2022-23 regular season. The Tank begins...

[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2022/12/21/23522181/utah-jazz-return-to-salt-lake-to-take-on-the-washington-wizards-preview-game-time[/url]

[QUOTE]For the Jazz, they’re still dealing with some injuries, but overall are looking like the tough team that started the season. With injuries come opportunities, and we’ve seen some players take advantage. Walker Kessler is looking like he deserves a starting role more and more every game. His ability to finish near the rim and crash the offensive glass makes him a potent weapon, and we all know what he can do on the defensive end. Jarred Vanderbilt is also showing more consistency with his shooting. Playing opposite Kessler forces him to shoot the corner three more, and it’s falling at an impressive 38%. The more confident he becomes with that, the better but considering his attempts are at 1.1 per game compared to 0.2 last season, you can expect next season for that to go up even more.

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you can't really expect it. What happens when teams start guarding him at the 3?

Several teams have been mentioned as potential John Collins suitors this season — [URL="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-search-for-nba-sellers?sd=pf"]Utah, Brooklyn, Washington and Indiana prime among them[/URL] — but the apparent desire of both team and player to move on from each other is proceeding slowly.
– via [URL="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-search-for-nba-sellers?sd=pf"]Marc Stein @ marcstein.substack.com[/URL]




When it comes to players who have unequivocally been made available as a new calendar year approaches, Atlanta’s John Collins and Phoenix’s Jae Crowder still top the list in terms of prominence. [URL="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-search-for-nba-sellers?sd=pf"]League sources say Atlanta, while it is also managing recently revealed tension between star guard Trae Young and Coach Nate McMillan, has indeed widened the scope on its Collins trade discussions in recent weeks in hopes of finding him a new home[/URL].
– via [URL="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-search-for-nba-sellers?sd=pf"]Marc Stein @ marcstein.substack.com[/URL]






[URL="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-search-for-nba-sellers?sd=pf"]This, on one hand, has pitched more momentum than ever behind the idea that the 25-year-old will finally be moved after being subjected to many months as trade speculation. Collins, though, is in just the second year of a five-year, $125 million contract. And moving a deal with that much money left on it is proving to be no layup[/URL]. Especially not with Collins, who recently missed eight consecutive games with a sprained left ankle, averaging just 12.0 points per game and shooting a career-low 21.3% percent from 3-point range in a diminished role offensively with the Hawks.
– via [URL="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-search-for-nba-sellers?sd=pf"]Marc Stein @ marcstein.substack.com[/URL]

Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Collin Sexton was a full participant in Utah Jazz shootaround this morning. He remains QUESTIONABLE for tonight’s game vs. the Wizards for now. Kelly Olynyk has already been ruled OUT[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]

Josh Robbins: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]After Kristaps Porziņģis missed Tuesday’s game in Phoenix because of a non-Covid illness, his availability for tonight’s game versus the Jazz will be a game-time decision, Wes Unseld Jr. said. Porziņģis attended the Wizards’ meeting this morning but didn’t attend the shootaround[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/JoshuaBRobbins"]Twitter JoshuaBRobbins[/URL]

[QUOTE] [URL="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10059477-sources-trae-young-could-be-next-nba-superstar-to-request-trade"]Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson and his representatives have entered into contract extension dialogue,[/URL] league sources tell Bleacher Report.

– via [URL="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10059477-sources-trae-young-could-be-next-nba-superstar-to-request-trade"]Chris Haynes @ Bleacher Report[/URL]


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why am I the only one that doesn't get the appeal of this bum?

Getting the job done shows some of the growth that this team has made from the start of the season until now. They’re certainly not a finished product, at least they hope not to be, and they’re not the same product they were earlier in the year. [URL="https://thelandondemand.com/news/2022/dec/22/game-night-observations-cavs-growth-evident-third-/"]“I think it’s night and day,” Cavs guard Donovan Mitchell said of the team’s poise from the start of the season compared to now. “That’s a testament of a team that wants to win and continue to grow and now we just gotta continuously do it and be consistent. We look at nights like tonight, we’ll see these games continuously, but when you get later in the season, you look at nights like this. Like, alright, this is what we could be, this is what we’ve done, we’ve shown we can do it and we’ve just got to continue to be consistent.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://thelandondemand.com/news/2022/dec/22/game-night-observations-cavs-growth-evident-third-/"]The Land on Demand[/URL]

Josh Robbins: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]The Wizards have added Deni Avdija to their injury report for tonight’s game in Salt Lake City, listing him as questionable to play because of lower back soreness.[/URL] Avdija has played in 114 consecutive regular-season games.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/JoshuaBRobbins"]Twitter JoshuaBRobbins[/URL]

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2022/12/23/23519009/analysis-malik-beasley-asserting-himself-for-utah-jazz[/url]

[QUOTE]Beasley has said multiple times this season that he wants to accept a larger role. He wants to be more than just a 3-point shooter and he wants Jazz head coach Will Hardy to challenge him, just as Beasley challenges himself.

