"Lauri Markkanen and Keyonte George remain franchise cornerstones, while Kyle Anderson, Jusuf Nurkić, Kevin Love, and Georges Niang are viewed as trade candidates," Afseth wrote.

The Jazz have downgraded Lauri Markkanen (right groin injury management) and Jusuf Nurkic (rest) to out for Tuesday’s game against Memphis.

Jamal Murray scored 27 points for the host Denver Nuggets, who opened the game with a 19-0 run on their way to a 135-112 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday night. Nikola Jokic contributed 14 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists for the Nuggets,

Since coming aboard the Utah Jazz in 2022, Will Hardy has held steady as one of the more appealing young coaches around the NBA, and a promising fixture of the organization through its rebuild, even while being on the verge of suffering four losing seasons in a row after the events of their current campaign.

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