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As an example, leading up to trade deadline in February, the Raptors were working hard to try and make a deal that would land them Jaren Jackson Jr. from the Memphis Grizzlies before he was ultimately traded to the Utah Jazz in a package that included three first round picks, according to multiple league sources. The sticking point was finding someone to take on Jakob Poeltl’s four years and $104 million the 30-year-old has owed to him.
The whole thing really blew up on Monday night, when Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. were actually sitting courtside at an Orlando Magic playoff game to support their old Grizzlies teammate, Desmond Bane. The broadcast kept panning over to Morant and Jackson Jr. each time they celebrated a Bane triple, and eventually, fans flocked to social media to post photos of Morant and Jackson Jr, jokingly writing captions along the lines of: “What are they doing?? They have a game tomorrow!” “I just seen my timeline talking about, ‘Don’t they have a game?’” Zinzy said. “And I was like, ‘This is crazy. Like, why do so many people get the reference?’
Sources say that the Jazz, who have the emerging Keyonte George at the forefront of their backcourt, are not currently regarded as a possible landing spot for Morant with Memphis widely expected to resume its efforts to trade him in the coming weeks. However … I am starting to hear predictive murmurs that the Grizzlies will find a wider trade market for Morant than they did in February when external interest was extremely minimal.
There is an anticipation that Mark Williams, like Detroit's Jalen Duren and Utah's Walker Kessler, will attempt to generate interest from Chicago in restricted free agency since the Bulls are projected to wield some $65 million in salary cap space. Projecting the Bulls' offseason intentions with certitude will naturally be easier once they've installed a new head of basketball operations, but Chicago's lack of a proven center on the current roster is undeniable.
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MrBuckBuck: Desmond Bane on Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. being at his game tonight: “It’s special. Those are guys that I spent 5 years with… It’s a friendship that’ll last forever… I’m thankful that they pulled up to support.” Via: reddit.com/r/nba/comments
Oh No He Didn't: Desmond on Ja and JJJ being at the game tonight: "It's special. Those are guys that I spent 5 years with, started my career with, made a lot of memories with. It's a friendship that'll last forever. Those are guys that mean a lot to me. I'm thankful that they pulled up to support"
Desmond on Ja and JJJ being at the game tonight:
— Oh No He Didn't (@ohnohedidnt24) April 28, 2026
"It's special. Those are guys that I spent 5 years with, started my career with, made a lot of memories with. It's a friendship that'll last forever. Those are guys that mean a lot to me. I'm thankful that they pulled up to… pic.twitter.com/W0KeftPanU
Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr in Orlando taking in the Magic and Pistons pic.twitter.com/axAv9lJov2
— Fullcourtpass (@Fullcourtpass) April 28, 2026
Justin Russo: The 2026 Houston Rockets are the 2nd team in NBA history to go +60 in FGA and turn the ball over at least 10 fewer turnovers than their opponents during any 3-game stretch during the postseason. The other? The 2008 Utah Jazz. Also in Games 1-3 against the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Utah Jazz announced the return of the Salt Lake City Summer League for 2026. Once again, it will be a four-team, six-game event hosted by the Utah Jazz. Here are the details: It will inc * It will include four teams: Utah Jazz, Atlanta Hawks, Memphis Grizzlies, Oklahoma City Thunder * It will be held at the Jon M. Huntsman Center at the University of Utah * It will be held on July 4th, 6th, and 7th
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Keith Smith: The Utah Jazz winning the tiebreaker drawing with the Sacramento Kings means that even in the very unlikely scenario that four teams leapfrog Utah in the Lottery, the Jazz will keep their first-round pick. This is because Utah's pick can now no longer fall lower than 8th.
Marc Stein: 3 PM ET today: Random drawings conducted by the NBA and Ernst & Young will be conducted in Secaucus, NJ, to break ties in the standings between Sacramento/Utah and Dallas/New Orleans for lottery purposes. They are frequently referred to as coinflips but are not actual coinflips.
NBA Stat: Most career games played without a playoff appearance among active players: Miles Bridges - 501 Lauri Markkanen - 492 Collin Sexton - 475 Tre Jones - 362 Lonzo Ball - 322 (via Underdog) #NBA
