Isaiah Collier made his long awaited return to the Utah Jazz lineup in a road game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Will Hardy chose to give Isaiah the start at point guard which was quite a surprise to many observers. Collier actually ended up leading the Jazz roster in minutes played in this game with 26:19. He also finished the game shooting 4-8 from the field, scoring 10 points, and delivering 3 assists as well.

This was the last game of a long road trip for the Jazz and things got off to a rough start. Jazz were quickly down big and by halftime, the Timberwolves lead was a seemingly insurmountable 34 points.

Despite the 40 point loss, it was great to finally see Isaiah Collier back on the court playing point guard for the Utah Jazz. His elite speed with the ball in his hands is a unique skill that the Jazz can certainly utilize moving forward.

Jazz get an opportunity for redemption in the next game in Salt Lake City, because that next game is against this Wolves team that gave them so much trouble this evening. Will be interesting to see if the Jazz have more fight in round 2.

Final Score: Utah Jazz 97, Minnesota Timberwolves 137

Utah Jazz rookie Ace Bailey continues to look more and more comfortable on the basketball court. Even though he got off to somewhat of a slow start to his rookie year in the NBA, we are seeing improvement each game. Against the Detroit Pistons in Detroit, Ace had a nice game. He shot 3-6 from the field, 3-4 from the free throw line, played 19 minutes total and scored 9 points. He also added 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Unfortunately for Bailey, he became sick during the preseason and that really slowed his early growth. It took a while to get over his illness and get his legs back under him. But over the last few games, he's certainly looking better.

The Jazz were able to keep this game close throughout and gave the Detroit Pistons a competitive game. Svi Mykhailuk led the way in scoring with 28 points on 10-16 shooting from the field. Lauri Markkanen scored 25 points but only shot 8-22 from the field. Jusuf Nurkic grabbed 17 rebounds, had 4 assists and 4 steals in the game. Rookie point guard Walter Clayton Jr. scored 6 points and dished out 6 assists.

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Final Score: Utah Jazz 103, Detroit Pistons 114

Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler's 2025-2026 NBA season has come to a screeching halt with a shoulder injury. Walker is not scheduled to play again until the 2060-2027 NBA season. How does this injury impact the Utah Jazz, Walker Kessler, and the other members of the Utah Jazz roster?

Walker will be a restricted free agent next summer and was looking to have a much improved year in order to prove his worth to the Utah Jazz and other NBA teams. With the injury, unfortunately for Kessler, he will now be unable have the ability to show his improvement prior to looking for a new contract.

Kyle Filipowski, Taylor Hendricks and Ace Bailey should be the young Utah Jazz players who receive an increased role with the team in terms of playing time.

Keyonte Geoge and the young Utah Jazz roster had themselves quite a night in Boston and came away with a win. Keyonte scored 31 points total and 16 in the third quarter as the Utah Jazz climbed their way back into the game after getting off to a rough start scoring the ball. Keyonte George shot 9-16 from the field, 2-5 from the three point line, and 11-13 from the free throw line. Keyonte also recorded 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Walter Clayton Jr. also had a really nice night for the Utah Jazz. Walt shot 3-4 from the field, 1-2 from the three point line, hauled in 3 rebounds, dished out 6 assists, and finished with 2 steals as well. Walt scored 7 total points.

Kyle Filipowski shot 4-7 from the field, 2-3 from the three point line, 3-5 from the free throw line, brought in 8 rebounds and scored a total of 13 points.

Ace Bailey also played 18 minutes for the Utah Jazz in Boston against the Celtics and shot 2-4 from the field, grabbed 2 rebounds and scored a total of 4 points.

Utah Jazz won the game against the Boston Celtics in Boston, 105-103. Great win for the Jazz.

Utah Jazz went on the road to Charlotte to face old friend Collin Sexton and the Charlotte Hornets. Even with Charlotte being shorthanded with a couple starters sitting out the game, any road game is a challenge for the Utah Jazz at this point in the young season. Jazz battled poor shooting in this one and finished the game 7-32 from the three point line. The young Jazz squad was outscored from the three point line by 33 points. Such a large disparity in three pointers made is difficult to overcome.

