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

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Shams Charania: The Detroit Pistons are planning to sign NBA G League guard Carsen Edwards to a two-year contract, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Edwards averaged nearly 27 points per game for G League’s Salt Lake City this season.

– via Twitter ShamsCharania

Not much of an NBAer. Short, A gunner. Streaky

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Rivers has also been linked by several league sources as a potential replacement for the Jazz, in the event Snyder does depart Utah. Rivers was the head coach in Boston from 2004 to 2013 under current Jazz CEO Danny Ainge.

– via Jake Fischer @ Bleacher Report

God no!

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Shams Charania: Center Greg Monroe will sign a deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the remainder of the season, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Monroe had productive stints in Minnesota, Washington, Utah and Milwaukee this season, completing a 10-day with the Jazz on Wednesday.

– via Twitter ShamsCharania

So Forrest gets the last roster spot?

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Ryan Miller: From the Jazz: Trent Forrest underwent an MRI today which confirmed a left midfoot ligament sprain. He will be re-evaluated weekly.

– via Twitter millerjryan

that might cost him a roster spot

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Utah: Donovan Mitchell (rest) has been upgraded to available. Mike Conley (right knee injury maintenance) has been upgraded to available. Royce O’Neale (right thumb soreness) has been upgraded to available. Trent Forrest (left midfoot sprain) has been downgraded to out.
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Shams Charania: The Milwaukee Bucks are signing forward Rayjon Tucker to a multiyear contract out of their NBA G League affiliate Wisconsin Herd, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. The Bucks had an open roster spot following release of DeAndre’ Bembry.

– via Twitter ShamsCharania

better than Hughes

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Brad Townsend: Denver’s win over Memphis locks Minnesota into 7th place and the play-in tournament. It also guarantees the Mavs will face either Utah or Denver in the first round of the playoffs.
– via Twitter townbrad

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https://www.deseret.com/2022/4/9/230...rter-implosion

Danuel House Jr.’s NBA future was uncertain this season but it won’t be next season. That guy has earned a significant NBA role. I’m sure that Jazz fans will be hoping that he is re-signed with the Jazz but even if he’s not, there will be teams that are going to pay him. He’s just a flat out good basketball player and every team in the league wants a guy that can defend and make plays and is as energetic as House is.

if Clarkson is on the team and House or Juancho aren't **** the Jazz!

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John Drew needs our prayers. Born in Vredenburgh, Alabama, the two-time National Basketball Association All-Star and one of the most dominant high school basketball players in the history of the state is in the late days of stage 4 bone cancer.

– via Roy S. Johnson @ Birmingham News




Keith says a mass was first discovered on his father’s shoulder a decade ago during a physical. “He said the doctor told him then that he needed to do something about it, but he never did anything about it.” John Drew also kept the discovery to himself, even as pain sometimes made walking a struggle. “For the last two years, he complained about his back,” Keith said. “He could walk but it was just hurting so bad.” “It started bothering him about five years ago, but he never told nobody about it,” Keith said. “About a month and a half ago when he began hurting so bad he had to be hospitalized for a couple of weeks. That’s when the doctor told him he had bone cancer, stage 4, and that there was nothing they could do about it. That’s when we found out about it.”
– via Roy S. Johnson @ Birmingham News






Keith Drew said his father has been in good spirits. “He’s at peace with it,” he said, adding, “He said if he had to do it over again, he wouldn’t change nothin’.”
– via Roy S. Johnson @ Birmingham News

The Drugslinger!

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Shams Charania: The Boston Celtics are signing forward Juwan Morgan to a multiyear deal out of their NBA G League Maine affiliate, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Morgan played two NBA games this season for the Celtics and Raptors. He fills Boston’s open roster spot prior to playoffs.

– via Twitter ShamsCharania

another guy COTM wouldn't play. At least he likes House and Juancho

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Adrian Wojnarowski: The Utah Jazz are converting two-way guard Trent Forrest to a standard NBA contract for the playoffs, sources tell ESPN.

– via Twitter wojespn

should have been his contract after what he showed last season. The front office has done a horrible job and still no starting 4 or 3rd string center

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Keith Smith: Trent Forrest was a straight conversion for the Utah Jazz, a league source tells @spotrac. Rest of this season for Forrest (he will be playoff eligible), then eligible for restricted free agency this summer.

– via Twitter KeithSmithNBA

Probably makes sense with Butler and Nickeil under contract and bad contracts for Clarkson and Gay now that they need to deal with too

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Fred Katz: It happened. It really happened. My goodness, it actually happened. • Alec Burks on 3-pointers this season: 40.4 percent • Alec Burks on layups & dunks this season: 39.0 percent Hang the banner.
– via Twitter FredKatz

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Marc Stein: Luka Dončić is scheduled for an MRI exam today to determine the severity of his left calf strain and likely recovery timetable. Dallas opens the playoffs Saturday against Utah at 1 PM ET; Dončić was hurt in Sunday’s regular season finale. More from me: marcstein.Substack.com
– via Twitter TheSteinLine