Take last year, when the Jazz played facilitator at the trade deadline, taking on the contracts of Jalen Hood-Schifino, PJ Tucker, and even Dennis Schroder for about 24 hours, and in doing so they netted several second round draft picks.

The Mavericks will face the Utah Jazz tonight on their road trip, and Anthony Davis is listed as probable for the night.

With tomorrow being the first time teams can trade players signed last offseason, it marks the unofficial beginning of the trade deadline. It’s hard to say what the Jazz goals are this season. It’s been hard to say what they’ve been for most of this rebuild.

Trade buzz has remained consistent around Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen over the past several months, and even years, that have pinned multiple interested suitors and possible deals that could be in play to ship out the team's franchise cornerstone, and bring a big shake-up to their rebuild entirely.

Veteran forward Georges Niang still isn’t close to making his season debut, according to the Jazz, who announced in a press release that the 32-year-old continues to progress through rehab but will be out at least two more weeks,

The Utah Jazz take on the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday in an effort to stop their two-game skid following five days off.

Quinn Allen's favorite NBA player props for Monday, December 15, include Derrick White, Nikola Jokic, and Cooper Flagg.

"In contract discussions with the Jazz, Kessler sought upwards of $120 million in total compensation for a long-term contract extension, sources told , but Utah was unwilling to commit to that price range," Afseth wrote. "There was a clear gap in talks between Kessler and Utah,' one source said."