Salt City Hoops Utah Jazz Podcast

The NBA Hammers the Clippers! Instant Reaction

To say THIS was unexpected would be an understatement!The NBA's punishment of the LA Clippers sent shockwaves through the NBA. Attorney (and former big law firm associate

A Wild NBA Trade Appears! Cody Williams | Josh Green trade; FIBA Recap

As the furor and frenzy of the Utah Jazz offseason draws to a close, the Utah Jazz prove once again that their strategic cogs never stop. And they bring us a good ol' f

NBA Schedule Breakdown + Sketchy Lakers Sale + Free Agent Rewind

The NBA schedule was released this week and Salt City Hoops has all the analysis! How does the Jazz travel schedule look? What are some highlights of the calendar ahead?

An Offseason Rant About the NBA's Second Apron + Kawhi Leonard

With the dust settled on the biggest NBA offseason moves, including LeBron James moving to the Philadelphia 76ers on a minimum contract, a major undercurrent was that the

Darryn Peterson's Star Ascension Begins

Sometimes you just know right away. Darryn Peterson's first foray into professional basketball was as smooth, polished, and effective as one can expect from a young guard

Walker Kessler TRADED to Lakers! Instant Reaction

Whoa! As prefaced just yesterday, Walker Kessler was in fact traded to the Lakers! The Jazz receive two unprotected first round picks and two unprotected first round pick

NBA Free Agency 2026: The Walker Kessler Dilemma + Jusuf Nurkic Back

The 2026 NBA Offseason is off to a truly wild start with LeBron James departing the Los Angeles Lakers and Kawhi Leonard inexplicably returning to Toronto. But we in Jazz

Darryn Peterson is a JAZZMAN + NBA Draft Review

With the #2 pick in the NBA Draft, the Utah Jazz select...Darryn Peterson! Mark Pereira (@jazzmanmark.com) brings in Justin Sweeney and Riley Gisseman (@rgiss) to celebr

The ONE free agent the Utah Jazz need + Keyonte George Extension: Utah Jazz Offseason Part 2

The Utah Jazz are closer to serious playoff contention than anyone thinks, and have a perfect opportunity to shore up a rock-solid roster by signing a free agent this sum

Walker Kessler vs. the Utah Jazz; Nurkic & Love Chatter: Utah Jazz Offseason Part 1

Restricted Free Agency is always tense and tough in the NBA, and the Utah Jazz are going through it right now with Walker Kessler. Kessler's camp lets it be known that th

Utah Jazz Salary Cap 101

The big offseason for the Utah Jazz is right around the corner! The Jazz will have much, much bigger expectations to compete next year, but there are salary cap rules o

The Most Important Utah Jazz Draft, Ever

It's finally time for a special Salt City Hoops NBA Draft preview! All signs point to a truly special top 4 NBA Draft class between AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Cam Bo

The Utah Jazz vs. the Elite! + Lottery Reform, Finally

The Spurs and Thunder just finished a battle of incredible titans in the Western Conference Finals, and Victor Wembanyama looked absolutely terrifying. Can the Jazz compe

Emptying Out the Utah Jazz Rumor Dumpster

While the 2026 NBA Playoffs are in full, exciting swing, idle thoughts about the Jazz have turned into annoying rumors and rage-baiting nonsense. Mark Russell Pereira (

The Jazz Win #2 in the NBA Draft Lottery!

The Jazz did it! They actually did it! For the first time in franchise history, the Utah Jazz moved up in the NBA Draft Lottery with their own pick and were selected to d

Can the Utah Jazz Beat this Year's NBA Playoff Teams?

The first round of the NBA Playoffs is in the books! A wild first round exposed many deficiencies from winning and losing sides, and highlighted the real strengths of the

Roster Grades for the 2025-26 Utah Jazz!

The final exams have been turned in for the 2025-2026 Utah Jazz! Join Dan Clayton (@danclayt0n) and Mark Russell Pereira (@jazzmanmark.com) as they assign letter grades t

Jazz Exit Interview Sentiments + Coin Flip MANIA

As the NBA Playoffs commence, the Utah Jazz are forced to finally and completely turn the page on the 2025-2026 season with a collection of player and coach exit intervie

The End of #TankNote! 2025-26 Utah Jazz Yearbook

Another 82 games of Jazz basketball is in the books! And not only does this season mark the end of another tanktastic season for the Utah Jazz, but an entire tanktastic e

Jazz Basketball Gets...Unethical

The Utah Jazz have been mighty frisky over the past two months in the throes of trying to tank away the season. Credit to the players and Will Hardy for playing hard and