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NBA AM: Celtics’ Kevin Garnett In High Demand
The Celtics continue to shoot down trade rumors, but Kevin Garnett is in high demand. Will Danny Ainge eventually listen to offers? »Read More
Randy Foye Pictures Future with Utah Jazz
The issue may be taken out of his hands, but Jazz shooting guard Randy Foye said Tuesday he hopes to have a future with the Jazz beyond this season. He has emerged as a... »Read More
NBA Power Rankings Week 14
The New York Knicks are getting healthy, playing well and climbing in the NBA Power Rankings for Week 14 »Read More
Alec Burks Utah’s Most Important Player?
The Jazz are in desperate need of a point guard, but their options are limited. With a full roster of 15 players, they can’t easily add a temporary replacement while Mo Williams and Earl... »Read More
NBA Saturday: Getting Trade Deadline Stars
Several teams have plans for getting star players into their lineups before the trade deadline, but not in the way you think... Rudy Gay and Tayshaun Prince both shine in their debuts... Seven teams... »Read More
Three-Point Shootout Deserves Star Power
To compete with the Slam Dunk Contest on All-Star Saturday Night, the Three-Point Shootout needs NBA stars who will produce an exciting and exhilarating competition. »Read More
NBA Power Rankings – Week 13
Flaying under the radar, the San Antonio Spurs suddenly climb to the top of the NBA Power Rankings with the league's best record. »Read More
NBA Salary Now, Salary Tomorrow
Which NBA teams still have cap flexibility today? Which franchises project to have spending power over the offseason? »Read More
NBA Power Rankings Week 12
The Utah Jazz climb to 13 in the NBA Power Rankings. The Oklahoma City Thunder and L.A. Clippers stand strong in the top two spots. »Read More
NBA Sunday: Jazz Gearing Up For Playoff Run
Can the Utah Jazz make a playoff run? Gordon Hayward off the trading block? Atlanta loses Lou Williams to knee injury. »Read More
NBA Power Rankings Week 11
The Oklahoma City Thunder climb back to the top of the NBA Power Rankings, nudging slightly ahead of the Los Angeles Clippers. »Read More
NBA Sunday: Al Jefferson Not Bracing For Trade
Al Jefferson will be a free agent next summer and has been subject of trade rumors. The vet says he’s not bracing for a trade from Utah »Read More
Mo Williams out Six Weeks Due to Surgery
Utah Jazz point guard Mo Williams is expected to miss six weeks following surgery on his right thumb. Williams opted for surgery after flying to New York to have a second MRI and meet... »Read More
NBA Power Rankings Week Nine
The L.A. Clippers didn't lose a game the entire month of December to climb back on top of the NBA Power Rankings for week nine. »Read More
NBA Sunday: Maybe Jazz Shouldn’t Trade Big Men
Most believe the Utah Jazz will make a trade to break up their frontcourt; Derrick Favors doesn't buy into that line of thinking »Read More
NBA Power Rankings Week Eight
The Oklahoma City Thunder hold the top spot in the NBA Power Rankings by a fine margin over the surging L.A. Clippers. »Read More
NBA AM: Is It Time For A Trade In Utah?
