Locked On Jazz - Daily Podcast On The Utah Jazz

Leif Thulin breaks down the league wide impact of the Damian Lillard trade sending Damian Lillard to the Bucks, Jrue to the Blazers and more. Leif then analyzes how that could be important to the Jazz's immediate and long term future as they could be in on trades that happen in the aftermath of the Damian Lillard deal. Lastly, Leif predicts points per game and minutes per game for the Utah Jazz in 2023-24. Locked On Jazz Podcast

Leif Thulin breaks down the feasibility of the Jazz landing Heat guard, Tyler Herro. Leif analyzes how it would happen, why it is possible and is it a good move for the JAzz. What are the pros? What are the cons? And lastly, Leif chooses a player currently on the Utah Jazz that if he has a good season, it makes an enormous impact in the positive direction for the Jazz. Locked On Jazz Podcast

Leif Thulin outlines what made last year's Sacramento Kings team successful and compares it to this year's Utah Jazz squad. Leif breaks down why this Jazz team can overachieve much like the Kings and compares the best players on the Jazz to those on the Kings. Leif then ranks the Western conference teams based on their talent alone. Lastly, Leif provides a few keys to success for the Jazz's season for players and Will Hardy alike. Locked On Jazz Podcast

Leif Thulin and Richard Stayman from Locked on NBA Big Board analyze the tiers of the 2023 Draft having seen Summer League. Leif and Richard each make 14 selections and discuss what has to go right for Keyonte George and Taylor Hendricks to land inside the top 5 or top 7? How feasible is that? Does Sensabaugh crack the lottery? The two draft experts prognosticate who has what upside and how attainable reaching high levels for the different Jazz and NBA rookies. Locked On Jazz Podcast

Leif Thulin is joined by Richard Stayman and they analyze the present and future outlook for Keyonte George, Taylor Hendricks, and Brice Sensabaugh. Does the Summer League impact of George change his outlook? Will the Pre-season loom larger for different rookies and more... Locked On Jazz Podcast

What is success for the Utah Jazz in 2023-24 season. That is the question that David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider looks at in today's edition of Locked On Jazz. Last year, Jordan Clarkson and Lauri Markkanen grabbed the hearts of the Utah Jazz fans with their scrappy no expectation team. What do the players, fans, front office and coaches want from this year's team and what defines success. Locke looks at it back from the day of the trades of Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell How do you define success? Tim LaComb, radio studio anaylst, returns for the 3rd installment of the off-season interview series talking the Utah Jazz front court and the Western Conference and what to expect from the upcoming NBA Season./ Locked On Jazz Podcast

The NBA has flattened. This is making the projections for the upcoming season more difficult and why the Utah Jazz depth might be more important than ever before. David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider, takes a look at the flattening of the NBA and how it has evolved over the years and then how it impacts the Utah Jazz this upcoming season. Tim LaComb, radio stuido anaylst, rejoins the show to talk about the Utah Jazz guard rotation and how he sees them playing in the upcoming season. Locked On Jazz Podcast

The NBA is cracking down on the resting of star players. However, David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider thinks the bigger stories are what they are saying about end of the year shutdowns. Will this work? How will effect the Utah Jazz? Can teams do what Bradley Beal, Damian Lillard and Jordan Clarkson did last year? Will it cost the Utah Jazz games because stars won't sit or will they sit v. the Utah Jazz since they aren't on National TV? Tim LaComb, studio analyst for the Utah Jazz radio network, joins the summer Interview series. What impressed him with Will Hardy and what does he expect in year 2? Locked On Jazz Podcast

The Utah Jazz organization held a two day summit to prepare for the 23-24 season and David Locke shares what took place to give you some insight into who the Utah Jazz are and what drives the organization. Team USA left the World Cup without a medial. David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider, thinks its a bellweather moment. Why it took place and what has transpired seems unclear, but Locke thinks this is a moment we look back at in the landscape of basketball. Thurl Bailey joins the show to talk about the Utah Jazz 23-24 season Locked On Jazz Podcast

David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider, has said all off-season for the Utah Jazz to win it is going to be with depth. The Atheltic put out rankings of each position group in the NBA and it backs up what Locke has been saying as only one Jazz player ranks in the top half of his position group and only rank in the top 20. Thurl Bailey joins Locked On Jazz for the off-season interview series talking about the Jazz roster. What he sees coming this year and how the new additons are going to fit? Locked On Jazz Podcast

