Ace Bailey and is Utah Jazz teammates got a win in their first summer league game. Ace didn't shoot the ball particularly well but this is a good first step. The Utah Jazz as a group played reasonably well and Kyle...
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Walter Clayton Jr. of the Utah Jazz - Is Walt a Difference Maker for the Jazz? - NBA Basketball
Walter Clayton Jr. was selected by the Utah Jazz with the 18th pick in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft. Can Walt become a leader for the Utah Jazz franchise moving forward and be the impact basketball player he was in college? Can Walt be as important to the success of the Utah Jazz as he…
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Utah Jazz Basketball Parts Ways with Multiple Players - Jordan Clarkson, Johnny Juzang, Micah Potter
Utah Jazz has reached a contract buyout with Jordan Clarkson. Franchise also chose not to pick up the contract options for Johnny Juzang and Micah Potter. So all three players will be playing elsewhere the next NBA basketball season. We wish the players well and would like to see them all have...
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Utah Jazz Basketball and the Collin Sexton Trade Value - What Happened to Collin's NBA Value?
Collin Sexton was traded by the Utah Jazz to the Charlotte Hornets. But instead of receiving one or more assets in return to Collin, the Utah Jazz franchise was forced to attach a future second round draft pick to the Sexton contract in order to complete a trade with the Charlotte Hornets. Jazz...
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Utah Jazz Basketball - 2025 NBA Draft - Post Draft Discussion - Ace Bailey and Walter Clayton Jr.
The 2025 NBA draft has now concluded and the Utah Jazz selected two first round picks and one second round pick. In the first Round, the Jazz selected Ace Bailey and Walter Clayton Jr. In the second round, the Jazz selected John Tonje. After the draft, the Utah Jazz also signed RJ Luis Jr. to a...
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Utah Jazz NBA Lottery Results 2025 - Post Lottery Discussion
NBA lottery luck was not on the side of the Utah Jazz on Monday evening, but now the question becomes, what do the Jazz do with this 5th pick? Considering the Jazz now have 5th pick rather than something higher, there is no certainty at this point as to what the franchise will do with the pick.…
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Utah Jazz at Minnesota Timberwolves - Brice Sensabaugh Leads Jazz in Scoring - Jazz Postgame
Utah Jazz traveled to Minnesota to take on the Timberwolves in this Sunday afternoon game, the final game of the season. Jazz players played a competitive first half but Minnesota pulled away down the stretch to give the Jazz the loss. With the loss, the Jazz now have the number one position...
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Kyle Filipowski and Brice Sensabaugh Shoot Utah Jazz to Shocking Win vs Trail Blazers - NBA Postgame
Kyle Filipowski and Brice Sensabaugh shot the ball very well against the Portland Trail Blazers at home in the Delta Center. This was a game the Jazz expected to lose considering the ongoing fight for the number one position going into the NBA lottery is still up for grabs. But players for both...
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