Two title contenders made calls to Utah at the NBA trade deadline, trying to pry Walker Kessler away from the Jazz

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Leading up to this year's NBA trade deadline, the Utah Jazz had been made aware of the strong interest from the Los Angeles Lakers for their third-year center Walker Kessler. Kessler had been making strides in his development during his third-year pro,

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Utah fought valiantly while shorthanded on Sunday night in a seven-point loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, and that came on the heels of a huge win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. This team has covered the spread in six of its last eight and has done so in its previous two games played on the second night of a back-to-back.

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Detroit visits the Delta Center on Monday night in what will be the ninth-straight home game for the 15-45 Utah Jazz. A Jazz team finally focused on maximizing their draft position, this team has jostled itself well into the third and final lottery slot with a shared 14 percent chance to pick first overall in the upcoming NBA draft.

The Utah Jazz have several players who missed the first matchup of the back-to-back set they will conclude in Michigan on Monday against the Detroit Pistons. Th

The Detroit Pistons blew out the Utah Jazz on Monday, 134-106, to kick off a four-game swing. With the win, the Pistons have won 10 of their last 11 for the first time since 2007-08. They improved to 35-27 overall and are seven wins away from tripling their 2023-24 win total with 20 games remaining on the schedule.