Bleacher Report released its top 100 players in the NBA. The Jazz had three players ranked Lauri Markkanen, Walker Kessler and John Collins. Jordan Clarkson didn't make the list and that is hard to believe he won't be a top 100 player in the NBA this season. David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider, takes a look at the list and how the Jazz compare to other teams. How many other teams had 3 players ranked? How many had less than 3. What about teams with the script for a championship of 10-30-50. How many teams have just 1 player in the top 60. Ben Anderson of KSLSports and KSL Sports Zone stops by to finish out the week of interview. Is Nikola Jokic way farther ahead of the 2nd best player more so than many players in NBA history? Plus, more Jazz conversation. Locked On Jazz Podcast

It's day 2 of the off-season interview series with Ben Anderson of KSL Sports. After looking at the Utah Jazz backcourt rotation the show before David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider, and Ben take a look at the Jazz front court rotation of John Collins, Walker Kessler, Lauri Markkanen and Kelly Olynyk. Specifically, how do they use the offensive skills of Kelly Olynyk and does he play point Kelly. Locke also looks at a Bleacher Report look at assets and where the Jazz rank. The ranking had the Jazz 4th because of a lack of 2nd round picks, but the Jazz assets are better than the Spurs and Knicks who are ranked ahead of them. Locked On Jazz Podcast

Bleacher Reports has three trade targets for the Utah Jazz. Damian Lillard, Tyler Herro and OG Anunoby? Does OG Anunoby move the meter. David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider takes a look at where OG would fit and why adding a more high profile player might be important for the next deal. Ben Anderson of KSLsports.com and KSL Sports Zone joins Locke for the Summer interview series talking about the Utah Jazz off-season and where they are heading this season.  Locked On Jazz Podcast

The NBA most narrow margins are about the players from Tier 3 to Tier 2 and then those that are able to vault into Tier 1. David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider, takes a look at Donovan Mitchell compared to Anthony Edwards to Jamal Murray to Ja Morant. What is the difference and what serperates those players? Sarah Todd joins for the final day of her off-season interview series. Who are the most intriguing players, when do the Utah Jazz make the plays next and who in the West can challenge the Denver Nuggets. Locked On Jazz Podcast

Lauri Markkanen has been listed as a Tier 3 player in the NBA. Ranking from 19 to 39. Is he the player most likely to jump out of TIer 3 and into Tier 1 or 2. David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider, take a look at Seth Partnow's tier and thinks Lauri Markkanen could be the player most likely to vault himself into the next group. Sarah Todd, Utah's sportswriter of the year, joins for Day 2 of the interview series looking at the Utah Jazz starting 5 in March, do the Utah Jazz win 26-36 or 46 and what are the next steps for Walker Kessler and Lauri Markkanen. Locked On Jazz Podcast

Walker Kessler got a chance to be in the regular rotation for Team USA and he shined against Greece. Not a surprise and has to give the coaches more confidence to use him in the upcoming games. Tony Jones in the interview series says he felt the Jazz had an advantage with length and athleticism. David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider looks at the comparable teams in the West to see where this advantage lies. Sarah Todd, desert news Utah Jazz beat writer, joins to the show to talk about the Utah Jazz off-season. Is she surprised at where they stand and what does she coming for the Utah Jazz Locked On Jazz Podcast

The NBA Schedule has been released and the league keeps doing a better and better job, but the lack of back to back games has an unintended consequence for the Utah Jazz and the NBA. Tony Jones of the athletic makes his final stop to talk about the rest of the NBA rosters, how Will Hardy will be different in year 2 and the show off the future generation of broadcasters. Locked On Jazz Podcast

The NBA Announced the in season tournament and David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider says it will work. Once a fan base has won a game or two everyone will be bought in and the new tournament will be a success. Tony Jones of the Athletic rejoins the show as part of the off-season interview series and discusses the development of Lauri Markkanen and Walker Kessler. How do the rookies develop as the year goes on and what is the Utah Jazz starting 5 in March. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The NBA Tiers is out where do Jordan Clarkson, Walker Kessler and John Collins get placed and do you agree with their placement. Tony jones of the Athletic joins for part 1 of the interview sereis. Are the Jazz where he expected? Are they trying to compete and develop at the same time? Who are the Jazz starters and more. Locked On Jazz Podcast

Looking at 4 years of data from John Collins plays in Atlanta shows what he does well and what he doesn't do well. Where he has wild variance and where he is very consistent. With this data David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider, tries to look at where he might fit best for the Jazz in the upcoming season. The data says maybe John Collins as the back up center is where he can spend his most productive minutes. Follow the breakdown and decide for yourself where John Collins fits best on the Utah Jazz. Locked On Jazz Podcast

The Utah Jazz are looking for the big fish to sign and the Toronto Raptors Pascal Siakam is much talked about. However, Siakam has said no extension to the team that trades for him, does that mean the Utah Jazz should get out of the trade market for Siakam? Is it time to switch the focus to Zach LaVine who has three years left on his contract? Walker Kessler played just the final 4 minutes of team USA game v. Puerto Rico. WIth Paulo Banchero playing the back up minutes at the 5 this is likely to be Walker's role throughout the the Team USA experience. Does this change if this is a worthwhile experience for Walker Kessler? Using the site BBall Index, David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider, looks at Ochai Agbaji and Lauri Markkanen and what their seasons last year tell us about the upcoming year and what their next steps are as players. Locked On Jazz Podcast

