It’s hard to imagine things going better than they did in Ace Bailey’s preseason debut for the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night in Houston. If there were any doubts about his potential, it took less than one game for those doubts to be dashed away.

After a social media post from Lebron James that had people speculating on his retirement, ticket prices for next April's game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Utah Jazz have surged. Those prices have stayed high,

As per SI’s Chris Mannix’s report, the Utah Jazz are ready to trade Lauri Markkanen as the 28-year-old remains inconsistent with his health.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/jazz as Utah Jazz’s Will Hardy Taking Unique Approach to Develop Ace Bailey. The Utah Jazz and their coaching staff have a tall task ahead of them for this season and in the future, in the case of developing fifth-overall pick Ace Bailey to the best of their abilities.

During the Jazz’s 2023-2024 end-of-season media availability, Utah Jazz CEO Danny Ainge made a bold claim, “We’re ready to roll… We’re ready to go big game hunting.” This caused a purple mountain avalanche in Utah.

Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen reportedly could be available for trade at some point during the 2025-26 NBA season.

Last season, Kessler started all 58 games that he played with the Jazz. Utah had a 14-44 record with Kessler in the lineup and a 3-21 mark without him. He missed games with a variety of injuries throughout the season, including a broken nose. Kessler averaged a career-high 11.1 points per game last season.