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.

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.

The Utah Jazz played 2,155 regular season games since Karl Malone scored 56 points in awin over Golden State on April 7, 1998.

Oct 8, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Utah Jazz forward Ace Bailey (19) dunks the ball as Houston Rockets guard Amen Thompson (1) defends during the second quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images / Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

The Utah Jazz will be hosting a season opener celebration at the Delta Center ahead of Wednesday night's game.

The Utah Jazz are expected to be one of the worst teams in the NBA this season — but they certainly didn't look like it on opening night.

Bradley Beal, John Collins, Brook Lopez, and Chris Paul are now Clippers, adding to the star-studded core of Leonard and James Harden. The supporting cast already includes Ivica Zubac, Derrick Jones, Nic Batum, Kris Dunn, and Bogdan Bogdanovic, and ripped off 50 wins in the West a year ago.

In Monday's overtime win over the Suns, Markkanen became the first Jazz player to score at least 50 points since 1998.

The Utah Jazz are hoping to land the top pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, and AJ Dybantsa is making a strong case to head to Salt Lake City.

On Wednesday, the Jazz stunned the “Unc Squad” Clippers with a blowout victory, and VJ Edgecombe made history with a 34-point debut. Victor Wembanyama dropped 40 in his season debut, and Anthony Edwards turned in 41.