David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider, breaks down how Jordan Clarkson, Collin Sexton, Talen Horton-Tucker and Kris Dunn all fir for the Utah Jazz. What are their super power skills and how do they compliment each other or how are they redundant. Locke looks at who could play with each other and how they can play together for the upcoming season for the Utah Jazz. Kris Dunn is a great mystery in how he fits after his terrific close to the season last year, some people think he should start while others don't have him as part of the rotation. Locke believes you want to stagger Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton. Plus, at the 31:30 mark a moose walks by the picture. Locke closes with a quick look at the top 20 shooting guards in the NBA Locked On Jazz Podcast

On Thursday's edition of Locked On Jazz David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider, gave his version of the Utah Jazz 23-24 rotations. Today three listeners put in their thoughts on the rotations and show some really interesting trends to how the Jazz will have to form their rotations. Where does Taylor Hendricks fit? Who gets the back up center minutes? How do you fit Keyonte George into the lineup? Do you play Walker Kessler in three stints? Some very good suggestions by the listeners leads to a nice consensus on where the Jazz are heading. Then Locke looks at Bleacher Reports 5 surprise team's and Thinking Basketball's top defensive peaks of the past 10 years. Locked On Jazz Podcast

It is one of the hardest things to piece together for a coaching staff, how to disribute the minutes and how to make your rotation. On today's editon of Locked On Jazz, David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider starts to piece together how you would build the Jazz rotations. What players do you split up? What players do you want paired together? What are players rolls that have to be fulfilled and who are your closing 5. Figure those items out and you can begin to figure out your roations for the season. Locke attempts to walk through the process and see how he integrates Keyonte George and Taylor Hendricks as well as how he would play Walker Kessler, Lauri Markkanen and Jordan Clarkson amongst othres. Locked On Jazz Podcast

A hypothetical trade from Friday's edition of Locked On Jazz leads to the bigger questions of how long will it be for the Utah Jazz to contend for a title. Using the Ringer's top 125 players in the NBA, David Locke radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider takes a look at what it will take for the Utah Jazz. The baseline is set that the top teams have a player in the top 10 and 3 in the top 50 to be a contender. Right now the Utah Jazz have Lauri Markkanen at 28 and no other players in the top100. How high can Walker Kessler climb and what will be the path for Keyonte George and Taylor Hendricks? How do the Utah Jazz go about acquiring a top 10 player and two players in the top 50. Locke closes the show on the value of James Harden Locked On Jazz Podcast

An Awesome edition of Locked On Jazz today highlighted by amazing #askloj questions. It starts with a mammoth trade or should I say trades to change the Utah Jazz. Then the #askloj questions go to Walker Kessler in year 2, why does everyone have John Collins starting over Kelly Olynyk, moves into a discussion of who plays with Jordan Clarkson and how the players all mesh together. Then is it fair to expect the same from Lauri Markkanen. It was an amazing edition of #askloj 0:00: Introduction 3:00: Big trade or trades 5:00: 2024 draft pick to Thunder 7:00: Walker Kessler Year 2 15:00: John Collins or Kelly Olynyk 18:00: Who takes the biggest leap 23:00: Who plays next to Jordan Clarkson 27:00: How to evaluate in a reb 29:00: Does Lauri Markkanen regress? 31:00: Is there a chance everyone is wrong on the Jazz? 33:00: 26, 36 or 46 would it be a dissapointment if 26 Locked On Jazz Podcast

In the final 24 games of the season last year Talen Horton Tucker was given the keys to the Utah Jazz car and averaged an impressive 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. What did we learn from the just 22 year old guard and how does he fit in the 23-24 Utah Jazz. Is Talen Horton Tucker the forgotten man with Collin Sexton, Jordan Clarkson, Ochai Agbaji, Keyonte George and Khris Dunn. Looking deep into the final 24 games when Talen Horton Tucker had his usage rate increased vastly what did he show and how will it protend for the upcoming season. David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA insider takes a look at his drive numbers, his pick and roll number and how he performed. Plus, Locke is a bit confused on what the Toronto Raptors are doing with Pascal Siakam. 'Locked On Jazz Podcast

