2021-22 regular season Utah Jazz news, notes and game coverage

Shams Charania: The Toronto [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Raptors plan to sign forward Juwan Morgan of NBA G League Maine via hardship,[/URL] sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Morgan is the third call up out of the Boston Celtics’ affiliate in the last day.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania"]Twitter ShamsCharania[/URL]

Adrian Wojnarowski: The [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Boston Celtics are signing G/F C.J. Miles to a hardship exemption, sources tell ESPN.[/URL] Miles, a 15-year veteran, played for the Wizards in the 2019-2020 season.
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Emiliano Carchia: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Kosta Koufos is expected to join Reyer Venezia in January,[/URL] I am told. The contract should be signed very soon by the two sides
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[url]https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/265120/Hiring-Danny-Ainge-Signals-Influence-Of-Ryan-Smith-In-Utahs-Basketball-Decisions[/url]

[QUOTE]"I don't think there's any question about that," replied Tim Bontemps. "The fact that it's Ryan Smith's show is the reason Danny Ainge is in Utah. Going back to even before last season ended, there was talk about this maybe happening in some form."

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time to dump Clarkson and COTY Ryan

[url]https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/265129/NBA-Net-Rating-Week-9-Jazz-Overtake-Warriors-For-No-1[/url]

Shams Charania: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]The Minnesota Timberwolves are signing G/F Rayjon Tucker of NBA G League Wisconsin on a 10-day hardship deal,[/URL] sources tell me and @JonKrawczynski.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania"]Twitter ShamsCharania[/URL]

[QUOTE] Marc J. Spears: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]The @hoophall announced eligible candidates for the Class of 2022, including Manu Ginobili, Tom Chambers and Lindsey Whalen,[/URL] as well Chauncey Billups, Swin Cash, Ken Anderson, Muggsy Bogues, Mark Eaton, Michael Finley, Richard Hamilton, Tim Hardaway, Mark Jackson and Shawn Marion

– via [URL="https://twitter.com/MarcJSpears"]Twitter MarcJSpears[/URL]

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Eaton :roll:

[QUOTE] Adrian Wojnarowski: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]The Chicago Bulls are planning to sign veteran forward Ersan Ilyasova on a 10-day hardship exemption,[/URL] pending a physical and protocols, sources tell @Ramona Shelburne and me.

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great pickup. Too bad COTY didn't like him

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[QUOTE]The growing buzz about Clarkson not being the right fit is absolutely legitimate, given how his inefficiency is pushing the boundaries of unprecedented for NBA Championship teams (below).

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What buzz? He never did fit. He just seemed like an upgrade from Exum. Now I don't even think that as much as Exum sucks!

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/12/21/one-gift-every-utah-jazz-player/[/url]

[QUOTE][B]Trent Forrest, Miye Oni, Jared Butler, Elijah Hughes, Malik Fitts, Udoka Azubuike: [/B]An opportunity[/QUOTE]

Hughes has gotten his in the Gleague and he's sucked. Oni will probably be getting his soon with another team

[QUOTE][B]Bojan Bogdanovic[/B]: Better defense

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good luck with that

[QUOTE]Rudy Gobert has earned the respect of the entire NBA as a vital member of the Utah Jazz. It’s time they give him the respect he deserves.

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Really? He's not respected locally. It's all about Mitchell

[QUOTE][B]Jordan Clarkson: [/B]Shooting efficiency

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he sucks. Hopefully Ainge can get rid of him

[QUOTE]This is where we remind you that Ingles is 34. Time has really snuck up on his career, as he didn’t enter the league until the ripe old age of 27. Nonetheless, here we are. It’s not realistic to expect Ingles to do [URL="https://www.sportscasting.com/the-exact-age-that-nba-players-are-in-their-prime/"]anything but decline from now on.[/URL]

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coming off his best year

[QUOTE][B]Donovan Mitchell: [/B]Consistency

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D and passing

[QUOTE] Michael Scotto on Collin Sexton’s future: It seemed like in talking with others around the league outside the organization, they always felt Cleveland would have to break up Darius Garland and Collin Sexton because they can’t keep paying all these guys with luxury tax implications. [URL="https://*********.com/lists/collin-sexton-kevin-love-ricky-rubio-nba-rumors/"]Some executives view Collin Sexton as a high-end sixth man type of player, maybe in a Jordan Clarkson role as a combo guard that can score off the bench[/URL].

– via [URL="https://*********.com/lists/collin-sexton-kevin-love-ricky-rubio-nba-rumors/"]Michael Scotto @ *********[/URL]

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you want to trade?

Adrian Wojnarowski: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]The Sacramento Kings are planning to sign free agent guard Emmanuel Mudiay to a 10-day deal,[/URL] sources tell ESPN. Mudiay had been playing in Europe this season. He’s expected to be available on Wednesday vs. the Clippers.
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[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/12/21/22846506/the-utah-jazz-arent-looking-at-wins-and-losses-in-black-and-white-terms-this-season-nba[/url]

Get rid of the coach and Clarkson and you'd get better

Michael Scotto on Ricky Rubio: Coming into the year, some around the league wondered if Ricky Rubio would be a short-term veteran mentor, and then maybe the Cavaliers would flip him at the trade deadline. But [URL="https://*********.com/lists/collin-sexton-kevin-love-ricky-rubio-nba-rumors/"]the Cavaliers value him according to the people in the organization I speak to certainly this season with what he can bring[/URL].
– via [URL="https://*********.com/lists/collin-sexton-kevin-love-ricky-rubio-nba-rumors/"]Michael Scotto @ *********[/URL]

[QUOTE] Tim Bontemps: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Joe Johnson says he was hanging out with daughter yesterday when he got the news that he was coming to Boston.[/URL] Got on a flight a couple of hours later, and now he’s back.

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Jared Weiss: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Joe Johnson to @Jay King on if he thought he’d given up on making it back to the NBA: “I wouldn’t say give up, but I wouldn’t say high hopes.[/URL] My son is 14, so he keeps me in the gym and we work and work and work.”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/JaredWeissNBA"]Twitter JaredWeissNBA[/URL]

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He was done after the Clippers series. Left it all on the floor there