Are the Utah Jazz ready to break up their core?... Jefferson says its all about defense... Cousins changes agents, but wants to remain a King... NBA Chat at 11am EST. »Read More
Heat’s Battier Embraces Utility Role
In Saturaday’s 105-89 victory over the Utah Jazz, Miami Heat forward Shane Battier received the surprising news that he would be starting at the power forward spot and going against the much bigger Al... »Read More
Jeremy Evans Calls out LeBron James
Jeremy Evans might have been outscored 30-2 by LeBron James on Saturday. But there’s something Evans says he has on the Miami Heat star. The Utah Jazz forward is the defending NBA slam-dunk champion.... »Read More
Jazz, Raja Bell at Impasse Over Buyout
The 36-year-old guard Raja Bell has been at a deadlock with the Utah Jazz for months, with both sides hoping to reach a buyout agreement after Bell made comments about Head Coach Tyrone Corbin last spring that... »Read More
Derrick Favors Pushing Jazz into New Era
The Utah Jazz have remained competitive for the last three decades because they've found a way to replace outgoing talent. Derrick Favors and Enes Kanter are only continuing in that tradition. »Read More
Deron Williams: I Won’t Bad-Mouth Utah
He (Deron Williams) created a media firestorm this week with comments indicating he was happier before Jerry Sloan’s sudden resignation in February 2011 and the Jazz’s subsequent trade on Feb. 23 of that year.... »Read More
NBA Power Rankings Week Seven
The Oklahoma City Thunder have rolled off 10-straight victories to climb to best in the NBA. The NBA Power Rankings at seven weeks in. »Read More
Grading The NBA’s Northwest Division
The Oklahoma City Thunder reigns supreme in the Northwest Division of the NBA’s Western Conference. What grades do the remaining teams earn? »Read More
NBA Power Rankings – Week Six
The San Antonio Spurs climb back on top of the NBA Power Rankings, six weeks into the season. »Read More
Favors Diagnosed with Plantar Fasciitis
(Derrick) Favors didn’t participate in shootaround as he continues to deal with a strained right arch. An MRI taken Sunday was inconclusive, but an ultrasound done on Monday confirmed he has plantar fasciitis. Both... »Read More
NBA Power Rankings – Week Five
The Memphis Grizzlies stay on top but the Eastern Conference has gained significantly on the West. »Read More
Hayward Finds New Role off Jazz Bench
Since most of us aren’t professional basketball players, we can only imagine how a young player must feel when he’s moved to a bench role after previously being a starter. It’s no stretch to... »Read More
Gordon Hayward Accepts Reserve Role
Gordon Hayward opens up to HOOPSWORLD about his reserve role with the Utah Jazz. »Read More
NBA Statistical Anomalies: What Will Last?
The first month of the NBA season has given us a few surprises. What trends will last and which ones are fleeting? »Read More
Williams Remains Out with Foot Injury
Mo Williams remained in a walking boot Monday, as he missed his second consecutive game with a right foot injury he suffered in Friday’s 104-102 win over Sacramento. The Jazz point guard, as of... »Read More
NBA Power Rankings Week Four
The Memphis Grizzlies climb to the top of the NBA Power Rankings with a league-best 9-2 record. »Read More
Kevin Murphy Reassigned to D-League
The Jazz’s second-round pick is scheduled to be reassigned to the Reno Bighorns of the D-League on Monday, but Murphy’s move could be put on hold pending the severity of Williams’ foot injury. The... »Read More
Utah’s Ty Corbin Re-Thinking Starting Five
Thursday wasn’t just a day of football, feasting, family and fuzzy feelings for the Utah Jazz. Before any pies or stuffing were inhaled, Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin put his players through a morning practice.... »Read More
Enes Kanter Shakes Off The Rust
The rust of not playing college the year before his rookie season is off Enes Kanter and Coach Corbin needs to find him more minutes. »Read More
Team-by-Team Payroll Breakdown
The L.A. Lakers easily have the biggest payroll in the NBA. How do the remaining 29 teams compare? »Read More
NBA Power Rankings Week Three
The L.A. Clippers rise to the top of the rankings, edging out the powerful Memphis Grizzlies. »Read More
Utah Jazz Open to Offers for Alec Burks?
Word around NBA is Jazz G Alec Burks is available. Burks, the 12th overall draft pick in 2011, has played in just 5 of Jazz’s 10 games. via Sam Amico via Twitter »Read More
Al Jefferson: ‘I’d Love to Stay in Utah’
“I want to be in the NBA,” he said. “That’s the blessing. When no teams want me, that’s when I need to start worrying. But right now I want to be in the NBA.... »Read More
Derrick Favors Is Becoming A Star in Utah
The game has finally slowed down for Derrick Favors and he's developing into a star for the Utah Jazz. »Read More
NBA Power Rankings Week Two
The San Antonio Spurs still top the NBA Power Rankings although the N.Y. Knicks are close behind. »Read More
NBA Power Rankings Week One
The 2012/13 NBA Regular Season is finally underway and the standings are already all over the map. »Read More
Popovich High On Utah’s Dennis Lindsey