Collin Sexton had a game high 12 assists in addition to scoring 10 points. This wasn't one of Collin's better shooting game considering how well he has shot the ball so far this season, but the 12 assists on such a young team was a significant factor in the outcome of the game.

For the Jazz, Lauri again kept the game close early and finished the game with 29 points. Keyonte George, playing against his old back-court mate Collin Sexton, also had a good night scoring the basketball. Keyonte finished the game with 25 points. The other really positive play in this game was Taylor Hendricks, who started in place of Kyle Filipowski, and finished the game shooting 5-8 from the field, 2-3 from the three point line, for a total of 17 points. Taylor also grabbed 7 rebounds and dished out 1 assist.

What a battle it was under the lights at the Footprint Center! The Utah Jazz dropped a 118-96 decision to the Phoenix Suns in their Emirates NBA Cup opener. Sure, the scoreboard didn't go the Utah Jazz way tonight—Phoenix jumped out to a 37-17 first-quarter lead that set the tone—but let's talk about what really mattered: the Jazz's fight-back spirit, standout individual performances, and the building blocks we're seeing from this roster.

Lauri Markkanen led the way for the Jazz with 33 points on 10-20 shooting from the field and 9-12 from the free throw line. Walker Kessler added a team high 13 rebounds. Keyonte George continued with his strong assist numbers and recorded another 9 assists to go along with 17 points. Keyonte was again hot from the free throw line, going 9-11. Cody Williams and Elijah Harkless again were given minutes and played very hard on the defensive end of the court. Cody added 8 points and Elijah added 5 points.

For the Suns, Devin Booker was a problem for the Jazz all night and ended the evening with 36 points on 13-23 from the field, including 6-9 on threes.

Final score, Utah Jazz 96 and the Phoenix Suns 118.

Utah Jazz struggled mightily for the first three quarters of the game vs the Portland Trail Blazers, but that changed drastically with the insertion of Elijah Harkless and Cody Williams to begin the 4th quarter. Those two players spearheaded a ferocious comeback beginning with vastly improved defense and the Jazz were able to take the game all the way to the wire with an opportunity to win at the end. Ultimately, Portland was able to make its free throws down the stretch and exit the Delta Center with a win. Final score, Portland Trail Blazers 136, Utah Jazz 134.

Lauri Markkanen led the Utah Jazz in scoring with 32 points. Lauri shot 10-19 from the field and also added 3 steals, 3 blocks, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Walker Kessler shot 7-12 from the field, hauled in 12 rebounds, dished out 4 assists and blocked 1 shot. Walker scored 18 points.

Keyonte George shot 6-14 from the field, dished out 8 assists, made 15-15 free throws, and scored a total of 29 points.

Portland was led in points by Jrue Holliday with 27. Deni Avdija scored 19, Toumani Camara scored 17, Shaedon Sharpe scored 18 and Jerami Grant scored 18.

Lauri Markkanen was on fire against the Phoenix Suns in a home game played in Salt Lake City. In a Utah Jazz win, Lauri ended the game with 51 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists. Walker Kessler also put up huge numbers with 25 points, 11 rebounds (8 offensive), 4 assists and 4 blocked shots. Keyonte George had a nice game as well shooting 8-18 from the field for 26 points and dishing out 10 assists.

Utah Jazz are now 2-1 on the young season with 2 home wins and 1 road loss. Next Utah Jazz game is against the Portland Trail Blazers in Salt Lake City on October 29th.

For the Phoenix Suns, now 1-3 on the season (0-3 on the road), Devin Booker led the way with 34 points on 11-26 shooting from the field. Mark Williams had a huge game off the bench shooting 9-14 from the field, scoring 25 points, and grabbing 11 rebounds. Grayson Allen also scored 23 points for the Phoenix Suns.

Utah Jazz traveled to Sacramento to take on the Sacramento Kings in the Jazz's first road test of the 2025-2026 NBA season. After seeing the Utah Jazz win on opening night in Salt Lake against the Clippers, there was hope the Jazz could put forth a similar effort on the road. The team certainly didn't disappoint and played very hard, especially defensively, to keep the game close throughout.

