Season of the tank!-2013-14 regular season

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Kings would do that. Doubt the Jazz would want to pick up Outlaw's contract for next year though.

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=lxuxf46

Works without Clark too. Kings have extra roster spots though. Could throw in a 2nd instead of Clark maybe or cash or the rights to Tomic or someone else. Not Neto.

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[QUOTE]I

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[QUOTE]Gortat and Nene were asked the same question: Which aspect from the older generation would they like to see in the current NBA. Nene liked the old-school style of play. Gortat just couldn

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Anthony Davis, Michael Carter-Williams, Trey Burke, Bradley Beal, Harrison Barnes, Pero Antic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Steven Adams, Andrew Drummond, Tim Hardaway Jr., Terrence Jones, Damian Lillard, Victor Oladipo, Kelly Olynyk, Mason Plumlee, Jared Sullinger, Jonas Valanciunas and Dion Waiters have been named to the Rising Stars Challenge.

The rosters will be finalized following a draft by TNT personalities.

congrats Trey

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Burke joins Deron Williams, Paul Millsap, Ronnie Brewer, Gordon Hayward and Derrick Favors as Jazz players who have been named to the team. The game hasn't been around for too much longer to include many former Jazz players beyond Williams, however in previous incarnations of the event Andrei Kirilenko and Bryon Russell played.

The other rookies who will be in the game with Burke are Steven Adams of Oklahoma City, Pero Antic of Atlanta, Giannis Antetokounmpo of Milwaukee, Michael Carter-Williams of Philadelphia, Tim Hardaway Jr. of New York, Victor Oladiopo of Orlando, Kelly Olynyk of Boston and Mason Plumlee of Brooklyn.

The sophomores are Harrison Barnes of Golden State, Bradley Beal of Washington, Anthony Davis of New Orleans, Andre Drummond of Detroit, Terrence Jones of Houston, Damian Lillard of Portland, Jared Sullinger of Boston, Jonas Valanciunas of Toronto and Dion Waiters of Cleveland.

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Today's other Utah news is that Jerry Sloan will have his own day Friday as the Jazz raise his name to the rafters. Gov. Gary Herbert has declared Jan. 31 will be "Jerry Sloan Day" in Utah.

The Jazz are holding a special ceremony for Sloan on Friday as the Jazz take on the Golden State Warriors.

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[QUOTE]The arc had already been on the court for six years before Ty Corbin made his NBA debut in 1985, some seven years before Burke was born. But all this time later, the Utah Jazz coach admits he

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Gov. Gary Herbert has officially declared Jan. 31 as Jerry Sloan Day in Utah.

Sloan, the Jazz

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Friday has been declared

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[QUOTE]Five players are listed with game-time decision status, including four starters.

Point guard Trey Burke and small forward Richard Jefferson have been battling with gastric distress; center Derrick Favors continues to be bothered by right hip inflammation; power forward Marvin Williams is experiencing soreness in his surgically repaired Achilles heel; and backup point guard John Lucas III has a lower back strain.

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[QUOTE]While not all of Sloan

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[QUOTE]the Jazz had the lightest schedule in the NBA during the month of January with three three-day gaps between games and three two-day gaps. While the other teams in the league were playing an average of 15.5 games in the month, the Jazz will have played just 12. Seven teams played as many as 17 this month.

It was quite a contrast to early in the season when the Jazz were playing the most games in the NBA when they had 17 games in November followed by 16 in December. They

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[QUOTE]Before Thursday night

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[QUOTE]Avery Johnson likes what he sees when it comes to the long-term potential of the Utah Jazz, and the strides the team

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[QUOTE]If Burke and Lucas are unable to play, Diante Garrett will be the Jazz