On the subject of former Spurs assistant general manager Dennis Lindsey, who left the franchise this summer to become general manager of the Utah Jazz, Popovich almost couldn’t stop talking. “Dennis is a gem,”... »Read More
50 NBA Predictions for 2012-13 (Part 2)
Joel Brigham makes his predictions about the postseason, rookies and potential transactions in the second half of his annual 50 NBA predictions. »Read More
NBA PM: 10 NBA Tricks And Treats
Ten tricks and treats from Halloween night NBA action ... Wesley Johnson's big shot in Phoenix ... Michael Jordan wants the "Hornets" name back and has big plans for his team . . . »Read More
Jazz Pick Up Option on Tyrone Corbin
Jazz exercise option on coach Tyrone Corbin’s contract. He is signed through 2014. Corbin: “It’s a tremendous honor.” Corbin says message from Jazz was, “They want to reward me and the guys for the... »Read More
Ranking the Western Conference
With the preseason in the books, HOOPSWORLD ranks the NBA's Western Conference teams. »Read More
Utah Jazz Exercise Options on Four Players
The Utah Jazz announced today that the team has elected to exercise its fourth-year team options for forwards Derrick Favors and Gordon Hayward, as well as the third-year team options on guard Alec Burks... »Read More
Utah Jazz Waive Two
Utah Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey announced today that the team has waived forward Darnell Jackson and guard Chris Quinn. Following the moves, Utah’s roster now stands at 15 players. Utah opens the regular... »Read More
Jazz Waives Darnell Jackson, Chris Quinn
The Jazz waived point guard Chris Quinn and forward Darnell Jackson following their 97-91 win over the Blazers at EnergySolutions Arena, The Tribune confirmed, bringing their roster down to the league maximum 15 player.... »Read More
Bell’s Agent Disputes Claim of Trade Talk
Raja Bell’s agent disputed an Internet report that claimed he said the organization is trying to trade the shooting guard rather than working out a buyout. “Absolutely not,” agent Herb Rudoy told the Deseret... »Read More
Jazz End Buyout Talks with Raja Bell
After months of negotiations, Raja Bell and the Utah Jazz have moved past contract buyout talks and are now weighing trade scenarios, agent Herb Rudoy told RealGM on Tuesday afternoon. While RealGM reported last monththat... »Read More
Jefferson Like ‘Proud Father’ to Kanter
(Al) Jefferson’s relationship with (Enes) Kanter, the Jazz top pick in the 2011 draft, is generally known to be that of a teasing big brother, chiding him for child-like bursts and keeping him in... »Read More
Utah’s Darnell Jackson Ejected for Shove
With 3.7 seconds left in Utah’s 99-91 preseason victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night, the Jazz’s Darnell Jackson thought the game was over. The Clippers’ Marqus Blakely had other ideas. Jackson... »Read More
NBA PM: Who Survives the Cut?
NBA Teams can carry up to 15 players into the regular season. Who will make it past training camp to opening night? »Read More
Do Mavs Feature Top-Tier NBA Frontcourt?
The newly formed frontcourt of Dirk Nowitzki and Chris Kaman on the Dallas Mavericks appears stout, but are they among the league's best? »Read More
Jazz Extend Camp Offer to Gal Mekel?
A new name has emerged in the race to become Israel’s second-ever NBA player alongside Cleveland’s Omri Casspi. Point guard Gal Mekel impressed the Utah Jazz in a recent audition to such a degree... »Read More
The Battle for the Eighth Seed – West
In what is expected to be a stacked conference once again this season, which teams are in the hunt for the final playoff spot in the West? »Read More
Raja Bell Taking Up Jazz Roster Spot
The Utah Jazz will open training camp Tuesday with 19 players on their roster, including disgruntled guard Raja Bell, though the team and his agent have mutually agreed the 35-year-old should not attend. Bell is taking up... »Read More
NBA Preseason Power Rankings
The Miami HEAT, current NBA reigning champions, stay atop the preseason rankings but repeating will be no easy task. »Read More
Raja Bell Not Attending Jazz Training Camp
The Jazz announced Friday that veteran guard Raja Bell won’t attend training camp next week. “I have spoken with Raja and his representative, Herb Rudoy, and we have mutually agreed that although Raja remains... »Read More
HOOPSWORLD’S 2012-2013 Team Previews
A guide to HOOPSWORLD's 2012-2013 team previews! »Read More
NBA PM: 2013 Draft Obligations
A full 90 percent of the league has some sort of draft obligation in 2013 (coming in or going out), depending on protections. »Read More
Utah Jazz Sign Chris Quinn
The Jazz officially announced Wednesday forwards Trey Gilder and Darnell Jackson, center Brian Butch and guard Chris Quinn have been added to the team’s 2012-12 training camp roster. The 6-foot-2, 175-pound Quinn has played... »Read More
Paul Millsap’s Last Year in Utah?
The weight on Paul Millsap’s shoulders will soon become much heavier. Millsap produced an all-around career year last season, averaging 16.6 points and a career-high 8.8 rebounds, while ranking fourth in the league in... »Read More
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