Lauri Markkanen led the Jazz in points with 33, while shooting 12-23 from the field overall and 4-13 on three point attempts. Keyonte George added 18 points and 5-15 shooting from the field but also recorded 10 assists against only 4 turnovers. Brice Sensabaugh continues to shoot the ball very well from the field and finished 6-11 from the field, 3-7 from three, for a total of 15 points. Rookie guard Walter Clayton Jr. finished 4-7 from the field for 10 points. Walt also added 5 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal.

This was a very positive showing by the Jazz and demonstrated that the team is able to be competitive on the defensive end of the court. We look for the strong defensive effort to continue. There's no reason the Utah Jazz franchise cannot be much better defensively than what it has shown over the past 3 seasons. For the start of this season through 2 games, the effort is much improved.

Utah Jazz opened the 2025-2026 NBA season with a home win over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers in the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. This game was never close halfway through the first quarter. It was totally lopsided for 3.5 quarter of the game and the Clippers never made a run to get back into the game.

Utah Jazz shot 55% from the field overall and 39% from the three-point line. Los Angeles Clippers on the other hand struggled to keep pace and ended the game shooting 44% from the field. Walker Kessler led the Jazz in points with 22 on 7 for 7 shooting from the field. Walker also hauled in 9 rebounds, blocked 4 shots, recorded 4 assists and even added 2 steals. Other leaders were Lauri Markkanen with 20 points and 5 assists. Brice Sensabaugh also added 20 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists on 7 for 13 shooting from the field. Keyonte George led the team in assists with 9. Rookie Walter Clayton Jr scored 10 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and added 5 assists.

Offensively, the Jazz's most significant statistic of note was the 38 assists against only 12 turnovers. That's a fantastic team statistic for the opening night of the NBA season.

The Los Angeles Clippers on the other hand must be mighty disappointed with how the night went. The franchise has high hopes for this season and to put in such a poor showing on the road in game number 1 is not the start people anticipated.

Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler made his return against the Portland Trail Blazers in the Utah Jazz's final preseason game. Kessler played very well while nearly recording a triple-double. Walker tallied 14 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks while shooting 6-9 from the field and 1-1 from the three-point line. Quite the night considering this is the first game he has played since the end of the 24-25 regular season.

This is the first preseason game the Jazz franchise has won this preseason and the regular season starts next week.

Other Utah Jazz players that played well in this win against the Portland Trail Blazers were Lauri Markkanen with 15 points and 5 assists on 6-10 shooting from the field; Keyonte George with 20 points on 7-11 shooting from the field and 3-6 from three-point range; Brice Sensabaugh with 12 points on 4-7 shooting from the field; Taylor Hendricks with 8 points on 3-4 shooting from the field and 1-1 from three-point range.

Utah Jazz begin the 25-26 NBA regular season on Wednesday at home in the Delta Center against the Los Angeles Clippers. It will be the return of John Collins and Kris Dunn to Salt Lake City.

Lauri Markkanen and Kyle Filipowski return to the Utah Jazz lineup in preseason game number three against the Dallas Mavericks. Lauri played fine in limited minutes but Kyle appeared reasonably rusty since he hasn't played a real game since NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.

Utah Jazz enter the season with an eye on developing the young roster of players and evaluating which players receive future Utah Jazz NBA contracts. Jazz are loaded with developmental prospects and as a result, playing time for some of the veteran players is likely spotty.

This preseason game against the Mavs was competitive in the first half but the team lacked energy in half number two and Dallas was able to pull away for a comfortable win.

Ace Bailey, Walter Clayton Jr. and Brice Sensabaugh of the Utah Jazz played very well against the San Antonio Spurs in a preseason NBA game in San Antonio Friday night. The two Utah Jazz rookies played big minutes and delivered with efficient shooting and nice all around games.

For the second game in a row, Ace Bailey and Brice Sensabaugh led the way in scoring for the Jazz. Brice finished with 26 points while shooting 6-13 from the field and 12-12 from the free throw line. Ace totaled 20 points on 8-13 shooting from the field, hauled in 7 rebounds and also recorded 2 steals. Terrific all around games for both young Utah Jazz players.

