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Fifth-overall pick Ace Bailey has gotten his feet wet with some NBA regular season minutes amid the first two games of the Utah Jazz' s campaign, where they've wound up with an even 1-1 record in the books.
The Phoenix Suns have dropped their last three games, all on the road, after winning their season opener at home.
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Three former Wisconsin Badgers make Utah Jazz G League training camp roster
Recent Wisconsin graduates John Tonje, Steven Crowl and Max Klesmit officially made the Salt Lake City Stars' training camp roster on Monday
And one of those additions, big man Jusuf Nurkic, has already ended up showing out in a big way through a limited sample size that's gained some considerable attention from his head coach, Will Hardy.
The Jazz open the season Wednesday night at home, kicking off another year of development, speculation, and hopefully just enough chaos to keep things compelling.
The Utah Jazz aren't exactly title contenders, but at least they’ll try to win when and what they can this year. That's a step in the right direction, Tribune columnist Gordon Monson writes.
In those healthy preseason games, Bailey averaged 22.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 2 assists per game on 65.5% from the floor and 40% from three-point range. In the regular season, those numbers are 1.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game.
Golden State's Draymond Green discusses Lauri Markkanen trade talk, revealing new details about the Warriors' links to the Jazz forward.