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Would be nice. Have 4 really good guards and yet the shit show plays the most minutes, has the ball the most and takes the most shots. They have no wings unless you think a 7 footer is a wing

[QUOTE]Beasley is a very confident player and believes that he is deserving of a starting spot. That doesn’t mean that he’s angry about his bench spot (he said as much on Thursday). He’s happy to do whatever the team needs and he sees that he is on the court in closing minutes and has the trust of his coaches and teammates.

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He or Nickeil should be starting. It's a joke. Typical of this franchise

[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2022/12/22/23522920/utah-jazz-are-in-contract-discussions-with-jordan-clarkson[/url]

[QUOTE]Jordan Clarkson has been the heart of this team this season and a new contract would make him an all time Jazz man

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what am I missing that everyone else is seeing with this bum? There's no way the organization or the fans would have liked this guy's brand of low IQ basketball in the past. I guess Mitchell made it acceptable to gun, pound the ball in iso and not play D? Hard to think much of Hardy or Ainge despite their track record

[QUOTE]It makes sense the Jazz and Clarkson are talking. He’s become a fan favorite since he arrived and in his time here has evolved his game to the point of being a fringe all-star.

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:roll:

[QUOTE]Clarkson is having a career year and has been invaluable as a leader on the team with his locker room presence and energy on the court. With the complete turnover of the roster and coaching staff this offseason, having Clarkson be a cornerstone presence is not something to overlook. There are a lot of ways a situation like that could go sideways and Clarkson has shown great leadership.

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if starting Clarkson and giving him an extension isn't going sideways I don't know what is

[QUOTE]It also has to be said that, at 30, he’s still evolving his game which shows he’d be a good good investment at this late point in his career. Clarkson’s playmaking has reached a new level this season and there’s no reason to believe that he won’t continue to play at a high level through the rest of his next contract.

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he's never played at a high level with any consistency or been a good investment. 4.5 ass and 3 TO a game. What a playmaker!

[QUOTE]Haynes mentions that there is the possibility he tests the market, which is not a point the Jazz would like to get to. The ideal situation is they come to an agreement with Clarkson that keeps him on the team. If Clarkson’s team feels he can do better and they’re ready to test the market, the Jazz may need to look at some sort of trade, or even a sign and trade if another team is interested.

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trade should be the only option

[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2022/12/22/23516245/lauri-markkanens-all-star-chances[/url]

[QUOTE]*Assuming Anthony Davis does miss the coming month due to injury, as reported.

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Lakers shouldn't get an all star let alone two

Tony Jones: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Malik Beasley said he wants to be in the 3-point contest during all-star weekend[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/Tjonesonthenba"]Twitter Tjonesonthenba[/URL]

Kellan Olson: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Devin Booker, Cam Payne, Cam Johnson and Jae Crowder remain out for the Suns’ game tomorrow[/URL] against the Grizzlies. Jock Landale and Josh Okogie have been upgraded to questionable. No Chris Paul on the injury report.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/KellanOlson"]Twitter KellanOlson[/URL]

Former Warriors player [URL="https://*********.com/lists/international-transactions-log-where-are-former-nba-players-going/"]Ekpe Udoh signed with Japanese team Shimane Susanoo Magic for the remainder of the 2022-23 season[/URL].
– via [URL="https://*********.com/lists/international-transactions-log-where-are-former-nba-players-going/"]Alberto De Roa @ *********[/URL]

[QUOTE] He’s been linked to potential deals with Atlanta, Milwaukee, Utah and now Washington, but [URL="https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2022/12/24/report-teams-turned-off-jae-crowder-not-showing-up-this-season-for-suns/69754850007/"]a source informed The Republic that Crowder needs to join a team that can make a playoff run to give him time to show he’s worth at least a multiyear deal[/URL].

– via [URL="https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2022/12/24/report-teams-turned-off-jae-crowder-not-showing-up-this-season-for-suns/69754850007/"]Arizona Republic[/URL]

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3 way deal with Utah. Haven't read about a deal that brings him here. I'd take him for Gay and the bum though

StatMuse: Players averaging 30+ PTS on 55+ FG% this season: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Kevin Durant He’s the first player to do this since Karl Malone in 1990[/URL]. @BallMuse23
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/statmuse"]Twitter statmuse[/URL]