Walter Clayton Jr. also played superb basketball. Walt notched 20 points on 6-12 shooting, grabbed 5 rebounds and dished out 5 assists. His late fast break dunk was one of the highlight plays of the night for the Jazz.

Cody Williams also had a nice game after struggling in the first preseason game against the Houston Rockets. Cody scored 12 points on 4-8 shooting from the field and 3-4 from the free throw line. Code also grabbed 4 rebounds and added 2 assists.

Keyonte George also filled the stat sheet with 9 rebounds and 8 assists.

Utah Jazz kicked off their NBA preseason in Houston against the Rockets and it was the highly anticipated debut of Ace Bailey and the long awaited return from a horrific injury for Taylor Hendricks.

This was a game that saw the Jazz shoot lights out from the three point line. Ace Bailey led the way with 25 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Brice Sensabaugh also shot lights out and scored 24 points on 9 - 15 shooting from the field.

It was very nice to see Taylor Hendricks return to the court and put in some good minutes while playing well. Taylor shot 4 - 8 from the three point line on his way to 15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. All things considered, Hendricks looked great. It appears he has moved past the injury mentally and is playing better, more composed basketball than he ever has. Truly impressive start to his third year in the NBA with the Utah Jazz.

Keyonte George also played well for the Jazz in the starting point guard position. Keyonte racked up 9 assists with zero turnovers and shot the ball from the field very well. Keyonte went 7 - 11 from the field for 16 points.

Georges Niang makes his return to the Utah Jazz where he started his NBA career. This is certainly a positive move for Jazz basketball and gets the team an important locker room presence and a skilled ball mover on the court. This Utah Jazz roster has needed a positive veteran presence both on and off the court and Georges can certainly provide that type of leadership to this mostly young group of players. The Jazz also received a couple of second round picks in the trade and any additional draft capital, whether first or second round picks, is always beneficial. This was a good trade for the Utah Jazz.

Cody Williams had a difficult rookie NBA season with the Utah Jazz. Cody's basketball skills on the offensive end of the court remain a work-in-progress, but his size and athleticism should enable Cody to make some positive plays on the defensive side of the ball. The focus for this coming season, and where Cody Williams can be a positive impact, is on the defensive end. What must Cody do to be this type of positive defensive player for the Utah Jazz?

The Utah Jazz franchise currently has three point guard possibilities for this upcoming NBA basketball season: Isaiah Collier, Walter Clayton Jr., Keyonte George. Of the three, the most likely scenario is that Isaiah Collier and Walter Clayton Jr. receive the bulk of the minutes at the point guard position this upcoming Utah Jazz season. Isaiah Collier should be the leading candidate to start the season at point guard for the Utah Jazz but Walter Clayton Jr. should receive significant minutes at the point during the season. By season's end, the rotations and minutes allotments are more than likely substantially different from where they are at the beginning of the season.

Kyle had a good first year in the NBA while playing basketball with the Utah Jazz and he was just named the Summer League MVP in Las Vegas for all of the NBA Las Vegas Summer League players. Kyle was far and away the leading scorer in the NBA Las Vegas Summer League averaging 29.3 points per game on very good efficiency.

Kyle Filipowski has some terrific skills on the offensive end of the basketball court. His offensive skills are diverse and he can do most of what coaches ask. But the defensive end of the basketball court is where he needs to improve and become a net positive player.

Let's go through some video clips and make the case the Kyle's ability to be a good player, a big minutes player, on a good team.

Malik Beasley is being investigated for sports betting allegations on NBA games. In addition to the NBA gambling allegations, a number of lawsuits against Malik Beasley seeking monetary damages have also been made public. Malik has played for several NBA teams including the Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Detroit Pistons.

The United States Federal Government is currently investigating the gambling allegations and Malik no longer has an NBA contract for this coming NBA season.

Kyle Filipowski of the Utah Jazz led all of Las Vegas NBA Summer League in scoring with 29.3 points per game. He did this while shooting very well from both the field overall and from the three point line.

Cody Williams was also one of the leading scorers in the Las Vegas NBA Summer League. Overall, he was the 15th leading scorer in Las Vegas. Considering where Cody ended the last regular season, this is a positive step forward heading into fall camp with the Utah Jazz.