The Jazz are tanking, which has been tough on their veteran players. What do they think about it, and what can change?

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.

The Utah Jazz got some good news regarding one of their top contributors. Lauri Markkanen will be suiting up for the Jazz for the first time since January 11 versus the Oklahoma City Thunder. Markkanen had missed Utah’s previous four contests due to a back injury.

In particular, at the Jazz’s practice in between their two games against the New Orleans Pelicans, I went up to Lauri Markkanen and just asked him frankly: “What do you think about tanking?” He

Lauri Markkanen has expressed his displeasure with the idea of ​​tanking in the NBA after renewing his contract with the Utah Jazz for 238 million euros.

Markkanen posted 17 points (7-17 FG, 3-10 3Pt), six rebounds and one block in 30 minutes during Wednesday's 123-114 loss to the Thunder.

The Utah Jazz hit the road on Friday to face the New Orleans Pelicans. Both teams will be missing key contributors heading into the contest.  Lauri Markkanen (b

Markkanen has missed the past four games for Utah, but he was able to shed this questionable tag. In addition to Markkanen, John Collins (hip) will also be returning for the Jazz. With this news, guys like Kyle Filipowski and Svi Mykhailiuk are likely to be less involved Wednesday.

On Tuesday, the Suns traded their 2031 unprotected first-round pick to the Jazz in exchange for first-round picks in 2025, 2027 and 2029.

Utah Jazz general manager Justin Zanik looked out on the court and saw what he hopes will be his team’s future. Four of the five players on the court for the Oklahoma City Thunder — the top team in the Western Conference — were players it had drafted.

Get those champagne magnums on ice, pronto. Unroll the plastic sheeting, queue up Kool & The Gang on the sound system, and prepare yourselves for a party. Over the last week, the Jazz took several large steps toward the accomplishment of their mission for the

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Utah Jazz 123-114 on Wednesday night. Gilgeous-Alexander made 17 of 35 field goals and 17 of 18 free throws to surpass his previous career best of 45 points. He also had eight rebounds, five assists and three steals.