The NBA is moving away from the traditional point guard with nearly a thrid of the teams no longer implementing the traditional point guard. For the Utah Jazz that may mean that Jordan Clarkson is the point guard for the team to start the season. Why is the league moving in this direction? What does it mean for the Utah Jazz? David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider takes a look at the Utah Jazz lineup data with the remaning players on the roster and the Jazz pick and roll numbers from last year. What is clear is the Jazz have limited pick and roll exposure with the current players and maybe this is a sign the Jazz are moving away from the NBA's most frequented play the pick and roll. Locke also takes a look at the power rankings of ESPN and the Athletic and where they put the Utah Jazz. Locked On Jazz Podcast

The Utah Jazz had a very exciting off-season with the trade for John Colins, re-signing Jordan Clarkson and 3 first round draft picks. However, many people are still low on the Jazz such as Zach Lowe of ESPN and the Fan Duel odds makers. What is it that they are missing about the Utah Jazz? The look at the NBA wonders why people are convincing themselves that Chris Paul will work in Golden State? The Warriors are great without Chris Paul and his presence takes away from those moments plus who is it Chris Paul is running the pick and roll with in Golden State. Locked On Jazz Podcast

Utah Jazz rookie Keyonte George's summer league performance was awesome and really important for the Utah Jazz. George's first team summer league performance showed that most of the concerns about his play at Baylor have been answered. However, the next step of regular season NBA basketball on a rookie guard is brutal. David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insdier takes a look at the last 28 guards drafted in the top 20 of the NBA draft and how did they perform in their rookie seasons. The numbers are daunting because the task is hard. Then Locke shares a crazy fictional, fabricated and probably false theory on how Kawhi Leonard or Paul George and James Harden end up switching teams. Locked On Jazz Podcast

Leif Thulin talks about which of the Jazz's many offseason transactions were the best. Leif outlines expectations for John Collins and explains the value of that trade. Next, Keyonte George exceeded all expectations at Summer League, does that make him the top offseason acquisition? And lastly, how important was getting Jordan Clarkson to come back to Utah? Locked On Jazz Podcast

Leif Thulin determines which Jazz players matter the most if the Jazz want to be successful. Leif outlines expectations for Lauri Markkanen, Walker Kessler and Jordan Clarkson. Leif then explains where the pressure impacts each of those players and where in their respective games needs the most improvement. Locked On Jazz Podcast

Leif Thulin breaks down the pros and the cons of the options the Jazz have as point guard possibilities for opening night. Leif outlines the case for Collin Sexton then for Talen Horton-Tucker before explaining why he does not see Keyonte George as being ready to be the day 1 starter despite being the future of the PG position for the Jazz. Locked On Jazz Podcast

Leif Thulin reacts to the Jazz signing Omer Yurtseven, breaking down his game and provides expectations for what the Turkish big man will bring to Utah. Leif then talks about how Yurtseven differs from Paul Reed and how his signing impacts Taylor Hendricks. Lastly, Leif provides health updates for the Jazz's rookies after Las Vegas. Locked On Jazz Podcast

Leif Thulin discusses who he considers vital to the Jazz's young core and his expectations for them both immediately and well down the road. Leif then ranks what teams in the NBA have better youthful cores and analyzes why. Lastly, Leif reacts to Summer League coming to a close and explains 6 takeaways for Jazz fans that truly matter. Locked On Jazz Podcast

Leif Thulin conducts a way too early redraft of the 2023 NBA Draft, analyzing what players have moved their stock up like Keyonte George and which picks seem questionable. Leif looks at all 3 of the Jazz selections and places them in tiers to evaluate the picks. How do the Jazz fare at all 3 spots? Locked On Jazz Podcast

Leif Thulin reacts to the latest Jazz Summer League win over the Nuggets and what matters from that game. Leif also gives statistical and stylistic expectations for how Lauri Markkanen, John Collins and Walker Kessler will play together. Locked On Jazz Podcast

Leif Thulin breaks down the early basketball career of Keyonte George and likens it to stars in the NBA his path resembles at a similar stage. Leif tracks the prep, college and early NBA careers of Jamal Murray, CJ McCollum and Bradley Beal and compares and contrasts it to the early career of Keyonte George. Lastly, Leif places the Jazz in the hierarchy of the Western Conference. Locked On Jazz Podcast

Leif Thulin breaks down the Summer League games and what actually matters from the Jazz's last two wins over the Clippers and Timberwolves. Leif talks about Keyonte George's amazing games and what sticks out as pertinent and feasible in an NBA game setting and guesses what his role will be in immediate short term and long term. Lastly, Leif tells Jazz nation not to worry about not getting Paul Reed Jr. Locked On Jazz Podcast

Leif Thulin breaks down what the Jazz may have wanted to get from Paul Reed Jr. and what the Jazz may do to replace what Reed would have been for the Jazz. Leif also analyzes what this development means for Taylor Hendricks and lastly, gives his Summer League thoughts on just how well Keyonte George has played. Locked On Jazz Podcast